Msx-200

Lyotim88 · 06/03/2009, 12:35 PM

so when i get my 90 im going to be in the market for a skimmer, and i want a good one without breaking the bank. How's the MSX-200 for a 90? Is there a better choice for the price range? Thanks for the help.

Lyotim88 · 06/03/2009, 12:41 PM

i just realized the damn thing is nearly 23" tall. How does anybody fit it under their stand?

Garage1217 · 06/03/2009, 01:01 PM

Easy. I have one under my 90 with a ton of room. Outstanding skimmer. Just all depends on your stand.

Anemone0524 · 06/03/2009, 01:21 PM

impressive sump is impressive.

Lyotim88 · 06/03/2009, 01:32 PM

well my 55 stand i think just has 23" from the shelf to the bottom of the DT. How tall is the top of your tank? Because the stand would have to be quite tall and the 90 is pretty tall as it is, making it impossible to work on. Whered you get your stand?

Garage1217 · 06/03/2009, 01:36 PM

It is a standard Oceanic tech stand. Think it is about 32-36" tall.

blazing · 06/03/2009, 01:37 PM

Garage1217 how do ur sump do without a bubble trap? i have a msx200 too and the damm thing takes up half on my 30 gal. it looks like ur sump doesnt have a fuge?

JDL · 06/03/2009, 01:39 PM

first pic is before i turned it on. I have it in a 27g container.

eb8919 · 06/03/2009, 01:50 PM

It truly is a beast of a skimmer...my stand sits about 40 inches tall so it has plenty of space but yes you are right it is hard to work in. I require a step ladder to comfortably work in my tank but i definitely prefer my tank to be as high as it is because it is easily visible from eye level. So i guess if you don't mind getting wet on small ladders you could build your stand tall. Good Luck.

Tswifty · 06/03/2009, 03:28 PM

The MSX-200 would be a great choice. I still think they are the best skimmers on the market within that price range.

Lyotim88 · 06/03/2009, 07:45 PM

is the msx 200 quiet?

mg426 · 06/03/2009, 08:49 PM

Mine Is pretty quiet, And It ROCKs. Going to hard to beat for the Money spent.

nikon187 · 06/03/2009, 08:53 PM

All i can hear from my 250 is the sucking of air from the 2 pumps. Actually i can pretty much hear that over anything else in my system.

06/03/2009, 12:35 PM	#1
Lyotim88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 155	Msx-200 so when i get my 90 im going to be in the market for a skimmer, and i want a good one without breaking the bank. How's the MSX-200 for a 90? Is there a better choice for the price range? Thanks for the help.

06/03/2009, 01:01 PM	#3
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	Easy. I have one under my 90 with a ton of room. Outstanding skimmer. Just all depends on your stand. __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

06/03/2009, 01:21 PM	#4
Anemone0524 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NoVA Posts: 434	impressive sump is impressive. __________________ Aaron 150g rimless 60x30x20, ATI Sunpower x8, 2 48" Reefbrite Blue LED, MSX 200, Vortech MP40w x 2, BRS CA/ALK Dosers, Biopellets and GFO

06/03/2009, 01:36 PM	#6
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	It is a standard Oceanic tech stand. Think it is about 32-36" tall. __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

06/03/2009, 01:50 PM	#9
eb8919 Reefaholic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 542	It truly is a beast of a skimmer...my stand sits about 40 inches tall so it has plenty of space but yes you are right it is hard to work in. I require a step ladder to comfortably work in my tank but i definitely prefer my tank to be as high as it is because it is easily visible from eye level. So i guess if you don't mind getting wet on small ladders you could build your stand tall. Good Luck. __________________ A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. -A. Einstein

06/03/2009, 12:41 PM	#2
Lyotim88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 155	i just realized the damn thing is nearly 23" tall. How does anybody fit it under their stand?

06/03/2009, 01:32 PM	#5
Lyotim88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 155	well my 55 stand i think just has 23" from the shelf to the bottom of the DT. How tall is the top of your tank? Because the stand would have to be quite tall and the 90 is pretty tall as it is, making it impossible to work on. Whered you get your stand?

06/03/2009, 01:37 PM	#7
blazing Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: yay area Posts: 625	Garage1217 how do ur sump do without a bubble trap? i have a msx200 too and the damm thing takes up half on my 30 gal. it looks like ur sump doesnt have a fuge?

06/03/2009, 01:39 PM	#8
JDL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Palmyra PA Posts: 410	first pic is before i turned it on. I have it in a 27g container.

06/03/2009, 03:28 PM	#10
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	The MSX-200 would be a great choice. I still think they are the best skimmers on the market within that price range. __________________ "Enough light? Heck I could go barebottom and grow SPS in the stand!" - DiscoReefRover

06/03/2009, 07:45 PM	#11
Lyotim88 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 155	is the msx 200 quiet?

06/03/2009, 08:49 PM	#12
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	Mine Is pretty quiet, And It ROCKs. Going to hard to beat for the Money spent. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

06/03/2009, 08:53 PM	#13
nikon187 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 4,717	All i can hear from my 250 is the sucking of air from the 2 pumps. Actually i can pretty much hear that over anything else in my system. __________________ ----------------- Current Tanks: New 210 custom 84 x 24 x 24, 60g sump, SWC 250 extreme with bubble blaster 5000, 2 vortech mp40, 2 vortech mp10, 12 T5, Water blaster 5000, warner marine bio pellets, 60g clownfish cube, red carpet anemone with a 25g sump,SRO octopus 1000sss, 250w radium, lumenarc large.