Deltec Turbo 1250

[OBTEPPER]

Looking to buy deltec turbo 1250 skimmer. opinions? who should i buy it from?

 

[fritz]

from www.deltecusa.us

I like the external (non turbo) versions much better.

 

[OBTEPPER]

fritz/deltec

why is the non-turbo better?

 

[masterswimmer]

You should post this in the WTB forum rather than the For Sale forum

swimmer

 

[fritz]

Gravity fed, "external" skimmers are MUCH more efficient than "internal" skimmers. Your overflow pulls the nastiest water and surface scum from your tank. The most ideal thing to do with that water would be to dump it straight into a skimmer (the way externals work.) With a turbo or "internal" skimmer that funktified water is dumped into your sump, mixed up and pumped from there into the skimmer. The turbo models also use a larger pump to compensate for this inefficiency and also because the pump has two jobs: 1. Pushing water into the skimmer 2. Mixing it with air.

An external skimmer only has to mix it with air as gravity feeds the skimmer.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

i believe coral factory will carry deltec products. you might want to contact them.

 

[OBTEPPER]

thanks

thanks, fritz you are extremely well versed and smart. just curious, what is your day job?

 

[Deanos]

Not all external skimmers are gravity fed.

 

[fritz]

Pimp to the stars

As Dean mentioned, not all external skimmers are gravity fed. You can feed them either by gravity or by a separate pump

 

[OBTEPPER]

?????? what would you tell your mom and kids what you do for a living.

 

[jackson6745]

why is the non-turbo better?

Because there is less water pressure on the external pumps with no head pressure. As a result, they suck more air. The external models give you better control of the water level in the skimmer which gives you better contol of the type of skimmate you want (wet or dry). Turbo has a smaller footprint though.

 

[fritz]

?????? what would you tell your mom and kids what you do for a living.

Run a Title Company

 

[OBTEPPER]

Makes a lot more sense now. anyway you give great advice. when my tanks are up to par i'll post pictures.

 

[Wes]

the turbo is a great skimmer...and it is basically set it and forget it...no fussing w/ plumbing and trying to get the perfect flow through it etc. That is the appeal. I hear the turbo 1250 is a great performer...

I have an external deltec, but the turbos are great skimmers, don't let anyone tell you otherwise...

you just have to weigh the pros and cons...

the externals will perform a little better IF and that is a big IF you mess around w/ the plumbing enough to get the perfect flow through it...

the turbos don't perform quite as good as a properly set up external but they are still damn good skimmers and you can just plug them in and you are ready to rock.

 

[fritz]

Wes owns stock in Deltec! Don't listen to him!

No seriously they are great performers. Check out "The Skimmer Thread" there are some picks of a turbo skimmer in action.

 

[herman]

DELTEC ROCKS :thrash:

 

[jackson6745]

DELTEC ROCKS :thrash:

If you think so