Info needed!!!
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Topic: Info needed!!!
Posted By: Kiltboy
Subject: Info needed!!!
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 5:20pm
Anyone have a link or pictures or can explain how to mesh mod a sedra 5000 i have the mesh just not sure what to do with it Thanks!!!------------- Chance Evans |
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Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 5:23pm
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I really didn't have much improvement when I mesh modded my sedra 9000. the needle wheel pulled just as much air, and people say that it is hard on the pumps to do the mesh if you dont do it perfectly. i would personally skip doing the mesh mod. sedras are strong pumps, but aren't really known to pull a ton of air. you might consider a different pump if you need more air and bubbles.
------------- Make sure you post your best pictures every month in our POTM forum. |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 5:26pm
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Hmmm... not a bad idea i bought a used asm g2 a few months back it and its worked great! The body seems to still be full of bubbles but in the neck it wont "foam" anymore i adjust it up and down it just fizzes at the top... if this makes sense....
------------- Chance Evans |
Posted By: jwoo
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 5:33pm
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Make sure you don't have anything stuck in the skimmer. Mine does that when I get a bit of cheato or something stuck in it. Looks like it's working but won't foam. I pull it out clean it and it works like a charm.
------------- None at the moment Soon: 72 Gallon Bowfront |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 5:36pm
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Thanks jwoo! I will go pull it apart!
------------- Chance Evans |
Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 5:41pm
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ya give it a good cleaning, and leave it alone for a couple days. often placing your hand in the tank will knock down the foaming for up to 24 hours. this is due to electrical currents and oils that are in our bodies and on our skin. mine usually drops for about an hour after i do any serious work in the tank with my hands. ------------- Make sure you post your best pictures every month in our POTM forum. |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 5:45pm
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Thats good info i don't think that i've ever payed attention to that before...
------------- Chance Evans |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: October 19 2009 at 7:26pm
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If you want it modded (does a ton in my opinion) then I would be happy to help you do it. (except your in st.george) I have a g4 with the mesh,gate and rec mods done to it. Works 100% more efficient. I mesh modded my g3 on my other system and was amazed how much more it gets out. If you run ozone then you will end up replacing the mesh once a year. Well worth it in my opinion. ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 4:46pm
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Once again the long distance poses a problem!!! Thanks for the offer dion... i'm going to be up in farmington soon my grandma isn't doing well so i'll hit you up!! Thanks
------------- Chance Evans |
Posted By: fishoutawater
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 5:16pm
| Is it possible that he just has a low bioload and his skimmer has caught up to the tank? |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 6:21pm
Thats a good question?!?! Heres my stock.. Purple tang 3" Blue tang 3" Sailfin tang 5" Naso tang 5" Copperband 3" Yellow stingray (cortez) 6" diameter Various softies mushrooms,xenia, 3 anemones 2 good size hammers and frogspawn Any thoughts???? ------------- Chance Evans |
fishoutawater wrote:Posted By: john hill
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 6:37pm
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i know yhat when i did my g3 it was like adding a nother skimmer that thing rocked my g4 on the other hand not so much ------------- out with the large and in with the nano |
Posted By: Shane H
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 10:35pm
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Check out page 6.
http://www.utahreefs.com/Sea_Star_Apr_2008.pdf - http://www.utahreefs.com/Sea_Star_Apr_2008.pdf
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Posted By: sanddune600
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 10:51pm
your g4 must have already been rockin to hard  ------------- Andy Jorgensen My number is four three 5 7 six four 8 0 three four |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 11:07pm
------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: fishoutawater
Date Posted: October 20 2009 at 11:51pm
| I have only done a handful of mesh mods, but in my experience they have worked much much better using fishing line to tie the mesh on rather than zip ties. |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 12:00am
Oh, Curtis, you musta did something wrong then
A proper meshmod will always outpull a normal needle wheel, and usually outpull even the newer pinwheels
When I did my Reef Octo pumps (similar to the OR3500) my air draw went from <20 scfh stock to >50 with the meshmod, a larger airline and better pump output plumbing... it was actually too much air for the 8" diameter skimmer!
A meshmod can be harder on the pumps if you don't do it well because too much mesh material rubbing in the volute causes a drag on the impeller which makes the pump run hotter. However, IMO it is usually a pretty simple thing to meshmod an impeller.
------------- - My Current Tank: 50g Starfire Cube Reef * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 12:26am
I agree that it can offer amazing increases, many have stated this. I didn't have much luck with modding my sedra 9000. I honestly think that there are many pumps out there that the mesh mod gives greater success to. I had an experienced "mesh-modder" help me and the increase was nominal. I didn't see any changes in power consumption either, which I thought was the culprit for the minimal increase. I may have had too much load on the sedra, who knows. It just never performed quite like I wanted it to. And IMO, (my opinion) ASM skimmers are a little outdated and dont perform that well. ------------- Make sure you post your best pictures every month in our POTM forum. |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 5:11pm
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Shane THANK YOU!!!! Well turns out mine has the mesh mod already... but the mesh was all most all gone and no needles... i bet you can guess where this is going no bubbles!!!------------- Chance Evans |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: October 21 2009 at 7:36pm
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All the results are in.... SKIMMER MOD WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!!!! Thanks everyone!!
------------- Chance Evans |