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Old 09-08-2011, 03:46 AM
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Well my old used skimmer has finially died. I fixed it and it ran for a day and quit again. So now I'm in the market for a new skimmer. Was looking at doing used but so far with used I'm not having any luck. ( broken/ died right away) So I think I'm going with new.
So I'm just starting to look but what is a good skimmer with a reasonable price?
Right now I have a med to high bio load, with a 150g display and a 30g sump ( actual water ) I have a mix of Lps and sps.
I would like to be in the 400 and less price range if at all possible.
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Old 09-08-2011, 05:05 AM
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vertex.....in180 may do, or you could go bigger too for around that price range
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Old 09-08-2011, 03:05 PM
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SWC makes great skimmer for around that price.
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Old 09-09-2011, 03:13 AM
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Get an SWC 180 cone skimmer. Easy to setup, no muss no fuss! They work great! Call Paul at Oceanic Corals (site sponsor) he'll hook you up!
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Old 09-09-2011, 04:36 AM
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Well it's gonna have to wait now. Work is sending me out of town for a few weeks. But I'm still gonna be looking for one so please keep up the suggestion. I'm leaning towards the in-180, but I've not made up my mind. Witch ones have good pumps on them? I don't want starting issues or anything else?
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Old 09-09-2011, 07:09 AM
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If you want to have no starting issues stick to needlewheels and avoid the meshwheel designs.... You might have to go up a skimmer size to get equal performance though. Jm2c
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Old 09-11-2011, 04:09 PM
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I have a asm 2g skimmer for sale. Here is the thread. http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=73964
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