Eheim surface extractor

mr hyde · 08-04-2003, 06:09 PM

Has anyone used an Eheim surface extractor on your cannistor filters? I have a white film constantly on the surface and is cutting down on the light getting through. Do they create much surface agitation? Do they make a sucking noise? Are they really bulky? Thanks

rossi32s · 08-05-2003, 04:46 AM

try a couple of black molly's... they love to suck the film of the surface.

Scott

Doomer · 08-05-2003, 01:01 PM

I've got a ton of them and they do nothing for the scum.

rossi32s · 08-05-2003, 01:21 PM

odd...

any idea where the scum is coing from?

Doomer · 08-05-2003, 04:06 PM

I've always heard it was an organic film caused by the decomposition of fish food and plant matter.

I had it for a while in my 250 gal. but now it all but disappeared. I thought about getting an Eheim surface extractor but read that they were a PITA and didn't work that well. I imagine that in a heavily planted tank you'd have a heck of a time keeping plants matter out of it.

clearASmud · 08-05-2003, 05:40 PM

the scum is protein baby! I donno where it is coming from, but closed aquarium bound tohave that! In nature the water is always refreshed in the water cycle( evaporation~rain~condensation~etc~etc) thats why we will see them in our aquarium and not nature

rumples riot · 08-05-2003, 11:12 PM

I have an Eheim surface skimmer and think that they do a great job.

I have put mine on a pro 2 2026, so I had to reduce the flow a little to stop rattling of the bottom valve.

They do not produce any surface agitation and they are not bulky.

Hope this helped.

Rumple

cich · 08-05-2003, 11:15 PM

Stupid question: is it just the black mollies that go for the surface scum? I have mollies, but no black.

--cich

Momotaro · 08-06-2003, 08:58 PM

Rumples..
What is the tubing size on the surface extractor? 16/22 or 12/16? Did you have to downsize from 16/22 to 12/16 to fit the surface extractor?

Mike

rumples riot · 08-06-2003, 11:57 PM

No, I did not have to down size. The tubing on the Eheim ( hard plastic) fits straight into the surface skimmer. All I did was cut a piece off the hard plastic so that the skimmer still met the surfce of the water.

Rumple

Momotaro · 08-07-2003, 12:47 AM

What size is the "hard plastic" Rumple?

Mike

rumples riot · 08-07-2003, 01:34 AM

I don't know for certain, but it is the largest size for hard plastic I think it is 16mm.

Sorry can help more than that.

Rumple

08-05-2003, 11:12 PM	#7
rumples riot Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Blackwood South Australia Posts: 644	I have an Eheim surface skimmer and think that they do a great job. I have put mine on a pro 2 2026, so I had to reduce the flow a little to stop rattling of the bottom valve. They do not produce any surface agitation and they are not bulky. Hope this helped. Rumple __________________ Eheim Pimp Club member #3: Scribe to the Eheim Pimp Club 90 gallon, CO2 dupla injection, Dupla substrate heating, Dupla Laterite with iron stone substrate, Aquastarlight future 3 x 150 metal Halides, Eheim 2026 pro2's and heavily planted with Discus

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Momotaro Doesn't like Kool-Aid (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hawthorne, New Jersey Posts: 10,108	Rumples.. What is the tubing size on the surface extractor? 16/22 or 12/16? Did you have to downsize from 16/22 to 12/16 to fit the surface extractor? Mike __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

08-06-2003, 11:57 PM	#10
rumples riot Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Blackwood South Australia Posts: 644	No, I did not have to down size. The tubing on the Eheim ( hard plastic) fits straight into the surface skimmer. All I did was cut a piece off the hard plastic so that the skimmer still met the surfce of the water. Rumple __________________ Eheim Pimp Club member #3: Scribe to the Eheim Pimp Club 90 gallon, CO2 dupla injection, Dupla substrate heating, Dupla Laterite with iron stone substrate, Aquastarlight future 3 x 150 metal Halides, Eheim 2026 pro2's and heavily planted with Discus

08-07-2003, 12:47 AM	#11
Momotaro Doesn't like Kool-Aid (View User Tanks) PTrader: (52/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hawthorne, New Jersey Posts: 10,108	What size is the "hard plastic" Rumple? Mike __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

08-07-2003, 01:34 AM	#12
rumples riot Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: May 2003 Location: Blackwood South Australia Posts: 644	I don't know for certain, but it is the largest size for hard plastic I think it is 16mm. Sorry can help more than that. Rumple __________________ Eheim Pimp Club member #3: Scribe to the Eheim Pimp Club 90 gallon, CO2 dupla injection, Dupla substrate heating, Dupla Laterite with iron stone substrate, Aquastarlight future 3 x 150 metal Halides, Eheim 2026 pro2's and heavily planted with Discus

08-04-2003, 06:09 PM	#1
mr hyde Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USA Posts: 150	Has anyone used an Eheim surface extractor on your cannistor filters? I have a white film constantly on the surface and is cutting down on the light getting through. Do they create much surface agitation? Do they make a sucking noise? Are they really bulky? Thanks

08-05-2003, 04:46 AM	#2
rossi32s Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: On the net usually Posts: 266	try a couple of black molly's... they love to suck the film of the surface. Scott

08-05-2003, 01:01 PM	#3
Doomer Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Boondocks Posts: 468	I've got a ton of them and they do nothing for the scum.

08-05-2003, 01:21 PM	#4
rossi32s Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: On the net usually Posts: 266	odd... any idea where the scum is coing from?

08-05-2003, 04:06 PM	#5
Doomer Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Boondocks Posts: 468	I've always heard it was an organic film caused by the decomposition of fish food and plant matter. I had it for a while in my 250 gal. but now it all but disappeared. I thought about getting an Eheim surface extractor but read that they were a PITA and didn't work that well. I imagine that in a heavily planted tank you'd have a heck of a time keeping plants matter out of it.

08-05-2003, 05:40 PM	#6
clearASmud Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 65	the scum is protein baby! I donno where it is coming from, but closed aquarium bound tohave that! In nature the water is always refreshed in the water cycle( evaporation~rain~condensation~etc~etc) thats why we will see them in our aquarium and not nature

08-05-2003, 11:15 PM	#8
cich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada Posts: 1,062	Stupid question: is it just the black mollies that go for the surface scum? I have mollies, but no black. --cich

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