My SRO 2000 should be here today. Going in my 120
Hello Everybody there ;
I'm upgrading to a 75g and will use my current 38g (36"x12"x20"h) DT as a sump/refugium. I have not do it yet so I can baffle the tank as I want. It will have (2) 4" socks, the new protein Skimmer that I haven't selected yet, refugium, bubble trap and return pump.
I am between the SRO 2000 Internal for $409.99 or the Diablo 6" for $329.99.
What's your opinion? I'll be buying it tomorrow! Thanks in advance!
Just came in. I still probably have a month or so till I can gather all the parts to get the tank running. I'l let you know though how I like it. First impression though. It looks well built. Havnt heard many things bad about the BB pump. One thing I don't care for much is I don't see how to clean the bubble chamber easily. Cup seems large to hold a good amount of skim and comes off with a good pull. It's held in with an o-ring. Cup does have a drain and they include a hose for it already so that can always be an option. Here's a pic. I just threw it together quickly.
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Two completely different skimmers.
The one tested uses the otp pump and really is the bottom of the line. A better comparison would have been one of the Diablo skimmers with either the sicce 600 or the 1000 pump.
I don't think there is much difference in skimmer design when comparing all of these differnt skimmers, but it really comes down to the pump itself.
In my case i clean the whole simmer once in a while with vinager....