cheap prizim pro skimmer on a 10g?

volitanking · 03-01-2006, 10:43 PM

the owner of my lfs has had the same prizim pro skimmer for about 6 months. i know thire not that good ive read previous threads about thier crappyness lol but he wants 50 bucks for it. would it be worth it? im broke and every penny saved is worth it to me!!! its for my 10g reef with 5g sump. has anybody used one? do they skimm? need some imput please!!!!! thanks TRT!!

gwen_o_lyn · 03-01-2006, 10:55 PM

These skimmers suck- save your money up for a good skimmer. My prizm only lasted about 9 months- so if you get 6 more months of life out of it, then you are doing good. Is it worth it to you for a skimmer that will only last another 6 months if that?

volitanking · 03-01-2006, 11:03 PM

what broke on it? i am on a really tight budget and want to spend as little as possible if they suck that bad then i wont get one but i need a skimmer ive been skimmerless for 3 months and really want one!! my lfs has some locally made ones that look good and they say there awsome but like 120$ i want to get a cheaper one that works.

gwen_o_lyn · 03-01-2006, 11:07 PM

They aren't very durable- a little plastic piece snapped off mine making it very hard to get back together- everytime I cleaned it, I always wondered if I could get it to work again. Also it started to leak around the pump- I guess the seal went bad. I guess that wouldn't be an issue if you keep it in the sump. I don't recommend wasting your money like I did.

Loverotties · 03-01-2006, 11:12 PM

Save your money and get something better,watch e=bay and do your weekly water changes and you'll do good till you get a REAL skimmer.

volitanking · 03-01-2006, 11:13 PM

thanks gwen thats what i thought i would hear. i guess ill fork over some more money for a better skimmer