Heater in Remora?

[Secondgen]

I want to get my heater out of the tank, and wondered if I could stow it away inside of my Remora skimmer. Does anyone think this would be a problem?

[BobbyC]

interesting idea.  How would you get your collection cup to seat properly with the cord running through the top?

[Secondgen]

I allready did it. I ran the cord out of the water outlet and so far so good. I also attached a surface skimmer from an Aquaclear filter, and it is also working very well. I've read the surface skimmer increases the performance of the skimmer by 20%.

[verper]

Guess you answered your own question 

[ohioreef]

Keep us up to date on how it works out. Maybe you could patent it!!

[BobbyC]

I allready did it. I ran the cord out of the water outlet and so far so good. I also attached a surface skimmer from an Aquaclear filter, and it is also working very well. I've read the surface skimmer increases the performance of the skimmer by 20%.

 

i didn't think of that, good job.

do you have a pic of the surface skimmer?  I would have like to have been able to have done that since I don't have an overflow.  sometimes my surface would scum up.

[Secondgen]

I don't think it is anything I can patent OR  . I will try to get a pic Bobby, but my camera isn't so good. I found this mod on RC, but had to make it work out of parts I had. You can do anything with a Dremel.

[Secondgen]

I don't think my camera will get the shot Bobby. The only thing you have to do is come up with a coupler to attach the surface skimmer hose to the inlet of your Maxijet pump. Another question for you Bobby how often did you clean the skimmer injector?

[BobbyC]

I don't think my camera will get the shot Bobby. The only thing you have to do is come up with a coupler to attach the surface skimmer hose to the inlet of your Maxijet pump. Another question for you Bobby how often did you clean the skimmer injector?

Ummm, never

I tried a few times to turn the nylon screw but it was so tight that I was afraid of breaking the injector or stripping the head.  So I just left it.  You may get some really good results if you can clean it.

[Secondgen]

I have read other threads that said the same thing about the injector screw. Now I just gotta figure out how to extract it.

[REDPYRO]

only concern would be heater touching the side and melting it

[Secondgen]

Thats what I was unsure of. I am not real familiar with acrylic. It is touching the bottom of the skimmer. Will it really melt it?

[REDPYRO]

i have melted rubbermaid tubs while heating water before.  acrylic is a plastic and will melt.

test it put some acrylic in water put the heater on it (i would do this outside)  leave it for a couple of days.  maybe once it cools down so the heater actually runs. (to hot now)  does the heater melt it....


when you set a heater at 82 the heater does not run at 82....its gets HOT!  like really hot hot hot...


another option is a titanium heater with remote.  you can hide those much easier and can be placed in a tank at any angle

[BobbyC]

only concern would be heater touching the side and melting it

i thought about that but what do people with acrylic tanks do?  someone on here must have one and be able to comment.

[REDPYRO]

i put a titanium heater in my acyrlic sump...because you could lay it down

[Secondgen]

I checked it this afternoon, and it seemed to have no adverse effect as of yet. Th water is steady at 78.5 degrees.

[Slicktrax]

i have had two 300w heaters in my old acrylic sump.  one glass and one titanium.  i never had any issues with melting the acrylic.  in the new sump, they are between two baffles and no problems yet.

[Secondgen]

Thats good to know . The same applies here.