Orcus Varuna
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Hi all, I need some help with an HOB skimmer reccomendation for my 29 gallon reef. For some back story, the skimmer on my work tank (an aquac remora which I absolutely hate so I can rule that out) has sprung a leak and needs to be replaced. I currently have the Eshoppes PSK-75H on my home tank and am going to donate it to the work tank. I like the Eshoppes but it has a couple of things that irritate the he** out of me. It is hard to clean, difficult to adjust and I find it to be quite noisy (the tank is in my bedroom). Other then that the Eshoppes is awesome!
My requirements for the new skimmer are as follows... It must be easy to clean, easy to adjust, "quieter" (I know I am never going to get silent on an HOB skimmer but I just want it to be quieter with a nicely designed silencer system. I am hoping the silencer helps as the eshoppes does not have one), HOB not in tank (pump can be internal or external as heat is not an issue) and finally i do not want to buy another skimmer for a nice long while so it must work well on a larger tank if/when I upgrade.
I have narrowed my choices to the Aquamaxx HOB-1, Aqumaxx ConeS HOB and Reef Octopus classic 1000. The only issue is I am now in a state of paralysis by analysis and this thread is my cry for help :lolspin:. Finally I am open to other suggestions if there is a consensus better choice that I am not aware of!!! Thank you all for your help.
My requirements for the new skimmer are as follows... It must be easy to clean, easy to adjust, "quieter" (I know I am never going to get silent on an HOB skimmer but I just want it to be quieter with a nicely designed silencer system. I am hoping the silencer helps as the eshoppes does not have one), HOB not in tank (pump can be internal or external as heat is not an issue) and finally i do not want to buy another skimmer for a nice long while so it must work well on a larger tank if/when I upgrade.
I have narrowed my choices to the Aquamaxx HOB-1, Aqumaxx ConeS HOB and Reef Octopus classic 1000. The only issue is I am now in a state of paralysis by analysis and this thread is my cry for help :lolspin:. Finally I am open to other suggestions if there is a consensus better choice that I am not aware of!!! Thank you all for your help.
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