Looking to switch out skimmers again! What's good and well built these days???

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

That's right , I am looking for skimmer number eight !! I buy them use them and eventually switch them out !! So what's the new bad boy on the block!!

Past skimmers : tunzi , Swc 120,160, I tech200 , reef oct diablo , cadlight Tia series.

And now I'm using the seaside aquatics cs1 and it works great and makes peanut butter but I want a new one and I want to know what everyone is using.......and I decided not to try anything new on the market .
( Lot of cheap junk out there ) And I want to keep it in the $500 ball park.

So who is using what??

 

[bklynreef]

If your interested im selling my ASM G5. looking for $250. pm me if your interested.
http://www.fishtanksdirect.com/asm-g5700gallonproteinskimmer.aspx

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Wow nice monster but that won't fit in my sump lol thank you . I'm looking for pump inside skimmer.

 

[kres1024]

How about the jebao d700 to test out
I believe it's around $250 new at pop corals

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Wow you beat Dave to the sales pitch lol and it's. $255 lol

 

[kres1024]

Wow you beat Dave to the sales pitch lol and it's. $255 lol

Lol... I run all the skimz skimmers on my systems and am happy with them..and was curious to test out the jeabo line cause they look identical to the skimz and half the cost , but they don't have a bigger skimmer out yet for my water volume
The d700 is to small to try out on my 400 gallon

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

It looks nice and I asked Dave to let me try it lol

 

[kres1024]

It looks nice and I asked Dave to let me try it lol

Yea I would have asked also if I had a smaller tank to try it on..
Unless I set up yet another tank just to try the skimmer..but doubt the wife would go for that one..lol

 

[E.intheC]

I got a Vertex Omega 130 for my Midi. I like the build quality but I have zero opinion on the skimmate because I haven't used a sump (return pipe issues, nothing to do with the skimmer).

Have you looked at the Omega 150 or the Skimz line?

The pump is really important. I always recommend staying away from knock off branded skimmers because their pumps usually suck.

 

[cryptics]

I have the Avast Marine CS1 with the swabbie and the locker. I love it. I chose to build it all myself which was easy. I am in no way a DIY guy. It is recirculating which is a great feature and allows it to be in water up to the neck. Very underrated. With the skimmer, swabbie and locker I haven't had to clean the skimmer in months and it fills the 5l locker every week

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

I have the Avast Marine CS1 with the swabbie and the locker. I love it. I chose to build it all myself which was easy. I am in no way a DIY guy. It is recirculating which is a great feature and allows it to be in water up to the neck. Very underrated. With the skimmer, swabbie and locker I haven't had to clean the skimmer in months and it fills the 5l locker every week

That sounds like something worth looking into thank you!
And I agree , a lot of skimmers out there with terrible pumps or lousy air intake if not both! The cadlight Tia series is actually among the top three worse skimmers I have owned ! But I agree ........a lot of junk to sort through.

 

[cryptics]

The CS1 uses a Sicce PSK-1000. You just need like a maxijet 900 or something as a feed. I used to have a Aquac EV180 which I didn't love but did the job. Major drawback was it required a MAG 9.5 to operate properly. Way too much heat and power consumption for what it does.

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Just replaced my Deltec SC2060 for a ReefOctopus Elite 200 with DC pump about a month ago and I must say I was incredibly impressed with the skimmers performance and quality.

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Just replaced my Deltec SC2060 for a ReefOctopus Elite 200 with DC pump about a month ago and I must say I was incredibly impressed with the skimmers performance and quality.

That looks like a nice setup but the footprint seems a bit large .

 

[pauliwalnuts]

Hey, you asked what was good and well built...lol. I think they make a smaller and bigger version of this skimmer btw.

 

[james1990]

LifeReef skimmer HANDS DOWN. reef dynamics close second

 

[E.intheC]

LifeReef skimmer HANDS DOWN. reef dynamics close second

Has LifeReef come out with anything new in the past 5-10 years? Just wondering because the last I looked at them was in 2008 or 2009 and the reviews were "they're good skimmers but outdated". Their overflow boxes are arguably the best in the market but the skimmers.....

Also what's your opinion of Euro Reef skimmers?

 

[CHINO THE BOSS]

Nice selection of skimmers!!!
Why u don't try an external?
They are beast

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Nice selection of skimmers!!!
Why u don't try an external?
They are beast

I'm scared of leaks lol but I only have a 57 rimless so I don't need anything super powerful .

 

[cono]

the reason why lifereef hasn't come out with anything new is because why fix something that isn't broken