NEWBIE NEEDS HELP!!! PLEASE REPLY!!!

[FLOPPYFISH]

HI, I POSTED THIS MESSAGE LAST WEEK AND COULDN'T FIND IT TODAY SO I'LL ASK YOU THIS AGAIN... I HAVE A 15 GAL. TANK(24*12*12) AND I NEED A GOOD SKIMMER FOR IT. I ORIGINALY BOUGHT A RED SEA BERLIN AIR LIFT 40 BUT RETURNED IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT TOOK UP TOO MUCH SPACE(IN TANK SKIMMER), I WANTED TO BUY A PRIZM BUT I 'M UNSURE OF THEM BECAUSE OF THE MIXED REVIEWS, I HAVE SEEN A LEE'S BRAND SKIMMER AT MY LPS BUT IT LOOKS PRETTY CHEAP, ANY RECOMENDATIONS FOR ME GUYS I'D GREATLY APPRECIATE THE HELP!!
THANKS IN ADVANCE, MATT

 

[Anonymous]

Here are your answers to your other questions.

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[reefworm]

Hi Matt, and welcome on board! Just a minor point of board etiquette - all caps is the equivalent of SHOUTING ! Only use it to emphasize a point.
Thanks!

regards,

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[PManz]

Floppyfish...

I have both a lees and a prizm skimmer. I bought the Lees first bc I was short on cash and needed a skimmer and later upgraded to the prizm. Based on my experiences wih the Lees the prizm rock. The Lees will require a lot of tinkering with and you need \to understand how an air-driven skimmer works to be able to adjust it. FWIW, if it was my decision I would go with a Prizm.

paul

 

[Anonymous]

You don't need a skimmer.
Jim

 

[SPC]

I agree with Jim, save your money and buy some salt so you can do water changes instead.
Steve

 

[monkeyboy]

If you've got some bucks kicking around, pick up a prizim or a seaclone, they should be fine on a 15. If this is going to be a soft coral tank, it may benefit from the lack of a skimmer. Just grow some macroalgae for some nutrient export.