Is this a good skimmer

JStraz4991 · 07/27/2009, 08:31 PM

I have a 40 gallon breeder tank and i wanted to get the AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer with Maxi-Jet 1200 Pump is this a good chose i have heard good reviews about it. It is going to be a fish only saltwater tank. =]

KarlBob · 07/27/2009, 08:37 PM

That's what I have in my 20 gallon tank. It seems to work alright, but it doesn't collect as much gunk as the Remora Pro in my big tank. The other thing about both Remora models is that they're kinda loud, compared to other skimmers. I'm used to the white noise by now, but some people get really annoyed with it.

drummereef · 07/27/2009, 08:57 PM

I have a Remora on my 40g. It's worked fine for what it is. Some will say it's junk but it's a decent skimmer for small tanks like ours.

tipmoff · 07/27/2009, 08:58 PM

I have one running on my 50 reef and I have had no problems with it. It was pretty much plug and play. To stop the noise from the inlet fold up some a piece of paper towel and pkace it over the inlet section of the main body. Try to make it the width and length of the inlet section. It will quiet it down by 95%. Why the manufacturer hasn't come up with something to do the same thing is beyond me. Make sure the paper towel doesn;t hang down far enough to touch the water coming in the inlet pipe and change the paper towel every few weeks.

JStraz4991 · 07/27/2009, 09:00 PM

Thanks for the advice i think i will be getting this skimmer it seems good =]

moevilla · 07/28/2009, 09:29 AM

I just got one about a month ago for my 25 gallon. It's been great. The skimmate has been green with a pretty bad smell. I have noticed that my corals' color is becoming more vibrant and the hair algae is disapperaring. Still working on the red slime, but it seems to be dissipating. I got mine used (4-5 months) for $50 off craigslist. Great skimmer IMO.

sue711 · 07/28/2009, 09:43 AM

I am replacing mine soon when I can make up my mind what one I want. I've had my Remora with maxijet for 4 months and never have been really impressed with the skimmate, it is very watery. I need to have the cup almost at the lowest level, because if I have the cup adjusted higher I get very little foam that can make it up the neck. I have been looking at the Tunze 9002, and the Deltec HOB

07/27/2009, 08:31 PM	#1
JStraz4991 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 435	Is this a good skimmer I have a 40 gallon breeder tank and i wanted to get the AquaC Remora Protein Skimmer with Maxi-Jet 1200 Pump is this a good chose i have heard good reviews about it. It is going to be a fish only saltwater tank. =]

07/27/2009, 08:37 PM	#2
KarlBob Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Laveen, AZ Posts: 2,309	That's what I have in my 20 gallon tank. It seems to work alright, but it doesn't collect as much gunk as the Remora Pro in my big tank. The other thing about both Remora models is that they're kinda loud, compared to other skimmers. I'm used to the white noise by now, but some people get really annoyed with it. __________________ Later, KarlBob Current Tank Info: No tanks for now. Starting over in Austin sometime next year.

07/27/2009, 08:57 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	I have a Remora on my 40g. It's worked fine for what it is. Some will say it's junk but it's a decent skimmer for small tanks like ours. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

07/27/2009, 08:58 PM	#4
tipmoff Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 430	I have one running on my 50 reef and I have had no problems with it. It was pretty much plug and play. To stop the noise from the inlet fold up some a piece of paper towel and pkace it over the inlet section of the main body. Try to make it the width and length of the inlet section. It will quiet it down by 95%. Why the manufacturer hasn't come up with something to do the same thing is beyond me. Make sure the paper towel doesn;t hang down far enough to touch the water coming in the inlet pipe and change the paper towel every few weeks. __________________ "When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. ." Member T.B.R.C. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

07/28/2009, 09:29 AM	#6
moevilla IRS Benefactor Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Aurora CO Posts: 387	I just got one about a month ago for my 25 gallon. It's been great. The skimmate has been green with a pretty bad smell. I have noticed that my corals' color is becoming more vibrant and the hair algae is disapperaring. Still working on the red slime, but it seems to be dissipating. I got mine used (4-5 months) for $50 off craigslist. Great skimmer IMO. __________________ It's never too late to become what you could have been...

07/27/2009, 09:00 PM	#5
JStraz4991 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 435	Thanks for the advice i think i will be getting this skimmer it seems good =]

07/28/2009, 09:43 AM	#7
sue711 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MA, USA Posts: 270	I am replacing mine soon when I can make up my mind what one I want. I've had my Remora with maxijet for 4 months and never have been really impressed with the skimmate, it is very watery. I need to have the cup almost at the lowest level, because if I have the cup adjusted higher I get very little foam that can make it up the neck. I have been looking at the Tunze 9002, and the Deltec HOB