CPR Aquatic SR3 Protein Skimmer
Posted by gerard on May 2, 2009 under Products & Reviews | 
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Ok so I finally threw in the towel on the oceanic biocube skimmer. That thing was just not helping me at all. So I bought a refurb of the CPR SR3 on ebay a couple weeks ago for 89 bucks. It finally came and I hooked it up. It took a little messing with to get it going but its been running for a week now and it is definitely pulling out more gunk from my water than the oceanic one was. The oceanic skimmer cup usually looked like it had light tea colored water in it. I emptied out the cup of the SR3 the other day after about 3 days and there was about a half inch worth of this very very dark green water. I was amazed.
As far as the setup goes I didn’t follow the directions exactly because when I did my tank filled up with bubbles. Instead of taking the false floor out of chamber 2 I put the skimmer on top of it. This way I can keep the water level higher in chamber2 and the flow of the water coming out of skimmer is must less crazy because the water coming in from chamber 1 is not pounding on it anymore.
The only issue I have with it so far is the noise. It is pretty loud and I cant seem to find a way to quiet it down without drastically losing the amount of bubbles it produces.
Either way for about 30 bucks more than the oceanic skimmer it was a great buy. I think you can grab one new for around 150-200 bucks. I would check ebay. I lucked out on this one.
If anyone has one too please let us know your experience with it.
Here are some of the spec on this skimmer:
- Includes side mounted venturi pump to fit into confined spaces.
- Dual return chamber and underwater return to effectively remove excess bubbles.
- Simple skimmer adjustment using CPR’s collection cup assembly and O-ring support.
- Easily slides inside of the Oceanic BioCube 29 sump area; fits in the middle chamber of the sump section of the BioCube 29 without any modifications. The lid closes as originally manufactured and the collection cup can be easily removed for cleaning through the rear access hatch.
- -Dimensions 8 5/8″L x 2 7/8″W x 14 3/8″H
-19″H needed to remove collection cup.
more at www.cpraquatic.com
Holli said,
Hi. I just bought one and so far no problems. There were some bubbles in my tank but after a couple of days they cleared up. I still get a few now and then no biggy. There is one question what way is this suppose to go in? I have it where the pump is facing the 1st chamber. I did take out the 2nd crate that held the bioballs and put sponges in the return wall. so let me know if this is right. Thank you, Holli
admin said,
Holli,
did you put this in a biocube? when i had mine installed i had it so the water traveled through chamber 1 and fell into the skimmer in chamber 2. then the water went back into the tank from the pump in chamber 3.
so if you are looking at the tank directly the pump from the skimmer would be facing the chamber 3 side.
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