Skimmer selection

[Raptor72]

If you had $500 to drop on a skimmer for a Red Sea 750 XXL (200 gal) that would be sps dominant and medium fish heavy, which of the following would you pick?

https://www.reef2land.com/collectio...ducts/skimz-sm207-dc-internal-protein-skimmer

Or

https://www.reef2land.com/products/nyos-quantum-160

They have a skimmer ranking but I don't know how biased it is.

https://www.reef2land.com/pages/best-protein-skimmer

 

[jpas]

I would go with a life reef skimmer

 

[DesertReefT4r]

I would also suggest a Life Reef but I think that is out of the $500 budget the OP stated. I would pick the Skimz out of the 2 listed. I think the Monzter SM202 is a better choice and only $30 more, it does however have a larger footprint so if space is limited it may not work out. It is a recirc skimmer and will perform much better than the SM207 which has a near identical rating and skimmer body.

 

[Reef2Land]

We're not biased at all. Most of the stuff that is factored in is written in the first few paragraphs. It explains why we were out for facts and not money. Nyos is an amazing skimmer. The write-up was based off a large number of factors such as what customers say, shipping, customer service of manufacturer, price point, performance, warranty, etc. If you have any questions feel free to free to ask and we'll answer what we can.