Skimmer King - I assume your comment "Its called buy from me this skimmer is the best. IS It? please explain why" Was directed to us since reefwars did not post commercially?
We have had this discussion before and like I tried to explain, we are not salesmen. I'm not and neither are my guys. We built our business on honesty, we treat every client like a personal friend. We don't sell you what you don't need.
But anyway....on to the topic
Your list below is not accurate.
220 gal right
sump Size
bio load
chemicals u use
type of fish u have
corals you have
room for insump
room for external
BUDGET
I think
budget should be very first on the list. With being said, lots has changed in the past few years.
Most skimmer available to the hobby will do a good job if you buy the right size.
What makes a skimmer "the best you can get for the money" you ask? Simple, the longevity of the pump.
We have sold 232 (Two hundred and thirty two) Bubble Magus skimmers since the inception of our current software (was not able to check prior) and wanna guess how many pumps came back for warranty? 3 pumps!
Pump 1 Curve 5 with a bad impeller
Pump 2 Curve 9 with a bad impeller
Pump 3 E5 with a dead pump
We have also started selling out of warranty pumps. We sold 3 pumps out of the remaining 229 skimmers sold since 2011. Under $100 I may add :-)
I could get into the pump replacement and cost for the high dollar items but I would not want to **** off my suppliers
Skimmers have come a LLLLOONG way. Skimmer such as Bubble Magus and Octopus have taken over market share.
With that being said, I in no way saying that the high dollar items suck but what I am saying is that we are lucky as hobbiest to have choice these days. You don't need to spend $1000 to get a quality skimmer anymore.
Have a good day Mike