more on skimmers...new brands!

[ryan_lalande]

i have just visited champion lighting......and sen there line of skimmers that they carry.........i was wondering if anyone has used seen or even heard of these brands
ALS Aggressor Series
Excalibur
Predator
are these there own brands, becuase i know they make alot of there own things?
any help again would be great and thanks everyone for the replys on my last skimmer question i apprecite it..hope to hear from all of you!

 

[fungia]

i have seen both the predator and the excalibur and the predator looks like a standard beckett skimmer. it works pretty good to me and seems affordable for the skimming you get but the quality doesnt look as nice as some of the bigger brands. i think it is a small company that makes them for champion but i dont know for sure.

excalibur (if we are talking about the same one) wasnt a great skimmer. it looks underpowered and undersized and i dont think it compares with any of the big skimmers.

i am shopping for a skimmer now too and euroreef seems to be the winner according to most everyone here. i wanted a beckett like bullets but the cost with pump is too much. it eats a lot of electrcity too so people tell me.

 

[ryan_lalande]

euro reef is the big name brands...but the money is soo much and my job is over now cuase the place went out of business......

i am most likley gonanget the euro reef..however the turbo floater is still growing on me

anyways.......thanks for the reply hope to hear from more people on the subject

 

[Len]

Hey Ryan,
I'd really just get the Euroreef or some other high quality skimmer. I've known too many people who decide to upgrade skimmers by saving a few bucks initially; this always ends up costin more. I promise you with a high quality skimmer such as a Euroreef, it'll be buy once and never look back

 

[mountainbiker619]

yep..i agree..why waste good money on fish and corals with a so so skimmer. Either way you will spend the price difference..so either spend it now on the Euro-reef, or spend it later replacing the fish and corals that die due to poor water quality.

 

[Anonymous]

I have the Excalibur running on my 90 gallon. It works well for a hang on if the pump is clean, but the pump has this stupid design that you can't put a strainer on it, and it gets clogged constantly. I think it's a Rio pump.

 

[Anonymous]

I'm going to try the ASM skimmer. Its exactly the same as a euroreef. Granted its not as high quality construction. but for something that's just going to sit in my sump I'm not overly concerned and it is cheaper.
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[TomH]

Here's a pic of my ASM. Works great so far -- we'll see how it holds up over time.

 

[ryan_lalande]

this is silly
of all the fish i have lost and corals due to a improper werkin skimmer and products that i have bought becuase they are cheap, it about time i change
i upgraded everything on my tank, might as well upgrade one of the msot important peices of equiptment.

the euro reef es5-3 for 240 shipped is a good enough deal for me

thanks for all the help guys esspecailly len who has helpede me so much so far, whos advice i should have listened to in the first place instead of stressing myself out so much

 

[TomH]

Sounds like a great deal!

Good luck -- Be sure that your reef inhabitants give you the appropriate thanks!

 

[AllenF]

When I see pics of skimmers the skimmate looks nothing like what I get in mine. I see brown or very light colored "tea" or even "mt dew" colored skimmate.

Im told you cant really judge anything by the color of the skimmate or the amount of it.

However, my prism pro pulls out dark green pure crap stuff that smells like...well crap.

I am so glad that stuff comes out and doesnt stay in the tank but its interesting how much this varies from skimmer to skimmer and from tank to tank.

 

[mountainbiker619]

when I clean out the collection cup on my euro-reef..it is thick and dark brown..and the smell forces me to clamp my nose shut.