180 Tank Owners Please Respond

[huskysglare1]

I am on the same boat. I've done a lot of research and i think i will go with SWC 250 1A. I don't want to keep upgrading and i've read a lot of good things about the SWC 250 1A. Right now, they're going for 750.

 

[TampaReefer79]

Thanks gang keep it coming...anyone have more than one jawfish in their tank?

I had a 180 with 6 blue headed jawfish...with a DSB and tons of live rock rubble for them. They like shells and rubble and mixed degrees of grain size.

I also just bought a 180 as well. I am planning on using a ASM G3 for now then probably upgrade when I start to get heavy in the fish load..

I run an ASM G3 on my 180 Display. Including sump its about 200 gal of water volume. I have 15 fish and lots of SPS coral. Ive always had good results with that skimmer.

i have a 220g with heavy fish ,light coral
i run a ASM G-4XX and iam happy with it

I didn't realize so many people still use ASM skimmers? I thought they went out with bellbottoms. :fun4: Not knockin, just sayin. :jester:


Oh and I LOVE my SWC-300A. I had a MSX-250 on my 180 and hated it. The Sicce pumps weren't for me...the Askoll on my MSX is wonderful. I can't even tell when it's on versus when it isn't. (the tank is still being put together so the skimmer isn't on 24/7) The best bang for the buck I guess USED TO BE the ASM, but now it's the SWC line. SWC blows the ASM away.

 

[one clownfish]

I have an ASM G4X with the gate,recirculating,mesh mod on my 220 and its awesome!! Also have a 100gal refugium with a DSB. Always have rock solid parameters. Heavy on the fish side.

 

[nightOwl]

Thanks again to the people responding...a new skimmer budget has been started...lol.

TampaReefer79,

Do you have any pictures of your tank or your aqua-scaping you had with 6 jawfish. What other fish did you have? I was hoping I could at least have two...I love how they are busy bodies and add so much character to a tank. 180 is empty right now but i am trying to plan out how everything will be ( fish, equipment, etc) before I tear down my basement wall.

Henry