Poll On Which Skimmer I Should Get...

[ryangrieder]

Please Select From The Poll.

i have a new 46g oceanic tank that i am setting up. i am debating on which skimmer i should get for it. undecided between 5 of them...sooooo i wanted your opinion and advice! whatever you pick please tell me why you like it. i have the TUNZE 9002 right now but dont think its going to be enough for this.

 

[beerfish]

I love the ASM skimmers, but have never tried the small one.

I have an Urchin laying around that I'd sell cheap or trade if you decide to go that route. It's a decent skimmer, but can be a little finicky.

 

[ryangrieder]

well if i decide that one then i will definetly keep that in mind. i have a friend who swears by AquaC and keeps telling me to get that one

 

[jaa1456]

I have a reef octopus and I like them, I have heard alot of good things about the vertex in, although a lot of people are selling theirs for some reason. The smaller ASM's I heard have problems with seals leaking.

 

[NYreefNoob]

what made u choose these as ur list ?

 

[Killerdrgn]

I don't think any of these skimmers would work on a Pool.

 

[ryangrieder]

well i been doing a real lot of reading on skimmers on here and everyone that owns one of them said they had good reasons to like them. the price range is under 300 for all of them too. i wanted to spend 2-300 on one. all these brands seem to had good replys so i wanted to see what people thought on these before i just bought one and end up finding out something is better.

 

[ryangrieder]

I don't think any of these skimmers would work on a Pool.

hahaha i know i realized after i did it i spelt poll wrong and cant change it lol

 

[reefs4life]

I personally love my ASM G4+ and I've had experience with the ASM G2 and Mini-G I like them all. I set up a tank for my ex and it was only a 29G and I used an ASM G2 so maybe if you can find a larger one than the Mini-G for a good price you should consider it, won't do any harm in my opinion.

 

[NYreefNoob]

vertex in 80 or a euroreef rs 80

 

[dj ze]

im using the super reef octopuss cone skimmer and love it by the way i have a six month old tunze 9410 if youre interested i could let it go for around 300 paid 430

 

[ryangrieder]

doesnt that tunze do up to like 300g? i think thats a bit much for a 46g

 

[qy7400]

I have the Tunze 9010 and its been set and forget, from there I'd go with the Reef Octopus.

 

[ryangrieder]

UPDATE:

vortec IN-80 is now in the running as well! thanks to NYreefnoob...thanks

 

[dj ze]

i had the tunze running on my 180 it worked like a horse but i upgrade my system to 550 gallons its just to small now but on a smaller tank as long as you feed heavy you probably would be alright but if you go with something else the super reef octopuss is the best for the buck i love mine

 

[ryangrieder]

you had it on a 180...thats 5x the size of this tank lol. that thing would probably pull out the chemicals i dose within 5 minutes lol. thanks alot though. yeah i see alot of people like the reef octopus!

 

[E.intheC]

vertex in 80 or a euroreef rs 80

+1.
However, "Reef Octopus" isn't a specific poll answer, really.. It's a brand and there are many different skimmers you could buy. Some are great (so I've heard), and some aren't so great.


Also, take a look at the Bubble Magus (not magnus, like so many people call them for some reason, lol) NAC7 and also the SWC 120 Cone. (They're tough to find though..)

I think someone mentioned that a lot of people are selling their Vertex skimmers... I have only seen 2 for sale in the past few months on this site, (one of them is mine) and I'm only selling because it's too big for my tank/bioload.

 

[beerfish]

well i been doing a real lot of reading on skimmers on here and everyone that owns one of them said they had good reasons to like them. the price range is under 300 for all of them too. i wanted to spend 2-300 on one. all these brands seem to had good replys so i wanted to see what people thought on these before i just bought one and end up finding out something is better.

Wow... for $200-$300 you could probably get two or three of them used and see which you like best!

 

[ryangrieder]

wow i really like that bubble-magnus NAC7.....damn i knew this would happen....ugh lol

 

[shawn]

I have the euro reef and love it alot