Which skimmer to buy...

Discussion in 'Protein Skimmers' started by PharmrJohn, Jul 9, 2008.

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  1. Iraf

    Iraf Snowflake Eel

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    skimmers have alot that define their useage, I think beckett style's work the best but I've always had needlewheels and they've done fine for me, under 200 I think the coralife 125g rated would be great, in all reality if you can delay it and do 400 I'd go with a small bullet or a nice ASM or something
     
    Iraf, Jul 10, 2008
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  2. railroader46

    railroader46 Skunk Shrimp

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    Look through the threads in this forum, lots of good info. the deltecs and elos skimmers are nice, so are the pm's
     
    railroader46, Jul 11, 2008
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  3. reefnut1

    reefnut1 Spaghetti Worm

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    I have had all 3 coralife skimmers. They are ok but I believe the newer Octopus skimmers do a better job. Buy the best skimmer that you can afford many times you can get a used one at a fraction of the cost of the new one. Look at the bay or on reef web sites. I currently use a MR3 but it is for larger systems.
     
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  4. GoToSleep

    GoToSleep Torch Coral

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    Why are the Precision Marine skimmers the best?
     
    GoToSleep, Jul 15, 2008
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