Atman SK200

Ross

Good day! I'm planning to set up a small sump on my aquarium and have a question about the skimmer. I want to get the Atman SK200 with a power of 31 W and a flow rate of 1,500 l/h. (388 won't fit) to replace the pump with a 2,000 or 2,500 l/h pump and upgrade the rotor to a hairy or needle-like one. As an alternative, there's the Jebao 520, but I don't like it, and I need a powerful pump with a good modification for it to work properly, and the Reef Octopus NW-110-6520, which is more expensive and reportedly "doesn't work" according to reviews. I've read that the skimmer is not good, but my 120+30 sump should handle it. Currently, I have a Jebao 180-II hanging skimmer, which in theory, I can modify a bit to install the sump, but it's small with a "hairy" and doesn't have much output, but the "oil" is good. By the way, I haven't earned enough for Sasha's skimmer yet, and I haven't seen a small one there. I also wanted to ask about the pipes - 1/2 inch and a1,100 l/h pump for the return are okay for my aquarium, or do I need to increase something? The overflow will be a homemade hanging one or from a faucet (if I figure out PayPal and where and how to order, as I have

James1625

Aqua Medic Turboflotor Blue 1000 - 200 euros, just a little more expensive, about four times that, and the same pump 1200 l/h that will need to be replaced. I don't want to spend more than 100, it won't justify itself, and I can't afford 300-400. I also wanted this skimmer, but it's no longer produced and is nowhere to be found. I saw the Tunze overflow, I didn't like it, I want one like this, it's more aesthetically pleasing.

Stuart

You don't need to change the pump for your volume; it works just fine (it's more than enough). Importantly, it actually WORKS, and I say this from personal experience. As for the Atman, it's just a bunch of plastic that needs to be completely redone, both the pump and the housing.

Amanda5586

I thought the same way, but it's better to buy what you need once than to throw away junk and still end up buying what you need.

Zoe7451

I completely agree with this. In a year (in the summer), the plans are for 200-300 liters, and I already wrote that Sasha's skimmer will work for that, but for now, I just need to wait it out. If the Atman 200 is such a piece of junk, then I'll put a more powerful pump with needles or a fuzzy one on my Jebo (the water level in the sump compartment for the skimmer is lower than it needs to be) and either stick it in the sump or leave it hanging on the side of the tank - I just wanted to move the sump into the cabinet.

Lee425

Atman is definitely G........ I will repeat once again, without a complete redesign it doesn't work! In my case, in 140 liters over two weeks of operation, it didn't produce a drop of skimmate. What pump are you planning to install on your skimmer? How much will it cost? With this approach to saving money and achieving better results, I suggest installing a skimmer with a diffuser; it will have a better effect and a lower price. P.S. For your information, at work there is an aquarium with soft corals and fish of about 150 liters, it blooms and smells, and the skimmer there is an Aqua Medic Miniflotor, by the way, located in the sump.

Angel2396

Right now, my Jebo has a native 1100 l/h pump with a needle wheel on the impeller. The water level in the aquarium, projected onto the skimmer, is 29 cm. In the sump, the first compartment for the skimmer is a maximum of 25 cm. I will remove the elbow (the body inside the sump) and I don't know which pump will be optimal. I have many of them: 650, 1100, two 1200s, 2000, and 2500 - all Atman, only the 1100 is native to Jebo and the 2000 is Resun - either the 2000 or the 2500 will be used.

Matthew7977

Don't stress yourself out!!! If you're planning to move to a larger volume anyway and your aquarium isn't filled with junk, your Jebo 180 will be enough. There's no point in swapping one thing for another... If you do decide to change, it should be for a good skimmer, otherwise, it doesn't make sense...

Kevin262

Max, the jebao is hanging on the side - it buzzes a bit and bubbles, and since I'm setting up a sump, I wanted to put a skimmer there. The jebao produces a good dark skim, but only 15-20 liters a week. So I tend to think that it's not working well, rather than that my aquarium is clean and there's nothing for it to grind. P.S. How harsh, there are only four types of soft ones here.

Tammy2040

Sanya, maybe there's just nothing to grind. I have a small grinder that grinds 50ml a day, but the foam isn't very dark brown...

Andrea8397

Sanya, ask Shere Khan... He has experience with such a pen. Maybe he can give some advice...

Scott8536

Alexey's is a bit different, 182.

Laura3615

I took a closer look at the Jebo 180-II... You can do an experiment that will take about 10 minutes, and I think the effect will be more than 20 cubes a week. Just set your 650 pump to circulate plain water, and insert a wooden diffuser into the compressor.

Cynthia

So, to make the pump and compressor work? It's not difficult, I just don't understand why to reduce the pump (the level will drop even more) and increase the number of bubbles from the diffuser. Right now, the water-air mixture is already almost at the minimum air level, meaning at a high water flow rate. You can also disconnect the air intake (there's no thread, it just comes off) and put in the diffuser, or use air-water (maximum air, lower water) plus the diffuser. Thank you! Tomorrow I'll get the diffuser and try it (I don't even have a stone one at home).

Gary6376

A stone is not needed; a wooden Aquamedic skimmer is just right. For a flow rate of 1100 liters, this foam generator is too much; the water won't have time to be cleaned. I currently have a GroTech 150 with a pump rated for 1000 liters, and this skimmer is not great either, but the Jebao is a long way off... well, you know what I mean. More is not always better. If there is a pump with adjustable output, it can be installed to see what the optimal performance will be. The pump only moves water, while the compressor supplies air. The quality of the skimming is adjusted by the air supply (more or less).

Leonard

I have a 180 frog on my Vmen, I also struggled for a long time with the pump, then I installed a wooden nozzle and set the original pump to minimal air intake - it worked as it should.

Collin

How did they put it in, through the top of the cup or do we need to drill it somewhere?

Eric8832

I have a Jebo Hang on Skimmer 180 II, a Jebo Protein Skimmer 182 II, a Jebo Protein Skimmer 520, an Aqua Medic Midiflotor, and an Atman SK-388, AF-2300 in the sump. I won't mention others.

Debra6575

Well, then I'm interested in how the Frog 180-II works (was it finished?) and the Atman (SK388, is it the same as the 200, just a bit larger?).

Joyce

You should give the person some advice instead of just listing the equipment. It would be interesting to describe how all of this works for you. No offense.

Sarah

I drilled a hole in the center of the lid for the aerator hose, and that's all the modifications... I threaded the hose through the hole, attached the sprayer to it, and put all of this into the bottle of the foam maker.

Kristen1161

The goals are simple - I was planning to set up a sump, and I wanted to move all that external equipment (the protein skimmer and the overflow filter) inside. From what I've read, protein skimmers work well for sumps, and my skimmer won't have enough water level (if I just remove and relocate it, it needs to be modified). So here's the dilemma - should I also finish the Atman (I can spend 50 bucks and maybe learn something in the process) or deal with the skimmer? I plan to have 200-250-300 liters next summer, and then I can get a proper DIY protein skimmer. P.S. I could leave it without a sump, but it feels a bit boring; I need to do something (plus, that external equipment is annoying with its noise and bubbling sometimes).

Rachel9060

I have a Miniflotor at work in the sump. I would definitely use a sump. Even with the sump being illuminated by an energy-saving light, a decent amount of various lower algae accumulates in it over the month for weeding. However, everything is fine in the display aquarium... What am I getting at...? The point is that with a sump and round-the-clock lighting, the system will successfully exist even with a diffuser... Yes. I also want to add that the water preparation has a TDS of 0. By the way, there is an Atman head (2000 l/h) on the return, which I have cleaned once in two years, so it can be done this way... Or it can be done another way...

James1625

Thank you - it's the same nonsense, and the blue background on that same wall, and all covered in salt, only I have more of those calcium worms in it.