Unknown protein skimmer

bdehlin · 07/28/2014, 01:21 PM

Just picked up this used protein skimmer for a 75 gallon reef my wife and i are setting up. I have zero clue as to who made this skimmer, or how it is supposed to function. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!

GQuinn · 07/30/2014, 03:49 PM

It looks like an older Aqua Medic Turbofloater skimmer.

pmrossetti · 07/30/2014, 04:03 PM

correct.

AcroporAddict · 07/30/2014, 04:03 PM

Yup......Turboflotor.

stancfii · 07/30/2014, 07:31 PM

Turboflotor T-1000!! Finicky SOB, always hard to tune, but I used one for many many years. I upgraded the RIO pump to something else (dolphin maybe?) but liked the RIO performance much better. I'm sure you could rig an even better pump on there nowadays.

007rick · 07/30/2014, 07:45 PM

Yup turboflotor 1000... used it for a year or two on my 92g bowfront. Worked fine so should be good for your tank. There are numerous mods that can be done. I started with a mesh mod. Then I used a hole bit and drilled out the skimmer cup pipe and used epoxy to glue on clear pipe from an old gravel vac to increase its size. Then I actually drilled out the side and turned it into a recirculating skimmer fed by the drain pipe. Frankenstein! Eventually I was offered an octopus ext 160 for 75$ and got rid of the t1000.

07/28/2014, 01:21 PM	#1
bdehlin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 51	Unknown protein skimmer Just picked up this used protein skimmer for a 75 gallon reef my wife and i are setting up. I have zero clue as to who made this skimmer, or how it is supposed to function. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone!

07/30/2014, 03:49 PM	#2
GQuinn Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 982	It looks like an older Aqua Medic Turbofloater skimmer. Last edited by GQuinn; 07/30/2014 at 03:58 PM.

07/30/2014, 04:03 PM	#4
AcroporAddict There is no substitute. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southeast Posts: 2,269	Yup......Turboflotor. __________________ Recovering LED User, now Certified Skimmer Whore.

07/30/2014, 07:31 PM	#5
stancfii Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 583	Turboflotor T-1000!! Finicky SOB, always hard to tune, but I used one for many many years. I upgraded the RIO pump to something else (dolphin maybe?) but liked the RIO performance much better. I'm sure you could rig an even better pump on there nowadays. __________________ 180g SPS -3 x 250w Radiums, 2 x VHO actinic, DIY RB LED strip, and a EuroReef skimmer modded with a DC pump.

07/30/2014, 04:03 PM	#3
pmrossetti Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 3,199	correct.

07/30/2014, 07:45 PM	#6
007rick Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 60	Yup turboflotor 1000... used it for a year or two on my 92g bowfront. Worked fine so should be good for your tank. There are numerous mods that can be done. I started with a mesh mod. Then I used a hole bit and drilled out the skimmer cup pipe and used epoxy to glue on clear pipe from an old gravel vac to increase its size. Then I actually drilled out the side and turned it into a recirculating skimmer fed by the drain pipe. Frankenstein! Eventually I was offered an octopus ext 160 for 75$ and got rid of the t1000.