Need New Skimmer

i want to buy a new skimmer asap not really a shortage of money but i would like to 500 at most you really get what you pay these days

 

what size is your tank? how many/kind of fish do you have?

 

well i just got a 90 for 140 bucks its reef ready and i haven't picked fish but all types of coral

 

I would get a Reef Octopus Extreme. They perform as well as anything, and have a good price. They are also well built

 

aqua c ev 240 should skim hard enough for any coral you want i was told your supposed to skim 1x tank vol a hour for softies 2x for sps, and 3x for lps but i don't know if that really holds ture just what i was told

 

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good idea otty

 

For that budget there are a lot of good skimmers.

For a 90 gallon tank, the skimmer that I would want would the the Octo Extreme 200, followed by the Extreme 160 or the NW -200. To move up the price range you could go with an ASM G3 or a Euroreef RS-180.

Kim

 

Here are a few skimmers I like in order of preference.

PM Bullet-2
ETSS 600XR
AquaC EV-240
ASM-G3

The Bullet is the one I would get if I had to buy new. I ended up with an old style ETSS 600XR and love it. I know people that run AquaC and are very happy. ASM is very similar to Octopus but a little higher end. Same basic design.

If you want to spend some serious money on an awesome skimmer, check out

Deltec AP600 or APF600
Mini Bubble King 200 or Bubble King DeLuxe 200 Internal.

Have fun.......John.

 

I just finished setting up a "Sump Buddy 40" about 3 hours ago, its foaming now. Skimmer with a Mag 7, shipped to my door for $288.