SWC160 or SWC180

pardalis · 02/03/2011, 02:14 PM

Just taking suggestions. I am setting up a new tank that will have about 85g total actual water volume including sump. It will be heavily stocked with fish and coral and heavily fed. I am debating between the SWC160 or the 180, any ideas from people with these skimmers?

solitude127 · 02/03/2011, 02:19 PM

160. A fellow reefer has a 160 on his heavily stocked 90 and it works well. If you go with the 180, you might have a problem keeping a good head of foam.

badazztealcobra · 02/03/2011, 02:27 PM

I would go with the 160 as well. We have a 160 on my brothers 90g and it's been working great...

pardalis · 02/03/2011, 03:14 PM

Kind of what I was thinking just wanted around that Atman pump. Have the pumps been reliable?

cuse1 · 02/03/2011, 03:33 PM

Love my 160,,, I've had no problems at all

Fig · 02/03/2011, 03:56 PM

My 160's Atman pump has been flawless from the start. And they are only $50 new.

pardalis · 02/03/2011, 07:32 PM

Thanks for the input, I will be purchasing shortly.

xbios · 02/03/2011, 07:43 PM

I run a 180 with a sicce pump and it's been great !

02/03/2011, 02:14 PM	#1
pardalis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacing the cage Posts: 123	SWC160 or SWC180 Just taking suggestions. I am setting up a new tank that will have about 85g total actual water volume including sump. It will be heavily stocked with fish and coral and heavily fed. I am debating between the SWC160 or the 180, any ideas from people with these skimmers? __________________ Custom Deep Sea 56g "neo nano", "attached" 18g rimless tube anemone / mantis tank, Custom modern stand, AI SOL blue x 2, Apex controller, 2 x Vortech mp10es, Trigger Systems ruby 36s, Eheim 1262 and 1260 pumps, SWC 160 Cone skimmer w/ modded impellar and XL cup, 3 x Drews dosing pumps, phosban reactor, bio pellet reactor..... Various tarantulas, 3 pairs of panther chameleons, 2 pair of veiled chameleons, 1 pair of carpet chameleons..... -Greg Power-

02/03/2011, 02:19 PM	#2
solitude127 Proud user of IO Salt! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Torrance, CA Posts: 9,136	160. A fellow reefer has a 160 on his heavily stocked 90 and it works well. If you go with the 180, you might have a problem keeping a good head of foam. __________________ Mike <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ <)))>{ ReefKeeping.com TOTM Nov 2012 Socalireefs Featured Reef Oct 2011 Current Tank Info: 603020, 8x54 ATI Powermodule, ReefBrite XHO, ATB Elegance 200, Aquamaxx CTech CaRx, Ecotech Vortechs, Apex Controls, WM Ecobak powered. RedSea Reefer 170, MP10, Apex Jr, Ecotech Radion XR15, Aquamaxx WS-1

02/03/2011, 02:27 PM	#3
badazztealcobra Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Streamwood, IL Posts: 7,394	I would go with the 160 as well. We have a 160 on my brothers 90g and it's been working great... __________________ Currently in between tanks at the moment... Planning my next project... "Not using a quarantine tank is like playing Russian roulette. Nobody wins the game, some people just get to play longer th

02/03/2011, 03:14 PM	#4
pardalis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacing the cage Posts: 123	Kind of what I was thinking just wanted around that Atman pump. Have the pumps been reliable? __________________ Custom Deep Sea 56g "neo nano", "attached" 18g rimless tube anemone / mantis tank, Custom modern stand, AI SOL blue x 2, Apex controller, 2 x Vortech mp10es, Trigger Systems ruby 36s, Eheim 1262 and 1260 pumps, SWC 160 Cone skimmer w/ modded impellar and XL cup, 3 x Drews dosing pumps, phosban reactor, bio pellet reactor..... Various tarantulas, 3 pairs of panther chameleons, 2 pair of veiled chameleons, 1 pair of carpet chameleons..... -Greg Power-

02/03/2011, 07:32 PM	#7
pardalis Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pacing the cage Posts: 123	Thanks for the input, I will be purchasing shortly. __________________ Custom Deep Sea 56g "neo nano", "attached" 18g rimless tube anemone / mantis tank, Custom modern stand, AI SOL blue x 2, Apex controller, 2 x Vortech mp10es, Trigger Systems ruby 36s, Eheim 1262 and 1260 pumps, SWC 160 Cone skimmer w/ modded impellar and XL cup, 3 x Drews dosing pumps, phosban reactor, bio pellet reactor..... Various tarantulas, 3 pairs of panther chameleons, 2 pair of veiled chameleons, 1 pair of carpet chameleons..... -Greg Power-

02/03/2011, 03:33 PM	#5
cuse1 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: syracuse ny Posts: 133	Love my 160,,, I've had no problems at all

02/03/2011, 03:56 PM	#6
Fig Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Iowa Posts: 817	My 160's Atman pump has been flawless from the start. And they are only $50 new.

02/03/2011, 07:43 PM	#8
xbios Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 13	I run a 180 with a sicce pump and it's been great !

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