Help me spend $230ish on a skimmer !

Ismellikefish · 03/30/2007, 05:15 PM

Ok, i have about $230ish budgeted for a skimmer>

I have a 75g display > 29g fuge > 20g sump.

I am wanting to know what is the best skimmer for around 200 that I can buy < can go a little more >

One I have been looking at but don't know if it is best:
ASM G2

Thx a ton in advance

elzool · 03/30/2007, 05:40 PM

I'm sure everyone will have their own opnion, but here is mine.

I have a 75g with 25g running through my sump and fuge. I started with a G-2 with Gate Valve and after six months, I ditched it and bought a Tunze 9010. I love the 9010 as I sure others will love their skimmers. Unfortuntately the Tunze is out of the price range you are looking at. That said, I would stay away from the G2.

klasiksb · 03/30/2007, 05:55 PM

Octopus NW-200 is right in that budget, and it's a good skimmer.

skey44 · 03/30/2007, 06:27 PM

http://www.reefnut.com/reefshop/prod...roducts_id=112
im getting the recirc model of this and its supposed to be as good or better than an octo and out of a G2's league in some people's minds... check out this thread... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1070192 buy 2 so you can clean them at alternating intervals

i might buy this one and run it in sump with the rc version... super clean water sweet

luke33 · 03/30/2007, 08:51 PM

Well, i wouldn't say its better.......darn near exactly the same.....but better as its cheaper. My advice............read alot on RC! Check out the aqua euro thread as well as the woot odyssea, the ps160 and via aqua sk200 are both around 60-80 and very good. With a few mods, the via aqua will skim as well as anything in a 125g class of skimmers imo, so it will cost around 150tops to do.

kroe · 03/30/2007, 09:27 PM

How do you figure that the aquaeuro 135 is better than a Reef Octopus NW-200? It's not even close...

The AE-135 is 5.9" X 21"... the NW-200 is 8" x 24". This is about %75 more body volume.

The pumps have similar flow, though the NW-200's OTP-3000 has more flow stock, and has much more potential for modding.

The big aquaeuro with the 10" body might be better than the NW-200... but that 135 has no chance. The 10" body aquaeuro is really big, so you may not have room for it. You may not even have room for the NW-200 (measure).

My vote is NW-200 if you can fit it.

luke33 · 03/30/2007, 10:09 PM

Kroe, your talking about a recirc vs a NW. There's a big dif. For a 75g, either will work very well.

JCTewks · 03/30/2007, 10:16 PM

octopus NW-200

kodyboy · 03/30/2007, 10:35 PM

I like the new aquaeuros how about the classic 250 if you do not like recircs.

skey44 · 03/30/2007, 10:36 PM

sorry was talkin bout the 150 octo i believe... 6"v 6"

McCrary · 03/30/2007, 11:11 PM

NW-200, best skimmer for around $200.

iflipsidei · 03/31/2007, 12:55 AM

Havent had mine running long enough to know the long term but this is 3 days after i turned on my ASM-G2. No mods

Its very wet thats cause i had the riser to high but now i have it set good. When i cleaned this, i passed out for about a hour from the smell

quallabear · 03/31/2007, 01:01 AM

Precision Marineâ€™s ES100 about $200

03/30/2007, 05:15 PM	#1
Ismellikefish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 271	Help me spend $230ish on a skimmer ! Ok, i have about $230ish budgeted for a skimmer> I have a 75g display > 29g fuge > 20g sump. I am wanting to know what is the best skimmer for around 200 that I can buy < can go a little more > One I have been looking at but don't know if it is best: ASM G2 Thx a ton in advance

03/30/2007, 05:55 PM	#3
klasiksb Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: wisconsin Posts: 1,281	Octopus NW-200 is right in that budget, and it's a good skimmer. __________________ Just a girl looking to build a little piece of heaven on earth, without killing it!

03/30/2007, 10:36 PM	#10
skey44 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Taylors, SC Posts: 929	sorry was talkin bout the 150 octo i believe... 6"v 6" __________________ Just trying to enjoy a delicious slice of reef pie in the suburban jungle. -Scott Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder Dining Room Tank- 2 Kessil A160, Vortech MP10, Tunze Nanostream, Tunze 9004 skimmer, Marineland HOB, Eheim heater 34g Office Honeymoon Shallow Reef

03/30/2007, 11:11 PM	#11
McCrary Can't Stop Time Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,079	NW-200, best skimmer for around $200. __________________ Matt Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC), Rudens

03/30/2007, 05:40 PM	#2
elzool Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Glendale, AZ. Posts: 1,005	I'm sure everyone will have their own opnion, but here is mine. I have a 75g with 25g running through my sump and fuge. I started with a G-2 with Gate Valve and after six months, I ditched it and bought a Tunze 9010. I love the 9010 as I sure others will love their skimmers. Unfortuntately the Tunze is out of the price range you are looking at. That said, I would stay away from the G2.

03/30/2007, 06:27 PM	#4
skey44 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Taylors, SC Posts: 929	http://www.reefnut.com/reefshop/prod...roducts_id=112 im getting the recirc model of this and its supposed to be as good or better than an octo and out of a G2's league in some people's minds... check out this thread... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1070192 buy 2 so you can clean them at alternating intervals i might buy this one and run it in sump with the rc version... super clean water sweet

03/30/2007, 08:51 PM	#5
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Well, i wouldn't say its better.......darn near exactly the same.....but better as its cheaper. My advice............read alot on RC! Check out the aqua euro thread as well as the woot odyssea, the ps160 and via aqua sk200 are both around 60-80 and very good. With a few mods, the via aqua will skim as well as anything in a 125g class of skimmers imo, so it will cost around 150tops to do.

03/30/2007, 09:27 PM	#6
kroe Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 1,211	How do you figure that the aquaeuro 135 is better than a Reef Octopus NW-200? It's not even close... The AE-135 is 5.9" X 21"... the NW-200 is 8" x 24". This is about %75 more body volume. The pumps have similar flow, though the NW-200's OTP-3000 has more flow stock, and has much more potential for modding. The big aquaeuro with the 10" body might be better than the NW-200... but that 135 has no chance. The 10" body aquaeuro is really big, so you may not have room for it. You may not even have room for the NW-200 (measure). My vote is NW-200 if you can fit it.

03/30/2007, 10:09 PM	#7
luke33 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 8,375	Kroe, your talking about a recirc vs a NW. There's a big dif. For a 75g, either will work very well.

03/30/2007, 10:16 PM	#8
JCTewks Moved On Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wilmington, Ohio Posts: 3,040	octopus NW-200

03/30/2007, 10:35 PM	#9
kodyboy Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,990	I like the new aquaeuros how about the classic 250 if you do not like recircs.

03/31/2007, 12:55 AM	#12
iflipsidei Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ontario, CA Posts: 280	Havent had mine running long enough to know the long term but this is 3 days after i turned on my ASM-G2. No mods Its very wet thats cause i had the riser to high but now i have it set good. When i cleaned this, i passed out for about a hour from the smell

03/31/2007, 01:01 AM	#13
quallabear Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Green Oaks Illinois Posts: 141	Precision Marineâ€™s ES100 about $200