what are ur thoughts on teh berlin turbo

[MarineTeng]

i just read a review that says they're noisy, and small collection cup, but are there any other things i should know aobut them, it seems like a lot of people are selling them now days, esp on ebay.

 

[mattseattle]

eeks - terrible skimmer. that was my first skimmer and it just did not perform. it was also a constant battle of daily adjustments to even try to get it to skim. i upgraded the pump thinking that may help but it didn't. i finally bought a euro-reef. so don't even waste your time.

 

[MarineTeng]

hmm i'll take that into consideration, any other thoughts or experiences with it?

 

[wrightme43]

Yes sold one on ebay because it sucked. Amazingly people got into some kind of bidding war, and paid almost as much as it cost new for a used one, and then the guy paid shipping to Greece, and used a freaking voltage converter. I tried to talk him out of it. So I would not buy another one for any reason. ASM G series skimmers rock.

 

[MarineTeng]

alright i'm not going to get one, going to either double up or replace the seaclone witha remora or bakpak i think

 

[big t]

in their day 10 or more years ago they were a great skimmer. They can be made to work well, but skimmers have come a long way. ASM are the best value for money.

 

[reefaddict]

i have used one for a year and a half on a 125 and it is ok. not great and it does need frequent cleaning to keep it skimming. my other skimmer is a seaclone 100 on a 55 and it works pretty good. i bet 2 seaclone 100's would out skim a berlin turbo.

 

[Detri]

YEAH! I don't need to stick up for my Seaclone in this thread hehe.

All kidding aside, If anything go with the majority. I have only heard good things about ASM or Remora. Sometimes saving you money is only creating a headache. I think I got lucky with the Seaclone I have. Then again I only have a small tank.

 

[diablo]

I am curretly running a berlin. so far it is a pain in the ^%#!!!! just stuck a double air pump on the air intake and it skim's BUT its days are numbered ordering from http://www.myreefcreations.com/ so after that the berlin will become a modified to see what will make it work if anything. too many people have these lying around, would be nice to have a thread on how to fix them!

 

[Scooterman]

My old TurboFloater 1000 was very efficient for the $200 price range, I would not put it on a tank bigger than 100g.

 

[shallowreef]

I use a Venturi skimmer by Precision Marine and it works just fine on my 90. Whether or not its a good skimmer, well i don't know you'd have to ask everyone else. Does anyone know if PM makes good skimmers or am i pointing this poor soul in the wrong direction?