becketts skimmer users,info needed

[mbeast]

i'd be greatfull if you could list which pump you use to drive your beckett skimmer and how many becketts it has to drive and / or make and model of skimmer.

the twin becketts skimmer i have is ment to have a iwaki md-100 pump but there not easierly available over here


thanks in advance to those that answer

[mbeast]

wow, i guess no one uses a skimmer with beckett injectors on here other than me

[Johnt]

I've had two both Cleartides single Becketts, for the medium size I used an Eheim 1262 and for the large skimmer I used an Ocean Runner 6500, sorry I can't remember the model numbers of the skimmers.

John.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by mbeast

wow, i guess no one uses a skimmer with beckett injectors on here other than me

reason is they are really huge and use lots of juice!

Really becketts are(and I looked quite into them at one point) are a bit to clumbersome for thsi reason. You can hardly put one in your cabinet for one.

most people opt for N/W or Venturi

To power a beckets you can look at one of the Reeflo Darts or the Eheim 1262

I wouldnt go for the Ocean Runner as they are not really reliable.

[mbeast]

thanks John, might have to try a 1262.

thanks Andy, i agree on the Ocean runners ( have to 6500 i can't use due to props rusting ).

i have a iaquatics BB850 twin becketts which seems a great skimmer that i'm looking at upgrading, the pump i got with it is ment to be a sequence but i have no idea which model or rating as its just a 1/4hp (360w) baldor motor and only says about the voltages and phase's it can be run at and i'd like to swap it for a lower watage pump and like the idea of the pump having its own strainer as the external one i got doesn't have a strainer basket and due to the thin slots on the propeller due to it being a preasure pump get easierly blocked up when something like the cast to a fan worm get drawn through the inlet and slows the flow down no end.

will google reeflo dart now to check them out

thanks
mark

[sidney]

in sure the dart was an american model of the sequence pump, its about 2900 gph with a 4m head if i remember from when i looked, so like a 13,000lph pump (ish), looks just like my 10k pump though.

but if you are upgrading why not try something else as 350watts just foir a skimmer does sound a lot and after looking in the american diy forum for a while the recirc/needlewheel skimmers can do the same if not better than the bekkets for the same footprint and a lot less power.