Try getting an Octupus 2000 pin wheel impeller for your OR 2500.
As far as I'm aware, the pump needs to be lower in the water in order to have some pressure above it in order to perform better. Is there no other way of adjusting the water level inside the skimmer?my skimmer pump if very high almost out of the water to lower the water level as i think the mesh mod increases bubbels and water ?
I have a mesh wheel impellor, it's nice but I don't like it, it can clog up very easily, it wears out so needs to be changed which is an unnecessary cost, it's very uneven, and it sucks really badly that my pump sits inside my skimmer so whenever the meshwheel needs to be checked I have to remove the entire skimmer out of the sump, dismantle the whole bottom of the skimmer, remove the venturi and take the pump out, just to clean the impellor, my advice, stick to a pinwheel or needlewheel, there is absolutely nothing wrong with those designs, they have been researched and perfected over the years, they are virtually maintenance free and work perfectly. In my honest opinion, mesh wheels work, but the inevitable replacement costs and high maintenance costs are a major negative factor for me. My old 19voetsak TS3 skimmer runs off two needlewheel pumps, it's the bees knees, really it is, I never have to open up the pumps, unless a small snail gets stuck there, they just work and they work extremely well.whats your input on this
As far as I'm aware, the pump needs to be lower in the water in order to have some pressure above it in order to perform better. Is there no other way of adjusting the water level inside the skimmer?
I have a mesh wheel impellor, it's nice but I don't like it, it can clog up very easily, it wears out so needs to be changed which is an unnecessary cost, it's very uneven, and it sucks really badly that my pump sits inside my skimmer so whenever the meshwheel needs to be checked I have to remove the entire skimmer out of the sump, dismantle the whole bottom of the skimmer, remove the venturi and take the pump out, just to clean the impellor, my advice, stick to a pinwheel or needlewheel, there is absolutely nothing wrong with those designs, they have been researched and perfected over the years, they are virtually maintenance free and work perfectly. In my honest opinion, mesh wheels work, but the inevitable replacement costs and high maintenance costs are a major negative factor for me. My old 19voetsak TS3 skimmer runs off two needlewheel pumps, it's the bees knees, really it is, I never have to open up the pumps, unless a small snail gets stuck there, they just work and they work extremely well.
No doubt you will, they do work.i must admit ive seen an improvement in skimate with the mesh wheel