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02-17-2006, 03:22 PM
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is this a good skimmer?
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02-17-2006, 03:28 PM
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Shark
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ETSS are good skimmers, but kind of outdated now. For that money you could get a much better skimmer IMO.
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02-17-2006, 03:32 PM
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Anti-Acan Activist
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I had the next model up from the one you posted and though it was an okay skimmer it was WAY to inconsistent and difficult to dial in.
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02-17-2006, 03:34 PM
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good to know, any recomendations for a skimmer of that price or below?
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02-17-2006, 03:34 PM
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there are definately better options out there... I may even have a Reefmania beckett for sale that is WAY nicer and it also has a big waste collector that comes with it  It is a nice skimmer and works well.... however I am going to a much larger setup and will need a much larger skimmer.
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02-17-2006, 03:56 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2003
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this one doesn't look too bad: http://cgi.ebay.com/ECO-PLUS-6-INCH-...QQcmdZViewItem
i'm interested in the 8" model but i'm having the hardest time getting a pic of the needel wheel that its using.
you might want to check out asm skimmers. the g3 falls within that price....
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02-17-2006, 04:08 PM
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micro nut
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: TWIN CITIES
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reefmania.net
aquaticarcylics.com
talk to Bob or Scott.
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02-17-2006, 04:37 PM
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Axis of Evil
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jeffie, I don't think it's fair to say that ETS' are 'outdated'. I have one of their originals, back in the day, and they skim like no other. For a new tank I am setting up, I am planning on using an ETS. Becketts have the same criticism that they are inconsistent.
mtfatwork, it depends on what you plan to keep. If you are keeping soft corals, zoos, some hard corals (mostly LPS), almost any skimmer will work. If you are keeping sps, you can't go wrong with a downdraft or beckett (though I've no experience with becketts). Just be sure to size the skimmer for the size of your tank.
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02-17-2006, 04:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Brooklyn Center, MN
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Current technology are recirculating needle-wheel skimmers.......
So Yes I too consider them to be outdated, these are 1990s technology back when air-stone and venturis where the main competition .
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02-17-2006, 05:27 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Elko, MN
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Looks a little wimpy for that price. JMO...
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02-17-2006, 06:11 PM
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There is no kryptonite!
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I too resisted the newer technology of the needlewheels and recirculating skimmers, but the benefits are undeniable. Needlewheels are the way to go in my opinon and you can also step up the game by going with a recirculating needlewheel.
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02-17-2006, 06:44 PM
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TCMAS President
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Originally Posted by trodder
there are definately better options out there... I may even have a Reefmania beckett for sale that is WAY nicer and it also has a big waste collector that comes with it It is a nice skimmer and works well.... however I am going to a much larger setup and will need a much larger skimmer. |
Trodder will you pm me with details? I have a couple of months yet before I must have one, but am looking to soften the blow of the upgrade by buying stuff here and there between then.
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02-17-2006, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mattb
jeffie, I don't think it's fair to say that ETS' are 'outdated'. I have one of their originals, back in the day, and they skim like no other. For a new tank I am setting up, I am planning on using an ETS. Becketts have the same criticism that they are inconsistent.
mtfatwork, it depends on what you plan to keep. If you are keeping soft corals, zoos, some hard corals (mostly LPS), almost any skimmer will work. If you are keeping sps, you can't go wrong with a downdraft or beckett (though I've no experience with becketts). Just be sure to size the skimmer for the size of your tank.
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Will be keeping a mix in the tank but beginning to concentrate more on sps.
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02-17-2006, 07:01 PM
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Land Shark
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Will be keeping a mix in the tank but beginning to concentrate more on sps.
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If that's the case, don't get too many softies. Better off staying with an LPS/SPS tank, than a softy/LPS/SPS tank, IMO.
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02-17-2006, 07:04 PM
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softies and most lps will go into the other tank!!!
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