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CAD Lights Pipeless Protein Skimmer

CAD Lights Pipeless Protein Skimmer

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NEW Original design from CAD Lights Aquariums.

HAVE YOU EVER WISHED TO HAVE A 100G SKIMMER FOR A MUCH SMALLER TANK? At only 4.75" X 4.75", The PLS-100 can fit into your Tiniest spaces yet deliver a powerful dose of Protein skimming. THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO RESTRICTED AND TIGHT SUMP SPACES IN NEED OF A POWERFUL PROTEIN SKIMMER.

CAD Lights Aquariums original and totally innovative design of the first ever True Pipeless protein skimmer. Yes, all Wedgepipes, Ball Valves, Gate Valves or any other external flow control mechanism have been removed. By removing these external parts, CAD Lights have effectively slimmed down the skimmer footprint dramatically by almost 40% smaller. Great to also maximize your sump space and improve overall efficiency. The PLS-100 uses CAD Light's powerful TIA-1150 skimmer pump rated for up to 70G-100G. The Extreme compacted footprint of 4.75" x 4.75" allows it to fit into the smallest sumps or sump chambers.

Unlike traditional Protein skimmers, CAD Light's New Pipeless PLS-100 utilizes its own body to regulate and control the foaming level and pressure. One turn of the skimmer body in one direction controls your foam up and another simple turn to the opposite direction brings the pressure level down. The unique pump pressure is designed to force an extremely low friction surface between the hand smoothed skimmer base and top to give you a smooth surface always for controls.

The PLS-100 is small in size, but Big on performance. This is the same pump and flexi-plastic impeller system that we use on CAD Light's popular and time tested TIA-1150 Conic protein skimmer.

Features:
  • Extremely small overall dimensions: 4.75"(L) x 4.75"(W) x 18.75"(H)
  • Powerful TIA-1150 Skimmer pump
  • GPH: 375GPH
  • Wattage: 20W
  • Air draw: 315 L/H
  • Optimum Water level 5"-8"
Load recommendations:
  • Light bio-load (100G)
  • Medium bio-load (80G)
  • Heavy bio-load (60G)
*100% Cell-Cast acrylic. High quality Craftsmanship.

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CAD Lights Pipeless Protein Skimmer
Owner's Manual available for download in Adobe PDF file format

CAD Lights Pipeless Protein Skimmer Reviews



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really good performer

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Posted: 4/22/2013 from CHINO, CA UNITED STATES
4.0 5
Experience Level: Expert


Comments: The skimmer just works! I did have to do a vac belt mod on it though (hoover 160 belt) to keep the setting from drifting. I would have given it 5 stars but CADlights should have designed the base so that the it had an internal o ring that would hold the body to the base tighter. I first used some teflon tape around the extended portion that slides into the base and that worked, but the hoover belt slides over both sections and holds it perfectly. A little more tweeking by CAD and it would be truely set and forget. Also have had no clogging issues with the bubble plate as of yet like some have reported. It outperforms the previous small tank skimmers I've used like the SWC120, Tunze 9002, NAC5.5


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Almost perfect

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Reviewers Rating Excellent!


Posted: 4/3/2013 from Vista, CA UNITED STATES
4.5 5
Experience Level: Intermediate


Comments: First off I didn't have the pleasure of ordering from Customer Service when I got my PLS-100. Dealing with CAD-Lights can be frustrating since there not known for timely responses. But there product was definitely worth it.The body is precision crafted and everything fits together very nicely and the pump is great at making a dense froth to catch all that nasty stuff floating in the water. All in all I love those piece for the space it saves over the NWB-110 I replaced, and it preformed just as well in my carbon dosed, heavily feed reef. My only problem with the skimmer is that the bubble plate where the pump outputs to gets clogged pretty easily (not usually an issue, but I don't run a filter sock) and leads to the body coming out of the base. Other than that this skimmer is great.


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