Skimmer

ballebrian4u · 12/26/2009, 02:54 PM

hey everyone i am going to by a skimmer for my 90 gallon reef tank with heavy bio loud and want to spend 350 max! i have been looking at alot of forums and hear alot of mixed opinions. i have been looking at asm g2 , MSX ,VERTEX 180 , OCTOPUS SKIMMER PLEASE HELP ME CHOOSE A SKIMMER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AzCondor · 12/26/2009, 03:00 PM

can't go wrong with reef octo! my .02

pimpman75 · 12/26/2009, 04:14 PM

yeh definetly the octopus out of those choices!

Gilbert46 · 12/27/2009, 02:40 AM

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1284642

Check this out for a budget skimmer, I think the NW200 goes for around 250 now?

The new XP2000 skimmer is a cone skimmer from reef octopus and would be my top pick.

smcfall176 · 12/27/2009, 05:40 AM

I use a asm g3 and love it. IMO it is the best skimmer at that price range.

Chago09 · 12/27/2009, 09:25 AM

I understand your on a budget, but if I was you, I would wait 1 more month or two or whatever and spend and extra $100 and buy a real skimmer. Believe you me I was the leader of the cheap skimmer clan. I swore that my cheap skimmer was just as good as any Aqua C EV class skimmer. Well one day my wife bought me one for my birthday. A EV 180 for my 90 gallon. Now that I have something to compare the cheap skimmer too, my god its a whole other world of a skimmer. I paid like $500 in Canada with a pump, in US they run a lot less, probably like $400. If I was you, I would buy a Aqua C EV 180. I have a reef that is heavily stocked with fish and I feed like crazy. My tank is looking awesome since the addition of this skimmer.

Chago09 · 12/27/2009, 09:26 AM

sorry I just want to make clear, that if your going to spend the $350 on a medium skimmer, when really you can wait a few months to save a bit more and get a GREAT skimmer. It just makes sense to wait. Especially since you were clear that your tank is heavily stocked.

ChrisOz · 12/27/2009, 09:40 AM

I personally just got the Vertex IN-100 for my 65 because of the number of lopsided good reviews I'd read. I'm sure the 180 will perform the same.

12/26/2009, 02:54 PM	#1
ballebrian4u Moved On Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 74	Skimmer hey everyone i am going to by a skimmer for my 90 gallon reef tank with heavy bio loud and want to spend 350 max! i have been looking at alot of forums and hear alot of mixed opinions. i have been looking at asm g2 , MSX ,VERTEX 180 , OCTOPUS SKIMMER PLEASE HELP ME CHOOSE A SKIMMER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12/26/2009, 03:00 PM	#2
AzCondor Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 72	can't go wrong with reef octo! my .02 __________________ Vegetarian-A bad hunter. Someone who survives by consuming not food, but the stuff that food eats. The vegetarian was forced to subsist on slower prey, such as the broccoli and carrot.

12/26/2009, 04:14 PM	#3
pimpman75 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 52	yeh definetly the octopus out of those choices! __________________ THE REEF CHEIF.. Current Tank Info: 120 perfecto REEF TANK

12/27/2009, 09:25 AM	#6
Chago09 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgetown Posts: 1,132	I understand your on a budget, but if I was you, I would wait 1 more month or two or whatever and spend and extra $100 and buy a real skimmer. Believe you me I was the leader of the cheap skimmer clan. I swore that my cheap skimmer was just as good as any Aqua C EV class skimmer. Well one day my wife bought me one for my birthday. A EV 180 for my 90 gallon. Now that I have something to compare the cheap skimmer too, my god its a whole other world of a skimmer. I paid like $500 in Canada with a pump, in US they run a lot less, probably like $400. If I was you, I would buy a Aqua C EV 180. I have a reef that is heavily stocked with fish and I feed like crazy. My tank is looking awesome since the addition of this skimmer. __________________ Currently no tank!

12/27/2009, 09:26 AM	#7
Chago09 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgetown Posts: 1,132	sorry I just want to make clear, that if your going to spend the $350 on a medium skimmer, when really you can wait a few months to save a bit more and get a GREAT skimmer. It just makes sense to wait. Especially since you were clear that your tank is heavily stocked. __________________ Currently no tank!

12/27/2009, 02:40 AM	#4
Gilbert46 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Sacramento Posts: 60	http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1284642 Check this out for a budget skimmer, I think the NW200 goes for around 250 now? The new XP2000 skimmer is a cone skimmer from reef octopus and would be my top pick.

12/27/2009, 05:40 AM	#5
smcfall176 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cincinnati, Oh. Posts: 86	I use a asm g3 and love it. IMO it is the best skimmer at that price range.

12/27/2009, 09:40 AM	#8
ChrisOz Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 95	I personally just got the Vertex IN-100 for my 65 because of the number of lopsided good reviews I'd read. I'm sure the 180 will perform the same. __________________ chrisoz@yorku.ca Current Tank Info: 48x24x20 (100g) build