crxman
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a friend of mine wants to sell me a skimmer he said its a turbo floater (the big one) last time i talked to him he said he would sell it to me for $40 with the pump. what do you guys think about it?
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For $40 it is a good deal. But the question is is it large enough for your tank? What size of a tank are you putting it on? The TF is a good skimmer, but it is not very large to be honest. I would say it is good for up to about 75 gallons or so at the top end.
Kim
Kim
Scooterman
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Which model is it? I had the TB 1000, good for say a 50g tank!
Skimmy
SKIM FU
dont skimp on some crappy skimmer...
im all for saving a buck in this otherwise expensive hobby but,
the skimmer should be the piece of equipment you spend the MOST on, not the least...
im all for saving a buck in this otherwise expensive hobby but,
the skimmer should be the piece of equipment you spend the MOST on, not the least...
crxman
Active member
well its a used skimmer and he doesnt want it anymore thats why he is selling it to me for 40
pepperjack
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May be ok for smaller tanks. I have mine on 180 gals and i don't want mine anymore either:doubt: Gonna be replacing it next week with a powerhouse, just have not decided which one
crxman
Active member
so is it not worth the $40 i have a prizim on there now and i have a refugeium
It is a lot better skimmer than the prizm. What size of a tank is this going on? I will still say it is a good skimmer for the price, but as the skimmerwisper says, skimping on a skimmer is not a good idea. If your tank is 75 gallons or less it should be OK, not great, 50 gallons or less and it will be fine. You could get the skimmer at that price and keep saving up for a better skimmer if your tank is larger, and then resale the TF for the same money you paid for it.
Kim
Kim
crxman
Active member
is there alot of adjustment on the tf like there is on the prizm and my tank is a 75gal
pepperjack
Active member
Nope, not alot of adjustment. I had a prizm also and i feel the turbo will be an improvement. Should do ok for 75 gal
crxman
Active member
so you guys think i should go ahead and get it he added some piping to it so it can be used in a sump but i dont think theres anyway for it to go in the first part of the refugium i know i can get it in the last section
Skimmy
SKIM FU
well hell, anything is better than a prism...
with the tf everything depends on which pump is powering it...
if it's the model with a german aquabee pump then i say yes, go for it,
but any way you slice it you'll be throwing good money after bad though, because it sounds like you'll be upgrading anyway.
you should just look at an octopus skimmer if you want a cheaper one that will work well, you'd spend about $150-$200, then you can mod them to double the power. that would be 2-3 times the skimmer of the tf.
with the tf everything depends on which pump is powering it...
if it's the model with a german aquabee pump then i say yes, go for it,
but any way you slice it you'll be throwing good money after bad though, because it sounds like you'll be upgrading anyway.
you should just look at an octopus skimmer if you want a cheaper one that will work well, you'd spend about $150-$200, then you can mod them to double the power. that would be 2-3 times the skimmer of the tf.
crxman
Active member
heres the exact skimmer i just got for $40 http://www.aquabuys.com/page/aqb/PROD/s1/am_turboflotor_1000_multi
crxman
Active member
now that i got the skimmer i dont know how to put it in the refugium cuz i dont know if theres enough space
