The counter-current design of the HQI Series' skimmer is effective at both of these although as I stated earlier, if you are an equipment junkie and really look for top end stuff, you will probably want to upgrade. For people unfamiliar with skimmers, they basically remove dissolved organics and oxygenate the water. Discarding the skimmate is also easy as there is a removable cup located at the top of the skimmer (or you can use the provided drain hose and hole to have it empty into a container such as a 2-liter bottle). It does stick out of the back which kind of ruins the all-enclosed look, but it always does a pretty successful job of removing organics from my tank. Is it the best skimmer in the world? No - but it does a nice job for what it is supposed to do. Now, advanced hobbyists may look down on this skimming system and call it simply a gimmick, but it really is nice. I personally prefer to set the wavemaker at pulses of 10 seconds as I think it gives the aquarium a very nice and natural look.Īnother great feature of the HQI system is its integration of a protein skimmer. The adjustable directionality of the return valves is also nice because you can direct the current away or towards specific corals depending on their needs. ![]() These are adjustable in terms of your ability to change the direction they point and the Ocean Pulse Duo Wavemaker allows you to make them alternate (between 10 seconds and 6 minutes) to give your aquarium a more natural current. There are two return nozzles in the top rear corners of the tank. There also is an Ocean Pulse Duo Wavemaker that comes equipped with the tank which allows you to adjust how the water is delivered back into the aquarium. The water is pumped back into the tank via two pumps (total of 532 gph). Cleaning the filter is also extremely easy as you simply lift out the rear baskets and clean or replace whatever media needs to be. The water passes through a mechanical filter (sponge), chemical filter (carbon), and biological filter (ceramic rings) before being pumped back into the tank. ![]() The HQI Series has a 3-stage filtration system included in the rear compartment of the tank (out of sight).
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