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The CS3 is a dual pump 10″ cone recirculating internal skimmer for tanks and systems from 300-500 gallons. It is available with either a clear or smoked acrylic cone to help prevent algae growth inside the skimmer. Gate valve and over sized silencer are standard as well as a super easy to use press fit neck assembly.
The new Avast Marine CS3 Cone Skimmer Kit is an ideal way to get a stellar protein skimmer at a good price while fulfilling your enthusiasm for DIY. The CS3 cone skimmer is almost certainly one of Avast Marine’s best ‘YouBuilt’ line of assembly-required aquarium products offering an unbelievable value for the mechanically liable.
This cone protein skimmer kit is a great way to learn essential acrylic building skills and get a tremendously competent skimmer at a very reasonable price! The kit includes all the parts you need to build the skimmer shown above. CNC machined parts fit together with no difficulty with the help of a detailed assembly manual provided with the kit. This assignment can be put together in about two hours’ time, and then, you will have a skimmer with good organization on equivalence with models costing 4-8x as much. Add as an option you also get an automatic neck cleaner, and look at the act apex even the uppermost end brands out there!
Coming in either a clear or smoked acrylic cone, the CS3 has a cone with a 10 inch (25cm) diameter at the base which transitions to 5 inches (13cm) at the neck. The 25 inch height of the Avast CS3 cone is sustained by a footprint of 16 x 16 inch (46 x 46cm) which also neatly contains not one but two Sicce PSK1000 needle wheel pumps. Both PSK1000 are installed in recirculating mode making the Avast CS3 cone one of the most affordable and smallest footprint dual recirculating cone skimmers you can get.
The $375 price for the Avast Marine YouBuilt CS3 skimmer does not include the Sicce PSK1000 pumps. However when you buy the CS3 kit Avast Marine will sell you the PSK1000s for $85 (normally $119) bringing the total price to just north of $550 for everything you need to fractionate the heck out of 500 gallons of water. This skimmer is simply the best you can give to your larger reef tank at the best price.
The best benefit with this cone skimmer is that you to save money by doing the final fixture on your own to give you a high-quality cone skimmer with all the necessities and requisites of an ideal skimmers that cost over three times as much if you go for any other big brand. The CS3 protein skimmer has been in action for a year and half on a variety of tanks in the Washington DC area and the design has proved to be an effective one. Furthermore, the brand is completely trustable and you will hardly get to hear any cons associated. If you still get to face any problem, there is a years’ warranty to help you out.
Specifications:
Tank Rating: 300-500 gallons
Footprint: 16″x16″”
Height: 25″, with Swabbie 27.75″
Cone Diameter at Base 10″
Neck diameter: 5″
Collection Cup Diameter: 10″
Collection Cup Drain: 1/2″ Union Disconnect
Air Silencer: Over sized
2x Sicce PSK1000 performance: 2200 lph @ 46w
For in sump use only. 0″-16″ depth. The standard recirculating configuration allows the skimmer to run in any depth up to the level of the neck union)
Water feed required (recirculating mode only): 300-500gph
Pump Warranty: 1 year.