SRO 3000 too big for 105 rimless?

Bustyraker · Jul 5, 2015

My SWC 160 isn't cutting it anymore. Been wanting to upgrade for quite some time now. Been looking at the SRO 3000 and have heard great things. But would it be overkill for my 105 rimless? I have it fairly well stocked and I feed heavily.

hart24601 · Jul 6, 2015

What is the air draw, water draw and neck diameter on that SRO 3000?

Bustyraker · Jul 6, 2015

Air Draw 1,100 LPH
Water Draw 425 GPH
Body Diameter 8"
Neck Diameter 4.5"

hart24601 · Jul 6, 2015

That is pretty big, but if heavy stocked I don't think it's too extreme. I found this site has good recommendations:

http://www.reefaquarium.com/2013/selecting-a-new-skimmer/

Air draw 5-10x (lph) system size including sump
4-6x system size water draw

The neck diameter of 4.5" is more over sized than the air and water ratings. It would be fine if you keep in mind that a big diameter neck requires more dissolved organics to build up a foam head, so it might be a bit more inconsistent.

Kyuss414 · Jul 10, 2015

I personally wouldn't recommend one. This was mine after a little over a year in operation. This is normal crazing according to CoralVue...

This just fell off one day while the unit was in normal operation in the sump (you can see the small amount of glue used left on the pump intake pipe.) No more air draw so it flooded the cup and pumped it back into the tank.

Fast forward to this past Wednesday, about 20 months after it was put into operation and the crazing got a bit worse and the pump stopped. I just cleaned it less than 2 weeks prior (I had to clean it every 2 weeks for it to function consistently) but checked it and it wasn't dirty. The impeller would just rattle when I turned it back on. After screwing around with it for a couple hours, this was the result.

Had the skimmer sitting in the box for about 2 years before the tank finally got set up so it was out of warranty. I expected more than 20 months of operation out of it though.

adam87 · Jul 11, 2015

Kyuss414 said:
I personally wouldn't recommend one. This was mine after a little over a year in operation. This is normal crazing according to CoralVue...

This just fell off one day while the unit was in normal operation in the sump (you can see the small amount of glue used left on the pump intake pipe.) No more air draw so it flooded the cup and pumped it back into the tank.

Fast forward to this past Wednesday, about 20 months after it was put into operation and the crazing got a bit worse and the pump stopped. I just cleaned it less than 2 weeks prior (I had to clean it every 2 weeks for it to function consistently) but checked it and it wasn't dirty. The impeller would just rattle when I turned it back on. After screwing around with it for a couple hours, this was the result.

Had the skimmer sitting in the box for about 2 years before the tank finally got set up so it was out of warranty. I expected more than 20 months of operation out of it though.