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Old 05-28-2013, 04:45 AM
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Do your livestock a favour and buy a great skimmer!
I thought bubble magus are considered as great skimmers even cad lights have very good reps. But I may be wrong.
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Get an omega 150
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+1 on the omega
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http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-st...e-Skimmer.html

Bubble Magus Curve 5 for the money.
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I've been looking into this one.

http://reefbuilders.com/2013/05/22/a...otein-skimmer/
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Old 05-28-2013, 03:19 PM
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That thing looks sleek. But don't think its gonna make its way into Canadian market any time soon.
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I just bought the Cadlight skimmer I wanted a Reef octopus but it was out of my current budget and Cadlight skimmers are considerably cheaper and fit into my budget.

If it doesn't work as well as I like I can always ask Santa for the skimmer I would like
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For heavy bio load a better skimmer is a must IMHO. I got a csc-150. Same price as an omega and I think it performs as good or better in a smaller footprint. Plus massive collection cup.

Spend the extra $180 and get a better suited skimmer to your long term plan of heavy bioload.

Side note. Have been told bubble magus skimmers take a very long time to break in.
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Well some people don't have the extra money to blow on a more expensive skimmer, so people should truely stop recommending skimmers double the price of the OP's budget.

For your $200 budget... go with the Curve 5.

I had a Curve 7, and it did not take long to break in after a vinegar soak, and it pulled lots of goop out right away. It was also almost dead silent, contrary to other posters comments... who I really don't think have ever owned a new Curve skimmer.

Only reason I sold mine was because I upgraded to a larger tank. Otherwise it was a great skimmer for the money.
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Where can you pick up a BubbleKing for $500.00? I paid $1000.00 for my mini 180.
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