cpr2?

[Guest bill33]

does anyone use a cpr bak pak2?   i herd they are good and i herd they arent very good.  and i dont know what to believe, i called them up and the lady on the phone was saying alot of people dont like them " i was like way is she telling me this"

 

thanks

Bill

[michaelg]

I've always heard that they are OK.  The aquac ones, while more expensive, are supposed to be better.  My student has a remora and says it pull tons of gunk.  I'd get the maxijet upgrade over the rio pump though.

[mutley29]

Aqua C Remora is the way to go, got one on my 46 gal, pulls tons of gunk, on a very lightly stocked tank clp]]

 

HTH

 

Anton

[Guest bill33]

know a cheap website that sells the remoras

[mutley29]

Just the usuals, Premium Aquatics, Marine depot, try ebay for a cheap used one.

They're around the $160 mark with the Maxijet, you may also want to get the surface skimmer attachment, just a thought

 

HTH

 

Anton [ws]

[quazi]

I have a backpak, and it works OK.  It was a gift, so the price was right :p

 

If it was my money, I would go with an AquaC remora.

[Guest bill33]

im thinking of getting one

[Guest Moon Reefer]

For some reason my remora doesn't pull out that much gunk.  I have it on a 46g with 7 fish and 60lbs LR, and a MJ1200 running it.  I could go a couple weeks before I have to empty it.  Any ideas what might be the problem?

[Guest bill33]

what kind of fish are they?     are you gettign enough air threw the venturi  on the mj1200

[Guest Moon Reefer]

what kind of fish are they?     are you gettign enough air threw the venturi  on the mj1200

Didn't know I was supposed to use the venturi thing with the Remora.....should I be?  The fish are 2 ocellaris, 3 chromis, 3" yellow tang, and a mandarin.

[Guest bill33]

use the venturi, thats what makes the air and water mix for the skimming

[ctreptow]

I used a bak pak 2 for 3 years on my 29. It was lightly stocked and I would have to empty the cup twice a week. If I had to do it again I would go with the Remora. The back pack also uses the Rio pump and I know some are worried about putting a Rio Pump in their tanks.

 

Chris

[peacetypes]

Ive heard that the bak pac is better than a seaclone, berlin, and turboflotor, but the Aqua-C Remora is the best for hang-on.  I assume that you want a hang-on.

[Guest bill33]

yup

[Guest Moon Reefer]

use the venturi, thats what makes the air and water mix for the skimming

OK, I tried to put the venturi tube on the MJ1200, but you have to use an extra piece on the output tube, and that will not fit into the tubing that goes to the remora.  Also, there was no reference about the venturi on the instruction page for the remora.  I'm confused....Has anyone else been able to do this????  Remember we're talking about a Remora skimmer here with a MJ1200.

 

Thanks!

[AquariaUSA]

use the venturi, thats what makes the air and water mix for the skimming

OK, I tried to put the venturi tube on the MJ1200, but you have to use an extra piece on the output tube, and that will not fit into the tubing that goes to the remora.  Also, there was no reference about the venturi on the instruction page for the remora.  I'm confused....Has anyone else been able to do this????  Remember we're talking about a Remora skimmer here with a MJ1200.

 

Thanks!

The Remora is not meant to use the Venturi function from the Maxijet (CPRs can with the Rio) for it is a spray injected skimmer (Not venturi). There should be a tiny air inlet screw on your Remora. You can loosen that...but don't worry about how much gunk your Remora pulls. All too often people want a skimmer to skim all the time, when there is nothing left to skim (thus overskimming can occur, stripping the tank of essential nutrients that corals and other inverts may need to feed off of). I probably have close to two dozen Remora's out there on small tanks (those under 75 gallon) and they all work just fine. I used CPRs years ago, and they are made by a good company as well, but I do prefer the Remora. You will hear many sides of the fence regarding both brands (one preferred over the other, etc.) but they both do a good job on a small tank. The MSRP of a Remora and MJ1200 is/was $164.95. You can sometimes get a used on on eBay for close to $100. We also sell them locally $160+tax or UPS (not really meant as a plug, for we do require prepay on them prior to order) and I think a few people in WAMAS and CMAS have picked them up in the past. MD is the #1 seller of them, but the wholesale op is related to them

 

http://www.proteinskimmer.com/products/Remora.htm