Guess I'm up that creek without a paddle.

What's best skimmer to buy under $500?.

Thanks

Give us some info
Tank and sump size, what kind of corals, how much live rock, how many and what size fish

JL Aquatics and Reef Supplies are both good and carry a lot of different products from one another. Even when our dollar was on par I still found JL to be cheaper than the US by the time shipping was factored in. They both also have good websites and carry a wide variety of items.

120 gallon tank, 55 gallon sump no fish yet no coral yet, forgot how much the rock weighs lol.

Curve 7 or 9 from bubble magus great skimmers and both under $500 with money left for something else:)

I asked about these items as it can have a bearing on how much skimmer you need.
No SPS and a small fish load requires a smaller skimmer than a tank packed full of SPS and fish.
If you're not sure, go with the larger-sized suggestions. Then you won't have to upgrade.
To a point, a larger skimmer won't hurt your tank, just your wallet.

Cheers you know I'm gonna get it loaded😁

Vertex omega 150!!

Moved to this forum.

Besides our buy/sell, not sure how you can do better than some of our sponsors.

+ 1 I had one on my 90 g and 50 g sump worked flawlessly for me. :thumb: bought it at J&L .