Skimmer Q&A Thread
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Drae
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maroonman
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I think I have narrowed it down to 3 of the 6 skimmers I was looking @.
I need to order one this week , Because my Upgrade will start next week.
Here is the rundown, 180- a 75 sump. Roughly 225lbs of LR. Light to mild bio on fish , Powder brown, regal tang, fox face, 3 cardinals, flame hawk, mandrine,carp. wrasse.blenny Lps Dominate. Med To heavy coral load.
Skimmer of choice.
Reef octopus extreme xs200 ( not the diablo ) 30 watt
Reef Octopus NWB 200 8" Classic .. 41 watts
Super Reef Octopus 2000 Internal ( high side of my budget but I like the 30watt .
not to cludder the thread , but to give you a idea of my coral load.
I need to order one this week , Because my Upgrade will start next week.
Here is the rundown, 180- a 75 sump. Roughly 225lbs of LR. Light to mild bio on fish , Powder brown, regal tang, fox face, 3 cardinals, flame hawk, mandrine,carp. wrasse.blenny Lps Dominate. Med To heavy coral load.
Skimmer of choice.
Reef octopus extreme xs200 ( not the diablo ) 30 watt
Reef Octopus NWB 200 8" Classic .. 41 watts
Super Reef Octopus 2000 Internal ( high side of my budget but I like the 30watt .
not to cludder the thread , but to give you a idea of my coral load.
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extreme xs200. which one is "not the diablo" ?
OK... the Diablo is the same skimmer( I think they just added the diablo sticker to it
). If your set on a reef octo, I would choose that one you linked to. It is a nice body and the PSK1000 is a decent pump in stock configuration.
azjohnny
Active member
What model Euroreef skimmer do you have?
Reef Dynamics makes a plug and play pump for Euroreef skimmers. Here is a direct replacement for a Sedra 3500
http://www.reefdynamics.com/Euro-Reef-Protein-Skimmer-Pump-Model-SP2-C-p/p-sp2-c.htm
Reef Dynamics makes a plug and play pump for Euroreef skimmers. Here is a direct replacement for a Sedra 3500
http://www.reefdynamics.com/Euro-Reef-Protein-Skimmer-Pump-Model-SP2-C-p/p-sp2-c.htm
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MarksReef
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Ok, I'll bite for suggestions. I've been away from reefing for a while now and lots of new stuff is out there.
Reef Octopus dc pumps seem like just another gadget to play with and the xs 160 changed to Aquatrance pumps. never heard of them.
I have a 93G. Sump footprint could be tight but not height.
Also the octopus says 6" of water. Does anyone keep their sump 6"? Not me...10 +
I want a quiet pump. living room style...
Reef Octopus dc pumps seem like just another gadget to play with and the xs 160 changed to Aquatrance pumps. never heard of them.
I have a 93G. Sump footprint could be tight but not height.
Also the octopus says 6" of water. Does anyone keep their sump 6"? Not me...10 +
I want a quiet pump. living room style...
zenom
New member
You might look at Reef Dynamics with the Eheim. I bought the INS-180E and I cannot hear it standing right next to the tank (tank is also in my basement living room). Super Quiet. For the 96 you might look at the INS-135E. They still say about 7" of water though. I just threw mine on an egg crate stand with PVC. The nice thing about the Reef Dynamics is that you do not need height above the skimmer to take the cup off. Unscrew and it comes off horizontally.
MarksReef
New member
Excellent suggestion BUT $699.95 Holy ouch batman. Maybe something not so nice and a little louder LOL
If. You have the (xx)100 Euro reef. Tunze hydrofoamer 9410 will work. Little too much pump for the 80.
got a rs80 and rs100 and the body is sturdy and I need a good pump but if the pump is $160 and I double that I can get a new skimmer
Thanks I'll look into that
Thanks again I'll look into that one too
bheron
Active member
Hi all, I have a 220 gallon display tank that I am restarting from the ground up. I have a EuroReef RS 8-3+. I've been pretty happy with it. Want to keep a high bioload and go overboard a bit on the skimming so I'm thinking I need more than what I have.
My options are:
A) sell Euroreef and upgrade to a brand new skimmer
B) keep Euroreef and buy a second, new skimmer
I'm kinda leaning towards B b/c not sure how much I can get for the RS 8-3+ and heard it might be a good idea to have two skimmers. I have a decent footprint to cover two if I needed.
With either path, any recommendations? My ceiling is probably $700 or so on a new skimmer.
Thanks!
My options are:
A) sell Euroreef and upgrade to a brand new skimmer
B) keep Euroreef and buy a second, new skimmer
I'm kinda leaning towards B b/c not sure how much I can get for the RS 8-3+ and heard it might be a good idea to have two skimmers. I have a decent footprint to cover two if I needed.
With either path, any recommendations? My ceiling is probably $700 or so on a new skimmer.
Thanks!
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