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01-17-2004, 10:32 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: New Jersey
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mrc or euro reef?
I'm buying a skimmer next weekend and I'm torn between the mr1 and euroreef cs6-1 and help would be great if you have these would you recomend them? any bad things about these? and do i have to add anything to these or can i just plug i in and use it?
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01-17-2004, 10:35 AM
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Administrator
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I've owned two of each of those brands and like them both. The euro is as quiet as they come and as simple to use as well. The mrc is more tunable though and can pull more out for your dollar if you're willing to learn to use it correctly.
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01-17-2004, 10:36 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Oxford Ga
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Well i just bought a Euroreef and mine was just a plug and play
wonderful skimmer..........but i have heard good things about the MReef allso
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01-17-2004, 11:04 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: New Jersey
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i think this is going to be hrder than i thought lol 
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01-17-2004, 11:42 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Lakewood, WA
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I would say that the euroreef is a very nice skimmer, and probably one of the best available. But the skimmers from MRC are also very top quality! I think that the euroreef skimmers run more efficiently, i.e. use less electricity. So good luck with your decision.
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01-17-2004, 12:03 PM
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Stress Monger
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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I have a MR3 and I'm very pleased with it. Great product and very reasonably priced.
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01-17-2004, 01:42 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jasper GA
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I have had both and recommend the ER if you don't want to have to play with it to get it to skim. I got too frustrated with my Myreefs and replaced them with EuroReefs. JME
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01-17-2004, 01:45 PM
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ROOTS...ROCKS...REGGAE
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: south suburbs of Chicago,Il USA
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Thread hi-jack LOL.
What about Tunze? Any opinions about the quality, noise, efficiency??
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01-17-2004, 02:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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I have replaced all my old skimmers (including a Euroreef that was beginning to cloud) with MRC skimmers. I like the tunability of the MRC skimmers, and I have yet to have issues with any of them. Most bang for the bux as well. They work well as either in sump or remote units.
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01-18-2004, 06:05 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
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01-18-2004, 11:15 AM
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Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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HEH!!! Best check the prices as well... 
"Yeah, I'd consider one (a Euroreef), Lemme just go out here and pick another couple of leaves off my Money Tree..." quote from an ATlantean LFS owner...
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01-18-2004, 01:50 PM
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http://atlanta-smas.org/
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Location: auburn
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i have an mr2 with an extended neck on my 335. it gives me all the skimming i could ask for. now that the myreefs have the removable collar they are the best on the market in my opinion,
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01-18-2004, 03:32 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Oxford Ga
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Well the only reason i went for the EuroReef is i dont know how to do plumbing.................lol............so i wanted something i could just stick in the sump and start working...............and that is what i did..............wowwwww some of the yuk stuff the first week...and since then..........i have to throw it out once a week and sometimes twice. My red slime that i have had problems with for 2 years is gone now.............knock on wood.........
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01-18-2004, 04:09 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Southern Ca.
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We run Euro reef's in both our tanks and could not be happier.
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01-18-2004, 04:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jasper GA
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Quote:
Originally posted by tdwyatt
HEH!!! Best check the prices as well...
"Yeah, I'd consider one (a Euroreef), Lemme just go out here and pick another couple of leaves off my Money Tree..." quote from an ATlantean LFS owner...
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They aren't that bad considering they include the pump. Also, the ES series are cheaper. This place has blemished models as well. http://www.h2otropicals.com/
Steve
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