Which HOB skimmer? CPR or Coralife super skimmer?

Beckmola24 · 04/11/2006, 09:50 PM

I currently have a CPR HOB skimmer, but have heard great things about the Coralife Super skimmer. Any ideas or thought about which one would be the best for my 37g??

Thanks in advance!

whalloper · 04/11/2006, 10:00 PM

the Super Skimmer is a great skimmer, but there will be a lot of "stuff" in your 37 gal for a hang on tank setup. Do you have a sump you could use?

reefer_for_life · 04/11/2006, 10:13 PM

you might check out the remora HOB skimmer. ive had the cpr bakpak and the remora. the remora is better hands down. never owned the corallife so cant comment on that.

whalloper · 04/11/2006, 10:20 PM

never owned the Remora, but have only heard good things, and it seems smaller for HOB than Coralife

steve the plumb · 04/12/2006, 08:00 AM

I have the remora don't buy it.The super skimmer is better.I have a pc wich is almost the same.I just got the deltec mce 600.The skimmer works great out of the box.I have to say its a good skimmer but its expensive.It won't let you down you will get a good skim out of it.My remora never performed that great.My pacific coast out performed my remora hands down.I still have it in my sump.I bought the Deltec because I heard good things and I am impressed with it.It produces a nice head of foam.Its a good skimmer so far its the best I have owned and its simple to use.

sttroyiii · 04/12/2006, 10:25 AM

I think the coralife would be the better choice. You can get the 65gal. model for $89, or about twice that if you want to buy the Remora. A lot of people think Remora is the top of the line for smaller skimmers. I have a Coralife 65 on my 37gal. It will look better not to have it HOB. There is a powerhead, and an bubble reducing box that has to sit inside the tank or refugium. I ran it HOB on mine for a while, but it didnt work best until I made a sump. Skimmers run better when the water level remains constant, so a sump will help with that, plus hide the equipment. I made a 10gal. refugium/sump for my 37gal. and its great for my purposes.

nam2212 · 04/12/2006, 03:20 PM

The CSS is much better than the Remora. I replaced my Remora with the CSS65 about 2 months ago and it performs much better. I was never that impressed with my Remora, though. I have a CPR Bakpak on my 10G and it is a great skimmer, but I wouldn't use it on anything larger than a 20G.

TWallace · 04/12/2006, 03:35 PM

My Remora started out producing lots of foam and dark green waste water, but stopped after a couple weeks. I now seems to just make noise, but very little waste water is produced. I've cleaned it out with the supplied brush on a wire, but that didn't seem to do anything.

davocean · 04/12/2006, 06:09 PM

I'd get a CSS65 and I'd do the bubble difuser mod to decrease junk in tank.
Mod is real easy.
Go to light/filtr forum; "pictures of coralife skimmers" 5 star thread
MASTERSWIMMER mods

Beckmola24 · 04/12/2006, 06:27 PM

seems like the super skimmer is getting pretty good reviews... My 37g has a blue back, so I won't see the skimmer part. As for "things" in my tank, I don't really mind. What's the difference between the regular and the bubble difuser mod??

davocean · 04/12/2006, 06:53 PM

Difuser mod is basically PVC w/holes and a black sponge that slips over it.
Smaller and less conspicuos.
I plan to do it...someday

They work great out of the box, but a couple mods make them perfect.
The 65 doesn't have a drain plug.
Be careful on break in period for overflow
Once they break in, they work great, nasty skim, super quiet

ste6168 · 04/12/2006, 07:28 PM

I have the 125 on my 75g tank and it works good, but not as good as some otherskimmers i have seen: ER, Deltec. As for a small skimmer the 65 is probably one of the best, but i have never seen that many other small skimmers in action. Isnt there a small ER or ASM? That may be good to look into also...

Beckmola24 · 04/12/2006, 07:33 PM

I have a ASM G-4 on my 90g and it works great. This tank must have a hob skimmer so I"m kind of limited...

unmc2001 · 04/12/2006, 08:27 PM

I have used 2 remoras and 2 remora pros and I really liked them. I recently purchased a deltec MC500 from reef central member I just got it and so far so good. I will see how it compares to the remoras I used. I think for them money the remoras are a good skimmer though, especially the pro version.

04/11/2006, 09:50 PM	#1
Beckmola24 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 345	Which HOB skimmer? CPR or Coralife super skimmer? I currently have a CPR HOB skimmer, but have heard great things about the Coralife Super skimmer. Any ideas or thought about which one would be the best for my 37g?? Thanks in advance! __________________ ~Becky~

04/11/2006, 10:00 PM	#2
whalloper Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 317	the Super Skimmer is a great skimmer, but there will be a lot of "stuff" in your 37 gal for a hang on tank setup. Do you have a sump you could use? __________________ Please let me know when they invent the device which makes water changes unnecessary and foolish... I cant wait Current Tank Info: 72 gal mixed reef (SPS acros montis stylo miles, LPS, zoos, shrooms, clams, xenia, chili) 26 gal zoo/softies/LPS reef

04/11/2006, 10:13 PM	#3
reefer_for_life Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 159	you might check out the remora HOB skimmer. ive had the cpr bakpak and the remora. the remora is better hands down. never owned the corallife so cant comment on that. __________________ kert www.kertscustomdesigns.com Current Tank Info: 65 gallon

04/11/2006, 10:20 PM	#4
whalloper Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 317	never owned the Remora, but have only heard good things, and it seems smaller for HOB than Coralife __________________ Please let me know when they invent the device which makes water changes unnecessary and foolish... I cant wait Current Tank Info: 72 gal mixed reef (SPS acros montis stylo miles, LPS, zoos, shrooms, clams, xenia, chili) 26 gal zoo/softies/LPS reef

04/12/2006, 06:09 PM	#9
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	I'd get a CSS65 and I'd do the bubble difuser mod to decrease junk in tank. Mod is real easy. Go to light/filtr forum; "pictures of coralife skimmers" 5 star thread MASTERSWIMMER mods __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

04/12/2006, 08:00 AM	#5
steve the plumb Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 3,664	I have the remora don't buy it.The super skimmer is better.I have a pc wich is almost the same.I just got the deltec mce 600.The skimmer works great out of the box.I have to say its a good skimmer but its expensive.It won't let you down you will get a good skim out of it.My remora never performed that great.My pacific coast out performed my remora hands down.I still have it in my sump.I bought the Deltec because I heard good things and I am impressed with it.It produces a nice head of foam.Its a good skimmer so far its the best I have owned and its simple to use.

04/12/2006, 10:25 AM	#6
sttroyiii Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 378	I think the coralife would be the better choice. You can get the 65gal. model for $89, or about twice that if you want to buy the Remora. A lot of people think Remora is the top of the line for smaller skimmers. I have a Coralife 65 on my 37gal. It will look better not to have it HOB. There is a powerhead, and an bubble reducing box that has to sit inside the tank or refugium. I ran it HOB on mine for a while, but it didnt work best until I made a sump. Skimmers run better when the water level remains constant, so a sump will help with that, plus hide the equipment. I made a 10gal. refugium/sump for my 37gal. and its great for my purposes.

04/12/2006, 03:20 PM	#7
nam2212 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 1,257	The CSS is much better than the Remora. I replaced my Remora with the CSS65 about 2 months ago and it performs much better. I was never that impressed with my Remora, though. I have a CPR Bakpak on my 10G and it is a great skimmer, but I wouldn't use it on anything larger than a 20G.

04/12/2006, 03:35 PM	#8
TWallace Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,464	My Remora started out producing lots of foam and dark green waste water, but stopped after a couple weeks. I now seems to just make noise, but very little waste water is produced. I've cleaned it out with the supplied brush on a wire, but that didn't seem to do anything.

04/12/2006, 06:27 PM	#10
Beckmola24 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 345	seems like the super skimmer is getting pretty good reviews... My 37g has a blue back, so I won't see the skimmer part. As for "things" in my tank, I don't really mind. What's the difference between the regular and the bubble difuser mod?? __________________ ~Becky~

04/12/2006, 06:53 PM	#11
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	Difuser mod is basically PVC w/holes and a black sponge that slips over it. Smaller and less conspicuos. I plan to do it...someday They work great out of the box, but a couple mods make them perfect. The 65 doesn't have a drain plug. Be careful on break in period for overflow Once they break in, they work great, nasty skim, super quiet __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

04/12/2006, 07:28 PM	#12
ste6168 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,066	I have the 125 on my 75g tank and it works good, but not as good as some otherskimmers i have seen: ER, Deltec. As for a small skimmer the 65 is probably one of the best, but i have never seen that many other small skimmers in action. Isnt there a small ER or ASM? That may be good to look into also...

04/12/2006, 07:33 PM	#13
Beckmola24 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 345	I have a ASM G-4 on my 90g and it works great. This tank must have a hob skimmer so I"m kind of limited... __________________ ~Becky~

04/12/2006, 08:27 PM	#14
unmc2001 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 301	I have used 2 remoras and 2 remora pros and I really liked them. I recently purchased a deltec MC500 from reef central member I just got it and so far so good. I will see how it compares to the remoras I used. I think for them money the remoras are a good skimmer though, especially the pro version.