which is better??Oceanic bio -cube or Fission nano skimmer?

[Shane and John]

Which would be the better of the two skimmers..They are both very inexpensive @34.99 on Pet solutions . com..Any Ideas??




Thanks...Shane n John

 

[Skimmy]

which size tank do you have?

 

[Shane and John]

we have an oceanic 29 gallon bio-cube

 

[Skimmy]

then this is what you want, either of these 2;

cpr sr3 skimmer
http://www.dreamaquatic.com/cpr-protein-skimmer-sr3.html


sapphire bc29
http://www.nanotuners.com/product_info.php?cPath=51&products_id=405

the ones you first mentioned are worthless crap

 

[Red C Aquarium]

How bout a Pacific Coast Imports Nano Skimmer ?

 

[Shane and John]

The bio-cube doesnt have many corals..Just a few mushrooms.A few fish and about 30 lbs of live rock...we were looking for a small skimmer that we dont have to do any mods to the cube...Something small to fit in chamber 2...we saw that oceanic was making a small skimmer so thats why we asked..Thanks..

 

[mattleycrue76]

Not to hijack your thread but I just picked up a 24g Aquapod today from someone on CL. Will those skimmers work for this to or would the rear chambers need to be modded?

 

[Red C Aquarium]

pac coast skimmers work with all nano tanks.
We have three in stock .
www.pacificcoastimports.com

ROB - ARSA

 

[mattleycrue76]

pac coast skimmers work with all nano tanks.
We have three in stock .
www.pacificcoastimports.com

ROB - ARSA

So that one would fit inside the overflow box or hang on the outside? also how much are they roughly?

 

[Skimmy]

i have yet to actually see the pci/octopus nano, i know it's a knockoff of the as of today unreleased euroreef nano, and it's supposed to be a great little skimmer for the price. just havent seen or tested it, so i hesitate to personally recommend.
do you have any specs on it rob? i notice the pci website doesnt post any...

 

[Shane and John]

How much are the Pacific coast skimmers selling for?

 

[Red C Aquarium]

These skimmers are 2' round, and 12' total, the actual size needed is around 3.5' x 4.5' roughly , there is a removable clip-on for hanging it inside the chamber. They sell for $89.99 with pump .

ROB - ARSA

 

[mattleycrue76]

Well I actually picked one of these up today, thanks Rob, if you have the patience to wait a little I'll let you know how it works.

My first impression is that it is a good design, extremely compact, it will fit in the first chamber of my 24g aquapod without any mods. On the downside its a bit "delicate" and does need to be handeled with care as I already chipped the lid when I dropped it like a dummy. If it performs good then i will be very happy with it for the price.

 

[Red C Aquarium]

If its the skimmer cup that chiped , I will get you new lid.
Let me know what you think about it.

ROB - ARSA

 

[mattleycrue76]

Thanks Rob. It is the lid for the skimmer cup that is chipped and for the record It was my fault for dropping it. But If you can get me a new one I can't think of a better excuse to come back to your very nice store again. I have it up and running but it's on a newly set up cube with so far only sand in it so no bioload yet. Since I'll be using fully cycled rock from my other tanks I should be good to add livestock shortly and then I'll be able to get a good idea of how it works.