My last skimmer

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Jeremy,

I am finishing up on my last system build for the next 5 years. 100g with a 48" sump/refugium and a 30g frag tank (later) I am running the Vertex Omega 150 and it is a beast on my 60g cube but I am thinking that it will not be enough on my new system.

I am SPS dominate, DSB and high fish load/heavy feeding. I was looking into the BK Double cone 180 with RD3 pump, which I like because I can vary speed for higher/lower bio-load. I was also interested in the Vertex Alpha 170 but thinking more the 200. Also in the running is the ATI 200i Powercone. That skimmer looks promising.

What would your choices be? Budget not an issue

Thanks,

Kasei
 
Hey bud,

Actually it no longer will work for me. I just went to a120g plus the sump and frag tank. So total volume is now about 160-170g now fully stocked and high bio-load. So now I do need a new skimmer. I was just looking at the new skimz 163 dc skimmer but can't find a review.
 
If budget is not an issue I would say the Super Marin 200, Double Cone 180 / 200, or the Alpha 200. All are really strong 8" body skimmers, with the exception of the Double Cone 180 - 7" body. I think the SM 200 would be my top choice for this setup.
 
Jeremy,

What do you think about the new DC pump skimmers? Are they worth it? Is there any performance benefits or just a gimmick? Can you really adjust them for bio-load (lph for smaller/larger systems)? Have you had a chance to play with any of them? What's your opinion?

Thanks
 
They work very well from first tests, it's just the long term reliability that's unknown yet because they're so new. Having said that, I can tell you that the pumps seem to be built really well for a Chinese product, and the efficiency / performance is great so far.

Here is my take on adjustable skimmers, either with an adjustable venturi or an adjustable DC pump....

Having the adjustments are nice to dial in a skimmer if you're fairly protein skimmer savvy. For newer hobbyists they can be somewhat of a pain to get dialed in though until you're more familiar with how a skimmer works, changes made, etc.

Every skimmer body / neck size has a sweet spot of water flow and air draw that it will run optimally at for the given water volume and bioload that is on the system. By cutting air draw and water flow to a skimmer you are to a very small extent making that skimmer work on a lower bioload / smaller water volume system, but it's VERY small at that. You can do more harm by not filling the body and neck with the correct amount of air and water than what you are just adjusting the skimmer for the bioload.

Having said all of that I look at the adjustments of being able to fine tune for your specific volume and bioload, rather than saying you now have an 8" body skimmer that you can make work on a 75g tank, which it will still be way too big for, or a 330g tank by cranking up the pump, which it will be way too small for.

I hope this all makes sense? It's kind of hard to explain online, easier over the phone.
 
About to test the Skimz Monzter DC SM163 and wait for the BK Double Cone 180 to come in. If the Skimz works well then I will wait on the BK.
 
I am hearing conflicting reports of them coming in soon, to them not coming in at all. Thats why I went with Skimz. If it does come out I "might" try it out.
 
I just got my skimz sm353 that thing is a beast
 

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PM me a price. As usual you are a hard man to reach ;). I got the GEO nano also :). Very good reactor. Should sell well. Keeping the 65g at 440 cal and 11.4 dkh fully stocked. fast setup. Picking up 2 Spectra today. So going to be bugging you for more equipment!!
 
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