3Reef Opinions on Protein Skimmer for Sump

I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. I'm setting up my 20gallon long sump for my 90 and I wanted to see what peoples opinions are on the skimmers that I'll list (or opinions on ones that I haven't listed as well). This is so hard to make a decision and I want to order one soon. Unfortunately I don't want to spend $500+ or I'd get a bubble king, deltec, or ATB. But I was gonna spend around $300 give or take a little so here are the ones I'm thinking about. ASM G-1, Reef Octopus Extreme 200, Precision Marine Redline 100, Vertex IN-180. I have been leaning towards the Reef Octopus Extreme 200 or the Vertex IN-180. Any and all input would be greatly appreciated as you can see I am having troubles narrowing down the choice

 

You can't go wrong with either of the choices you are leaning toward. They will both offer great performance and price. I would probably lean toward the Vertex only because it has such a nice transition and neck. They are both the ones I would have mentioned to you.

 

is the footprint really 14" x 10½" on the vertex!? im thinking i might have made my sump a bit too small

 

I love my Aqua C EV240 skimmer but I gotta admit, seeing some of the reviews Matt has been posting recently on the cone style skimmers has made me a bit envious

 

Both of those are nice skimmers. If you want to "give" a little to the $300, you can get the Octopus XP 2000 from Aquacave for $380 shipped with a small discount if you're a member of another popular reef forum.

 

yea i was leaning more towards the Vertex one and I had looked at the Reef Octopus 2000 as well. Here are the specs for the Vertex IN-180 from Aquacave bje if you check back in on this thread.

* Model: IN-180
* Foot Print: 13.5" x 11"
* Height: 24"
* Diameter: 8"
* Air Draw: 720lph @ 32w
* Aquarium Size: 100-180 Gallons

Anyone else want to chime in? I know skimmers are a redundant subject on here but I know about everyone on here has some sort of opinion on a skimmer they want, have, or have had in the past

 

i also had limited sump space, i also have a 90 with a 20 gall sump so i went with the marineland in sump skimmer. small footprint skims awesome. works best with an ato system because it is a lil sensitive to water level changes. i know it wasnt on your list but i am happy with it.

 

I run the ASM g-2 on my 65 gallon. I think if you get the g-1 you will regret not getting the g-1x or the g-2. I have not used any other skimmer so I cannot say which is better, but I am very happy with mine and it pulls out some NASTY stuff.

 

Yea i heard quite a few good things about the g2 and I'll have to do some research on the marineland in-sump skimmer

 

If u need something around 300$ I'll suggest u the schuran jetskim 100 run with aquabeepump Up2000/1...U won't regret.