ATB vs. Vertex Alpha Cone
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vanillagorila
It stings the nostrils
your going to get a lot of biased people on here (I'm one of them) saying that their brand skimmer is better than the other. you should check out the ATB skimmer club (in the ATB forum) and the Vertex Alpha skimmer club (in the PA forum) and form your own opinion based off what the people who own them think of them.
if your thinking of putting this skimmer on a 67g, both alpha's (and the ATB med) are WAY too big and you won't get much out of them.
if your thinking of putting this skimmer on a 67g, both alpha's (and the ATB med) are WAY too big and you won't get much out of them.
chadfarmer
Premium Member
i would ask about replacment parts for the alpha
i see alot of people with bubble kings that if the impellor breaks they are waiting over a few months to get one
i see alot of people with bubble kings that if the impellor breaks they are waiting over a few months to get one
vanillagorila
It stings the nostrils
lol, who's doing the rating? where can I get that job!
vanillagorila
It stings the nostrils
+1
I thought you'd say that you already had the skimmer testing job Mojo?
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15616450#post15616450 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Emster
Yeah everyone's a self proclaimed skimmer expert
oh I agree with that. I never claimed to be an expert. But I have invested as much money and time as anyone I have ever met to test different brands of skimmers and to draw a unbiased conclusion.
Any bias on my part is to help those get a great product from my conclusion. I can say that I made some comments about the alpha 250 well people didnt like it very well. Although the suggestion I made about the skimmers air draw were taken into consideration and new noxxles were made t allow this to happen. The 170 did work better but again Ihad some surging problems and was able to get rid of them. But others have had the same issue.
I can say that I have not had this issue on any other skimmer I have tested no matter what the cost.
Good luck getting anything vof value from this thread as I foresee it becoming very opinionated.
Both skimmers IMO , lol, have their pros and cons. The alpha is built like a tank and runs ok.
The ATB is the same price or a little more and runs really well. Built well but with not quite as thick of materials but still a better performer from my experience from both of them.
Alpha 170 after 3 days of running
atb after 3 days
vanillagorila
It stings the nostrils
maybe your Alpha 170 didn't pull as much skim because you ran the ATB 840 v1.5 first and the ATB skimmed your tank so well that it didn't leave anything for the Alpha.
J/K of course.
J/K of course.
coral_lagoon
Pushrod Powered
My Alpha 170 with the Red Dragon 1500 pump does a good job skimming my 60gallon reef tank, and I only have 1 fish. It also fits perfectly in my 10gallon sump which I was very surprised because the skimmer is pretty freaken big..
I think you should just get the 170 for your 67gallon.. The rating for this skimmer is 40-200 gallons..
I think you should just get the 170 for your 67gallon.. The rating for this skimmer is 40-200 gallons..
addicted2reefin
New member
i just got turned off on the alphas by their cone shape, the atb has more acute angle to them, which would seem better with a cone skimmer imo, also mojo the alpha looks pretty crooked in that picture.
coral_lagoon
Pushrod Powered
The Alpha has these pointed rubber bushings at the bottem. Which absorbs any vibrations. The rubber is real soft to. Thats why in the above picture, with the Vertix and ATB. The Alpha looks a little crooked. Those can be taken off though. With that being said, I left mine on, and it sits flat in my sump..
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