which skimmer

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  1. chris 67

    chris 67 Plankton

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    so i am looking @ a skimmer to get for my 210 gallon all sps reef

    which one ???


    swc extreme 300




    octopus extreme 250





    aquamaxx cone 3

    or aqua-c ev400

    thanks
     
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  2. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Wow, what a nice post. I think you are looking at the octopus extream 250 and the xtream 300 skimmer? :confused:
     

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  3. chris 67

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  4. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    I don't really have much experience with skimmers myself, but I do see a lot people on here running the Octopus brand skimmers. I'm sure someone else will come along and help you out.
     
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  5. gcarroll

    gcarroll Zoanthid

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    What is your budget?
    is energy consumption an issue?

    The AquaC is a beast of a skimmer but not as quiet nor energy efficient as a needlewheel. If you are choosing needlewheel, I woud say buy once and buy right. Best bang for the buck would be the SWC skimmers with Askoll pumps. I'm not a fan of the Octopus line as the pump is not one that will last over time. It is however cheaper and we are now seeing issues arising with the pump.

    SWC Xtreme 250A Cone Protein Skimmer SWC Xtreme Cone Skimmer 250 A [SWC Xtreme 250A Cone] - $749.99 : SWC - Salt Water Connection, Protein Skimmers, Calcium Reactors, Filters & Lights

    SWC XTREME 300 Cone Protein Skimmer SWC Xtreme 300A Protein skimmer [SWC Xtreme 300 Cone] - $649.99 : SWC - Salt Water Connection, Protein Skimmers, Calcium Reactors, Filters & Lights

    I am also a big fan of the new Warner Marine MF series skimmers as the MF-251 would work great, especially if sump space is an issue. The MF series has the smallest footprint in it's class.
     
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  6. chris 67

    chris 67 Plankton

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    Ok so i got it figured out ... I went with the swc 350 extream skimmer because i got a sweet deal on it....:)

    I still wanted that cone:(
     
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    Awesome, I'm glad you got what you wanted!
     
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    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    Gcarrol what is the issues with the octopus Skimmers? I was gonna her a swc 160 but then decided on the octopus 1000sss because I heard it was better?

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  9. Zeyphon

    Zeyphon Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I think the issue is with the Sicce pumps used on the older Octopus line, as far as I know the Bubble Blaster pumps used on the Super Reef Octopus skimmers are quite good.
     
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  10. pmrossetti1

    pmrossetti1 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    it's the Sicce 2500 that're a problem. the new 1000 series is good.
     
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