jebo skimmer don't work?? yeah right!!

[benter]

this is after one day and is quite typical of the skimmatte I get every day or 2..this has been about 18 hrs after cleaning...not bad for a35.00 skimmer in my opinion...of course I've made a couple of simple mod's..

 

[norway]

what mods????

 

[benter]

Just simply turn the pump around..intake up...I keep it about 1/2-3/4" below the surface..all I had to do was add another 90 to the piping..I will try and get a picture of it for you...

 

[benter]

heres a pic..makes a lot of difference..believe me..

 

[beaver]

You also dont use a prefilter on it.. do you find this to work better also?

 

[dmc888]

I think i'm going to try this.
Do you know what size elbow?

 

[benter]

not sure about the size..it was actually an u tube off a old canister filter I had...fits inside the existing tubing pretty good... and no i don't use the prefilter...just something else to try and keep clean...I don't really have anything very small to get sucked in...I have had no probs running it this way for over a year now...

 

[trainfever]

I have the same skimmer and I think it works great. No need to spend 3 or 4 hundred dollars.

 

[benter]

I'm with you trainfever...I don't know about on a larger tank...but it seems to do just fine on my 55...I will be honest and admit that I have recently bought a (used) Turboflotor 1000 for my 125 that I am about to get started...But for small tanks..best $35.00 I have ever spent!!

 

[beaver]

I got an elbow and hooked it up like that today (also moved it to the back of my tank about 4 inches of extra tube, long story but my skimmer has pe be on the side not the back) and its working better already.. Its only 4 days old btw. Still breaking in. I kid you guys not as soon as I had the 90 in there and turned it on it started makeing bigger bubbles and produceing better dookie.

 

[vtecbro007]

lol im a jebo freak,....UV, skimmer, and lighting,....im pleased!

 

[dhughesz28]

Benter
Have you made any other mods??

 

[kaotik]

where do you get those Jebo Skimmers??
Ive heard that they are comparable to the SeaClone...is this true?

 

[benter]

z28..haven't come up with anything in awhile for the jebos..Tried adding a compressor to the intake of the skimmer..It was too hard to adjust the thing though..

 

[akurr16]

Originally Posted by Benter
this is after one day and is quite typical of the skimmatte I get every day or 2..this has been about 18 hrs after cleaning...not bad for a35.00 skimmer in my opinion...of course I've made a couple of simple mod's..
I am looking for a skimmer and aperntly this seems to work pretty well. where did u get it for $35.

 

[benter]

the famous auction site...good luck...I have heard there is a cpr bakpak "copy" that they have started making!!!

 

[shiby1510]

what type of skimmer are you using?? for example... cc... venturi... ???

 

[benter]

I believe that the jebo is a venturi, and
i want to say that the turboflotor I use is a cc...if you are asking me!!

 

[shiby1510]

I was just generally asking everyone... thanks for the reply...
I was thinking about looking into one of these and I was just wondering the brands everyone was using

 

[shiby1510]

benter are you looking to sell your jebo that you won't be using anymore?