chadfarmer said:
that is a joke, right
i would say the best skimmers are
do want cheap
coralife ss
expensive
bubble king
H&S
no, but coralife skimmers are, just because it's a needle wheel doesnt make it a good skimmer, mabye if you could buy 5 out of 10 that didnt leak i might be able to overlook the crappy rio pump they use to power the thing, so even if it does produce decent skimmate, i would say that is negated by the fact that it's made from sub standard components. save your money, you'll be replacing this skimmer when you get serious.
granted i should have paid closer attention to the thread title, "in sump skimmers" anytime someone mentions cpr skimmers all i think of is the backpak, so my knee jerk response was to suggest the remora instead.
of coarse there are better skimmers, especially in sump ones, so take a chill pill mr. cathode ray cool guy, i can name off some big boys too, and you forgot the best ones, being;
deltek,
ati,
schuran,
and i'll take grotech over h&s anyday, at least from my personal experience.
and for cheap skimmers i like;
asm/euroreef,
aqua c,
top fathom,
via aqua(in sump)
btw, that reactor in your av is pretty sweet looking, you must be a diy geek
im not as impressed by bubble king after listening to dave from o2many fish give a presentation on comparative skimmer performance, it was one of the weakest skimmers that was in the competition. but i do absolutely LOVE royal exclusive's pvc welded sumps!!!! i dont even want to know how much they cost! check em out!
