New saphire nano skimmers?

[justinandkrista]

Has anyone tested these yet. kinda pricey but look nice.

 

[Skimmy]

for which tank? ...they have been making some for a couple years now

there are usually other skimmers i suggest before these, if you have the room.

 

[justinandkrista]

biocube 29. Im also looking at the cpr for it.

 

[Skimmy]

well, if your talking about the sapphire with a recirc maxijet, then that's as good as it's going to get for your tank, better than the cpr one.
does it come with a mesh modded impellar? he was talking about making those last year, if not, it's an easy thing to do yourself.

 

[justinandkrista]

how much beter do you think it will be over the cpr

 

[Skimmy]

well, if you mesh modded the acclea pump that the cpr comes with it would be close, but to be honest i havent seen either in operation, so im just taking an educated guess based on design, and popular opinion on the street.

the fact that the the sapphire is a recirc skimmer that allows you to control the amount of process water is where the largest benifit is in it's design vs the cpr sr3

 

[jamiehill]

From what I have heard, the company that makes these has gone out of business. I had a hard time tracking one down about 6 months ago. I think they are a pretty good skimmer. I just need to have Mark do the mesh mod on it for me .

You can check out NanoCustoms.com or NanoTuners.com to see if they still have any in stock.