PROTEIN SKIMMER w 530GPH PUMP POWERHEAD

[Vinage]

i seem to find this skimmer everywhere online and its cheap

http://cgi.ebay.com/AQUARIUM-TANK-PR...efaultDomain_0

does anyone know if this thing actually works? and what would be the max gallon it would work on?

[Madreefer]

$39.95+ tax
$19.99 to ship to Canada

It says good for tanks up to 150G. I call bull***t on that.
It's really cheap but you get what you pay for.
Much better off putting out the extra $40 to buy a much better used skimmer for $100.

[gobytron]

have you used one madreefer?

You get what you pay for is what alot of people said about Bubble Magus when they first appeared on ebay...

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by gobytron

have you used one madreefer?

You get what you pay for is what alot of people said about Bubble Magus when they first appeared on ebay...

No I have not. But if it's good enough for up to 150g I guess that's a great buy. I'm sure you wont be wasting your money. Maybe a Seaclone would be a good buy as well, they are also rated for up to 150g

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

No I have not. But if it's good enough for up to 150g I guess that's a great buy. I'm sure you wont be wasting your money. Maybe a Seaclone would be a good buy as well, they are also rated for up to 150g

except that many people have used and reviewed sea clones and we know from user experience that they are inefficient.

writing a piece of equipment off just because it's cheap is somewhat ignorant IMO.
and again. as a recent example we all saw alot of that same ignorance when Bubble Magus' first came out and now that they are widely accepted as a decent piece of equipment they sell for significantly more.

for 60$, it might be worth a try and a review for everyone else here...

[JonT]

Originally Posted by gobytron

except that many people have used and reviewed sea clones and we know from user experience that they are inefficient.

writing a piece of equipment off just because it's cheap is somewhat ignorant IMO.
and again. as a recent example we all saw alot of that same ignorance when Bubble Magus' first came out and now that they are widely accepted as a decent piece of equipment they sell for significantly more.

for 60$, it might be worth a try and a review for everyone else here...

Big difference being that the Magus, and other lower costing units were copies of the high end skimmers that had big $$ spent on R&D. This thing looks more like a seaclone than a high end skimmer.

When the magus was used, it did preform similar to the high ends, I am going to wager my money this will preform similar to equal units like the seaclone.

I would have to agree with a comment above. Save a bit more, and get a better, and known unit.



Side note, that seller is selling lots of items that are lower priced knock offs. I am sure that they don't use the materials that the brand named versions do, and thus you could be risking your tanks health.