Eshopps

About

Eshopps is a US manufacturer of reef filtration hardware — protein skimmers, refugium sumps, prefilter boxes and the spare parts that keep them running. The range stocked here is aimed at marine and reef systems rather than freshwater. Skimmers. The in-sump S-Series (S-200 and S-300) is built around a small footprint, which matters more than most specifications when a cabinet already holds a sump and a return pump. The PSK-100H hangs on the back for tanks with no sump at all. Size a skimmer on bioload rather than tank volume — a heavily stocked 500L system needs more skimmer than a lightly stocked 900L one. Sumps. Three, and they differ in useful ways rather than just size: Cube R-Medium — 18" square footprint, 35 to 75 gal. The one for a shallow or narrow cabinet that will not take a rectangular sump ADV-100 — 24 x 14", up to 100 gal. Adds a removable chemical media shelf and a built-in probe holder, which the other two lack R-100 — 24 x 12", 75 to 125 gal. The largest rating and the narrowest cabinet width Spare parts. Nearly every performance complaint about a skimmer traces to one of three things: a calcium-fouled needle wheel, a salt-blocked venturi, or a sump water level outside the 7"–9" range the S-Series is designed for. Before replacing a pump, strip and soak the impeller in vinegar — it fixes the problem more often than not. Fish Filters and Media Fish Supplies