th nasty skimer topic

brentc · 10-07-2000, 10:10 PM

I know tis is old news for most ,but i am just getting staterd on my reef and have been useing my old under gravel fillters. wich are not doing the job. i stoped at thelfs tonight to look at skimers its worse then buying a new car.the price on the air stone style seemed god but i was most impressed with the way the pump driven venturie modles looked. teh 6 inch colums on these models seemed like they would do a beter job and were much easyer to adjust. any info would be greatly helpfull before i go spen the mony on what seems to be the biggest functioning part of this new reef.

10-08-2000, 12:44 AM

what size tank and what do you have in it?

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brentc · 10-08-2000, 09:25 AM

geedoug sory i should have known beter.my reef tank is in the proccess of beeeing put together one piec at a time .i have a 75 gall tank ,aprox. 45 lbs of lr ,a 15 gal sump with pre filter both diy ,2 2100 rio pumps ,1 damsel ,1 sally lightfoot crab and i am in the proccess of building my own canopy.the tank has been cycling for about 6 months and all levels chemicaly are in the very good range .

10-09-2000, 01:58 AM

Brent for a 75g tank suggestions range from the Red Sea Berlin, Turboflotor1000, Sipedon Maelstrom100, AquaC Remora, ETS Reef Devil.
They range in price from around $150 on sale and go up from there. The smaller CPR BakPak, Knop and clones, Seaclones and Skilters as well as many non name brand units may not perform satifactorily and you may wind up replacing them. You dont have to spend a fortune but you generally get what you pay for. HTH

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brentc · 10-09-2000, 08:22 PM

geedoug thanks fo the reply .ill stop back at the lfs this weekend and check out what they have a little closer.they seem to be very experianced in what they are doing.It seems nothing is very cheep in this new love i have goten myself into.but none the less i will continue.Like some one else said on the board it definatly becomes a new way of life and i love it!!!!!