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This thing was constructed on April 7, 2009, and it was categorized as Euro Reef, Featured.
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While spying out the new gear at MAX this weekend we got a second look of the Euro Reef alloy mesh wheel but the first OK to take photos of the mythical being. As you can see from the image above, the alloy mesh material Euro Reef uses to make their mesh wheel is unlike anything we’ve seen or used before in a protein skimmer. Along with the Royal-Exclusiv mesh wheel, as far as we know this is the only other mesh wheel made from metal. The unusual material looks like a foundation of metal wire which has been dipped in metallic paint so that some of the openings of the wire are actually filled in with the alloy material. The highly irregular texture and surface of the Euro Reef alloy mesh wheel appears as if it could produce highly turbulent flow patterns resulting in very small water bubbles. The production of very numerous and small bubbles in the Euro Reef Nano skimmers we have seen in operation seem to reflect this assumption. Have a look for yourself in the detailed photo gallery below.

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  1. Green machine
    Posted April 7, 2009 at 11:49 pm | Permalink

    are there any issues with the hot glue holding up under the spin these things are going to be under?

    any idea of the metal that these are made of? i would worry about something from the metal leaching into the water or possibly the saltwater doing bad things to the metal.

  2. Jake Adams
    Posted April 7, 2009 at 11:53 pm | Permalink

    The “Hot Glue” is actually a special bonding compound from 3M which Robert of Euro Reef assured us would hold up under the most rigorous use.

  3. Green machine
    Posted April 8, 2009 at 12:06 am | Permalink

    3M makes great stuff thats no doubt.

  4. Todd
    Posted April 8, 2009 at 11:21 am | Permalink

    I am running the RedSea Max double pump model. It hands down blows away my Deltec MCE600 and it half the size.
    The bubble output is phenominal!!!! Due to the small size of the bubbles, the foam density is increased many times over. Increasing surface area greatly. I have had mine for about 3 weeks and my water clarity is……………well, it looks like there is no water in the tank!!!!!
    I love this skimmer!!!! And it’s built here in the USA!

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  1. Sneak Peek at Euro-Reef's Alloy Meshwheels | Ocean@Home
    Posted April 8, 2009 at 8:37 pm | Permalink

    [...] from an alloy mesh material, Euro-Reef is taking the need for constant replacement of mesh material for protein skimmer pumps [...]

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