Swc 120 or swc 160

[Saltwatercoral2]

Originally Posted by mordibv

Luke @ RF midwest dude . good to deal with

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[sneaton]

reeffiltration...he has the best customer service around

[frish85]

i just got the swc 180 cone it works great and its very quiet i love it

[votek]

When in doubt, go-plus-one

[sneaton]

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[rhkingsfan]

Originally Posted by mordibv

Is it a cone or the other model.? It can get confusing sometimes .. I have the 120 Cone and it's solid .

lOOK AT THE PIC I POSTED IN THIS THREAD

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1982065

I have the Extreme Cone 160.

[rhkingsfan]

Originally Posted by gldnegle76

Well, just to make the OP's decision a little harder, I have the 160 cone on a 46/20 setup and it pulls some serious skimmate with a medium bioload. There are several others with smaller systems using the 160. However, I think the 120 would be a better fit for these size systems.

rhkingsfan...what do you mean by flimsy? I've never heard that before about the 160 or the 120.

Sorry for semi-bashing the 160 and not being around to explain why. The cone replace a Vertex IN 250 which was super thick acrylic and very heavy. The SWC cone seemed very light to me (thin acrylic). When I took the skimmer out of the box, the volute wouldn't fit in the hole in the acrylic because the who body was misaligned with the pump. Took it apart and everything fit well after that.

I can tell you that I think the Cone 160 is dead silent. I've now had this skimmer for about two weeks and I think its properly broken in and is pulling tons of skimmate. I had regrets the first week (like not buying a Super Reef Octopus cone), but after seeing what its pulling out the last two days I'm impressed. Still think its pretty flimsy though.

[gldnegle76]

Originally Posted by rhkingsfan

Sorry for semi-bashing the 160 and not being around to explain why. The cone replace a Vertex IN 250 which was super thick acrylic and very heavy. The SWC cone seemed very light to me (thin acrylic). When I took the skimmer out of the box, the volute wouldn't fit in the hole in the acrylic because the who body was misaligned with the pump. Took it apart and everything fit well after that.

I can tell you that I think the Cone 160 is dead silent. I've now had this skimmer for about two weeks and I think its properly broken in and is pulling tons of skimmate. I had regrets the first week (like not buying a Super Reef Octopus cone), but after seeing what its pulling out the last two days I'm impressed. Still think its pretty flimsy though.

Thanks for the clarification. Not sure the 160 cone would skim any better with thicker acrylic. I'm glad it's working out for you.