aquac remora skimmer????

keeganpsp · 08/18/2010, 01:11 PM

so im thinking about getting a aquac remora skimmer from a friend of mine, now i've read that its pretty good at skimming gunk and it's pretty quiet too which is what im looking for, can anyone give me any other kind of feed back before i buy it? and is it worth 160 bucks used?

jeff@zina.com · 08/18/2010, 01:18 PM

If it's the regular Aqua C Remora and not the Pro, Marine Depot sells them at $150 new...

Otherwise, decent skimmer, if you want a HOB skimmer and don't have a large tank.

Jeff

keeganpsp · 08/18/2010, 01:21 PM

yeah thats what im worried about is that its a HOB but will it set up in my sump and still run perfectly?

jeff@zina.com · 08/18/2010, 01:25 PM

The Remoras are not designed to live in a sump (I guess they could hang on one...). There are others that are much better for not too much more money. And a lot of those are available used as well.

Jeff

KafudaFish · 08/18/2010, 01:28 PM

Just curious but where did you read these reviews? MD?

Also what size tank and what are you doing with it will determine skimmer options.

If you head over to the equipment subforum post in the skimmer Q and A thread or simply read a few pages to get an idea of your options.

keeganpsp · 08/18/2010, 01:32 PM

well i've heard of people hanging them on sumps and still making good gunk.

i've just gone to google and looked for reviews and gone to youtube too.
ill have to go check out the equipment subforum
i've got a 55 gal thats been running for about 2 or 3 months and im setting up a 10 gal sump for it

KafudaFish · 08/18/2010, 01:56 PM

With a sump you have much better options than a hang on. If you really want a HOB there is a new line out that is a copy of the WM's and they run right at $200.

Again go post in the equipment forum and Mojo will answer your questions.

fcmatt · 08/18/2010, 02:38 PM

remora's are not known to be "quiet" in my opinion. there are ways to quiet them down but
i would never call them quiet out of the box.

moze229 · 08/18/2010, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fcmatt

remora's are not known to be "quiet" in my opinion. there are ways to quiet them down but
i would never call them quiet out of the box.

I would have to agree with this. When I had mine, it was the loudest skimmer I'd ever experienced. After about three or so mods, I finally got it quiet enough to sleep at night. Plus it had a bad habit of not working all that well. My Tunze 9002 works WAYYYYY better than the AquaC did, and it's not even close in class.

Matt

blasterman789 · 08/18/2010, 05:44 PM

I owned an Aqua C, and personally don't think they are worth the money. The spray injector idea is cool, but the problem is that it produces coarse bubbles with a short dwell time. This is why Remora users often have to wait days to catch any skimmate.

For in sump there are a billion other better options. For HOB, there just isn't much competiton. I'll take a standard needle based skimmer over a Remora anyday.

Plus, I thougt mine was noisy.

08/18/2010, 01:11 PM	#1
keeganpsp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: mobile, al Posts: 82	aquac remora skimmer???? so im thinking about getting a aquac remora skimmer from a friend of mine, now i've read that its pretty good at skimming gunk and it's pretty quiet too which is what im looking for, can anyone give me any other kind of feed back before i buy it? and is it worth 160 bucks used?

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KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	Just curious but where did you read these reviews? MD? Also what size tank and what are you doing with it will determine skimmer options. If you head over to the equipment subforum post in the skimmer Q and A thread or simply read a few pages to get an idea of your options.

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keeganpsp Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: mobile, al Posts: 82	well i've heard of people hanging them on sumps and still making good gunk. i've just gone to google and looked for reviews and gone to youtube too. ill have to go check out the equipment subforum i've got a 55 gal thats been running for about 2 or 3 months and im setting up a 10 gal sump for it

08/18/2010, 01:56 PM	#7
KafudaFish Cyprinius carpio Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,496	With a sump you have much better options than a hang on. If you really want a HOB there is a new line out that is a copy of the WM's and they run right at $200. Again go post in the equipment forum and Mojo will answer your questions.

08/18/2010, 02:38 PM	#8
fcmatt Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NH Posts: 850	remora's are not known to be "quiet" in my opinion. there are ways to quiet them down but i would never call them quiet out of the box.

08/18/2010, 05:44 PM	#10
blasterman789 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 365	I owned an Aqua C, and personally don't think they are worth the money. The spray injector idea is cool, but the problem is that it produces coarse bubbles with a short dwell time. This is why Remora users often have to wait days to catch any skimmate. For in sump there are a billion other better options. For HOB, there just isn't much competiton. I'll take a standard needle based skimmer over a Remora anyday. Plus, I thougt mine was noisy.