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Old 01-06-2013, 01:01 AM
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Default Anyone on here have a Vertex Omega 150 Protein Skimmer ?

thinking of running a Vertex Omega 150 Protein Skimmer on my new setup and thought id ask if anyone had any experance with one?
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Old 01-06-2013, 04:45 AM
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A friend of mine at work just got one for his new build. Unfortunately came shipped with a broken air intake pipe.
He said build quality is top notch. Won't know performance till it hits water.
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Old 01-06-2013, 12:59 PM
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They look very close to a bubble king so I can imagine they work well, it's vertex product so you can almost assume they work good. I was looking at reviews before and they look like its a well liked slimmer so far but it's still fairly new . My thought is go to a Lfs store and find a skimmer for under 400 bucks that looks this nice and built this well that can handle up to 150 gallons. Only thing I would wonder about us the sicci pump never used them before but had a friend with a return pump and seemed good. I ordered some of there powerheads the other day.
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Old 01-06-2013, 02:39 PM
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I think most concerning about the Sicce pump is they are being custom built for Vertex, so parts down the road may be difficult to come by. But it looks like a great skimmer and, since I'm in need of an upgrade, I am considering this also.
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Old 01-06-2013, 03:05 PM
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Ya I thought about the pump too. I think I'm gonna get one for sure but I'm gonna price a replacement impeller just to b safe. It also has a two year warentee

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Old 01-06-2013, 03:19 PM
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I picked one up last week. Been set up and running producing amazing thick skim mate since day two! Runs very quiet. Optimal water depth is 7 1/2" or so but can be adjusted for other depths.

Photo from last Saturday night when it was installed into my sump
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Can anyone with this skimmer please update this thread?
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Old 02-04-2013, 06:20 PM
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What would you like to know? I have been running this skimmer since the end of December and haven't had an issue.
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Old 02-04-2013, 06:49 PM
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are you happy with its performance? is the nog nice and dark? pump still quiet?
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Skimmer has been running great. No noise what so ever. Everything on my reef runs "whisper" quiet. Just cleaned the skimmer on Saturday and just took this pic tonight. I would recommend this skimmer to anyone! The bubbles are NOT coming from those skimmer. They are coming from an air stone with my Nitra-Guard bio-cubes.

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