Vertex Alpha 250

[pulpfiction1]

Well its finally arrived today,i know,i still havent hooked up my doser yet but thats comming soon.
I cant beleive the size,this thing is monstrous compared to my omega 150,the original version of this skimmer came with a red dragon pump but they have assured me that this pump is even quieter and more efficient than the red dragon
i will have it installed this weekend as long as it fits lol.Packed excellent for shipping as well


http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/vertex-alpha-250-protein-skimmer.html

 

[curiousphil]

Awesome . Your reaction is probably the same as mine was when I brought home my SWC 250 and set it down beside my teeny JNS ConeS CO2!

 

[pulpfiction1]

yeah,and i was so impressed with the omega 150

 

[jeffopentax]

I had a reverse reaction when i went from vertex in250 to bubble magus curve 7


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[TORX]

So jealous. This beast will handle anything

 

[Pistol]

The motor block looks the same as my red dragon.

 

[pulpfiction1]

http://reefbuilders.com/2015/02/03/2014-alpha-cone-250-review-workhorse-skimmers/

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[pulpfiction1]

old one is out,time for the new

 

[Pistol]

Does the tee on the output rotate, I put a plastic set screw on mine to prevent it from turning while making adjustments.

 

[TORX]

That impeller must be huge, look at the head on that motor.

 

[pulpfiction1]

lol vertex says it uses actual ball bearings

 

[TORX]

lol vertex says it uses actual ball bearings

Oh ya, time to Google and see how that works

 

[pulpfiction1]

absolutley

 

[pulpfiction1]

the beast is in,no room for my pellet reactor,think i will ditch the cheato as i have it squished in the end now to make room for big bertha,its about the same as my omega for noise,very little! now to wait for it to break in

 

[Pistol]

Should you maybe turn the Tee 180 degrees so your not reskimming the output.

 

[TORX]

Don't ditch the cheato...add a seperate fuge.

The big skimmers are great, but that loss of real estate in the sump is always a down fall

 

[pulpfiction1]

got nowhere to put another fuge,and turning the T is pushing to much water over the baffle causing a waterfall over it .
will be kinda like a recirculatring action on the skimmer untill i dump the fuge part of my sump,might just try to make it smaller,i might try messing with the water level to see if i can quiet the waterfall splash over tha baffle

 

[teebone110]

how deep is the water level that its sitting in?

Looks good, no micro bubbles either

 

[pulpfiction1]

9"

 

[TORX]

9"

So actually 6" lol