Hydor Performer skimmers

1DeR9_3Hy · 07/30/2009, 07:57 AM

Anyone use these/or know how they perform? I have been googling and searching and i cant find anything like a review or performance appraisal on this line.

There has to be something, right? How are they?

http://www.hydor.it/prodotti/show/famprod/29/list/11

1DeR9_3Hy · 07/30/2009, 02:08 PM

Anyone have an opinion on this?

addicted2reefin · 07/30/2009, 06:54 PM

as i say.. if u cant find anything on them. the pros arent buying em

1DeR9_3Hy · 07/30/2009, 08:05 PM

I know...it just amazes me with a brand like hydor that their are 0 reviews to be found anywhere!

moondoggy4 · 07/30/2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally posted by addicted2reefin
as i say.. if u cant find anything on them. the pros arent buying em

Well it is a crowded field and sometimes it can be hard to get in. I am not a pro but I do have a Hydor Performer 700, I have it on my 120 mix reef tank. They are very well built. very quite and do a nice job, my only complaint is that the cup is a little small.

chercm · 07/31/2009, 04:00 AM

they have the worst type of pumps . i got it last time and it leaked electricity from the pumps on the skimmer.

1DeR9_3Hy · 07/31/2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally posted by chercm
they have the worst type of pumps . i got it last time and it leaked electricity from the pumps on the skimmer.

Everyone has a bad pump here and their.

I was hoping to hear from someone about how they react to adjustment, and if they adjust well. A LFS has a demo Performer 600 that is like new for 40% off. It looks nice, and it feels solid. The design seems to follow the deltec recirc setup.

GSMguy · 07/31/2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally posted by 1DeR9_3Hy
I know...it just amazes me with a brand like hydor that their are 0 reviews to be found anywhere!

Those are beginner skimmers, they are meant to appear like they have modern technology but they are junk, for the money you can do much much better.

1DeR9_3Hy · 08/01/2009, 08:28 AM

Those are some damn expensive beginner skimmers. What do they plan to do, fool people into buying them because they think $$$ = performance? For $400 you could get a nice used deltec or a new Octo Extreme.

Search ended.

DarG · 08/01/2009, 10:29 AM

For that style skimmer, the DAS skimmers, based on older deltec recirc design, are a much safer bet. The DAS aquabee pumps perform well and the DAS skimmers just plain work. But there are more current designs available now and there are budget skimmers with these newer designs for less money than the Hydors. Why not just go with a skimmer that is know to work. There are plenty of solid reviews out there for skimmers other than the Hydors that cost less.
Look at some of the lower cost Vertex skimmers maybe.
There is a Vertex skimmer thread on the forum with lots of reviews.

GSMguy · 08/01/2009, 10:37 AM

Those bubble magnus skimmers seem to have DAS number..For half the money...

jube66 · 08/04/2009, 11:17 PM

1DeR9_3Hy, Just picked up a Performer 600 for $100. Will get it up and running soon... maybe tomorrow. I will be setting it up on a 120g reef tank which I am currently running a Euro-Reef RS 80. The RS 80 is just a little small for my setup, as far as how its rated and from what people have told me. Have not owned any other decent skimmers... so my comparison will be limited to the RS-80. Also, for anyone else reading this... any thoughts on the RS-80 for my 120g reef (small bioload)...and would it be unreasonable to run both the RS-80 and Performer 600, thanks.

DarG · 08/05/2009, 08:32 AM

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Originally posted by GSMguy
Those bubble magnus skimmers seem to have DAS number..For half the money...

That may very well be the case. My point was that the Hydors are another copy of an older recirc design but they have no user reviews behind them and they are more expensive. So if one is set on a skimmer of that design, why risk it when there are skimmers of the same basic design with actual user reviews to back them up. Das, Vertex, Bubble Magnus ... whichever. But something that has user reviews to support the performance and atleast some feedback on whether the pumps are worth a darn.

magikfly · 08/05/2009, 09:02 AM

Those viaqua pumps on the BM's truly suck..

Quote:

Originally posted by GSMguy
Those bubble magnus skimmers seem to have DAS number..For half the money...

DarG · 08/05/2009, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by magikfly
Those viaqua pumps on the BM's truly suck..

greengeco82 · 01/27/2012, 12:13 AM

I have a recirculating Hydor. Im happy with it. My 72G tank has a medium bioload. It is a dry skimmer. It doesnt produce a lot of skim, but the skim it does produce is black. The collection cup is a little hard to take off, but I have never spilled like people say. Only a child would spill it. Overall, Im happy. The bad is that it wont work for the first week. The new plastic or rubber inhibits the foam. Full function takes takes 2 weeks, then its good. The option to adjust the air and water flow and water height is useless. Ive tried all settings and the best seems to be full water flow, full air flow, and full water height.

moondoggy4 · 01/27/2012, 08:27 AM

greengeco82 try usin silicon around the o-ring so the cup comes off easier.

07/30/2009, 07:57 AM	#1
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	Hydor Performer skimmers Anyone use these/or know how they perform? I have been googling and searching and i cant find anything like a review or performance appraisal on this line. There has to be something, right? How are they? http://www.hydor.it/prodotti/show/famprod/29/list/11

07/30/2009, 02:08 PM	#2
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	Anyone have an opinion on this? __________________ I hope it never catches on, I like having the oldest tank on here and I don't have to worry about calcification, bio pellets, Vodka dosing, DSBs, Chaetomorpha (I don't even know what that is) Carbonite hardness and all of these other things many people worry about. If I had to think about all of that stuff I would get a stroke. My test kit came in a wooden box and the directions say to keep in a cool chariott. I throw some food in the tank, wave hello to the fish and go out with my wife and have a nice glass of merlot with dinner. Have a great day but most of all, have fun. -PaulB Current Tank Info: 27 Gallon DAS softy/fish reef

07/30/2009, 08:05 PM	#4
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	I know...it just amazes me with a brand like hydor that their are 0 reviews to be found anywhere! __________________ I hope it never catches on, I like having the oldest tank on here and I don't have to worry about calcification, bio pellets, Vodka dosing, DSBs, Chaetomorpha (I don't even know what that is) Carbonite hardness and all of these other things many people worry about. If I had to think about all of that stuff I would get a stroke. My test kit came in a wooden box and the directions say to keep in a cool chariott. I throw some food in the tank, wave hello to the fish and go out with my wife and have a nice glass of merlot with dinner. Have a great day but most of all, have fun. -PaulB Current Tank Info: 27 Gallon DAS softy/fish reef

08/01/2009, 08:28 AM	#9
1DeR9_3Hy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,575	Those are some damn expensive beginner skimmers. What do they plan to do, fool people into buying them because they think $$$ = performance? For $400 you could get a nice used deltec or a new Octo Extreme. Search ended. __________________ I hope it never catches on, I like having the oldest tank on here and I don't have to worry about calcification, bio pellets, Vodka dosing, DSBs, Chaetomorpha (I don't even know what that is) Carbonite hardness and all of these other things many people worry about. If I had to think about all of that stuff I would get a stroke. My test kit came in a wooden box and the directions say to keep in a cool chariott. I throw some food in the tank, wave hello to the fish and go out with my wife and have a nice glass of merlot with dinner. Have a great day but most of all, have fun. -PaulB Current Tank Info: 27 Gallon DAS softy/fish reef

08/01/2009, 10:37 AM	#11
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	Those bubble magnus skimmers seem to have DAS number..For half the money... __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

07/30/2009, 06:54 PM	#3
addicted2reefin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: hell, delaware Posts: 628	as i say.. if u cant find anything on them. the pros arent buying em

07/31/2009, 04:00 AM	#6
chercm Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 2,971	they have the worst type of pumps . i got it last time and it leaked electricity from the pumps on the skimmer.

08/01/2009, 10:29 AM	#10
DarG Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,515	For that style skimmer, the DAS skimmers, based on older deltec recirc design, are a much safer bet. The DAS aquabee pumps perform well and the DAS skimmers just plain work. But there are more current designs available now and there are budget skimmers with these newer designs for less money than the Hydors. Why not just go with a skimmer that is know to work. There are plenty of solid reviews out there for skimmers other than the Hydors that cost less. Look at some of the lower cost Vertex skimmers maybe. There is a Vertex skimmer thread on the forum with lots of reviews.

08/04/2009, 11:17 PM	#12
jube66 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Zanesville, OH Posts: 63	1DeR9_3Hy, Just picked up a Performer 600 for $100. Will get it up and running soon... maybe tomorrow. I will be setting it up on a 120g reef tank which I am currently running a Euro-Reef RS 80. The RS 80 is just a little small for my setup, as far as how its rated and from what people have told me. Have not owned any other decent skimmers... so my comparison will be limited to the RS-80. Also, for anyone else reading this... any thoughts on the RS-80 for my 120g reef (small bioload)...and would it be unreasonable to run both the RS-80 and Performer 600, thanks. __________________ But honey... the kids love the tank. Current Tank Info: 120 Gallon Reef Tank

01/27/2012, 12:13 AM	#16
greengeco82 Reefer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Pittsburg, CA Posts: 584	I have a recirculating Hydor. Im happy with it. My 72G tank has a medium bioload. It is a dry skimmer. It doesnt produce a lot of skim, but the skim it does produce is black. The collection cup is a little hard to take off, but I have never spilled like people say. Only a child would spill it. Overall, Im happy. The bad is that it wont work for the first week. The new plastic or rubber inhibits the foam. Full function takes takes 2 weeks, then its good. The option to adjust the air and water flow and water height is useless. Ive tried all settings and the best seems to be full water flow, full air flow, and full water height.

01/27/2012, 08:27 AM	#17
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	greengeco82 try usin silicon around the o-ring so the cup comes off easier.