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belzebuth 01-10-2014 05:48 PM

Skimmer suggestion
 
Good morning everyone,
I just discover yesterday that the acrylic of my DIY skimmer has a crack. Now knowing how old and brittle this thing is .. I won’t even contemplate fixing it. :cry: Looking to buy a new one

Can anyone suggest a great skimmer?

The tank is 150 gl reef tank with a moderate fish load and I must add I have no room in the sump for additional equipment.

Thanks

MinPhase 01-10-2014 07:03 PM

I had a tunze skimmer that was very simple and worked great. They're pretty expensive but robust. Now I have a Red Sea C-skim which is working well but is much more finickey to dial in with up to 3 nobs to turn! That's all I know!

Ron99 01-10-2014 07:05 PM

Was going to suggest a vertex Omega 150 which is what I'm going to use on my new 120. But it's an in sump skimmer with a 11" x 8" or so footprint.

spit.fire 01-10-2014 07:08 PM

Get a bigger sump

FishyFishy! 01-10-2014 08:12 PM

Are you looking for an internal skimmer or an external skimmer?

mark 01-10-2014 10:36 PM

might be premature as not sure if my current needs replacing (sedra 5000 just started rattling) but tagging along for suggestions (145g moderate fish, hoping to get back into SPS, internal)

belzebuth 01-10-2014 11:25 PM

Quote:

Get a bigger sump
Getting a larger sump is not really an option for us. (already 65 gallon)

So the skimmer would have to be external definitely.

Ron99 01-10-2014 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by belzebuth (Post 872596)
Getting a larger sump is not really an option for us. (already 65 gallon)

So the skimmer would have to be external definitely.

Whatcha got in there to fill a 65 gallon sump on a 150 gallon tank? :lol:

martinmcnally 01-10-2014 11:48 PM

I cant say enough good things about Reef Octopus.

Jakegr 01-10-2014 11:51 PM

I have really liked my reef octopus diablo dc skimmer.


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