Help me please! What skimmer?

BigRick08 · 11/26/2006, 07:03 PM

The setup I have is a 150g tank with a 65g sump etc. Its going to be a reef and I want to know what I should do filtration wise. What would be a good skimmer to handle this amount of water and what else can I do to make the setup pretty much self centered? Thanks ahead of time!

serpentman · 11/27/2006, 06:11 AM

You have a lot of options available. It all really centers around your budget. You can buy a decent skimmer for a few hundred dollars on up the $3000. Euroreefs are pretty economical and work well. I don't have any personal experience but hear good things about ASM's.

ken6217 · 11/27/2006, 08:27 AM

H&S ad Deltec make excellent skimmers.
Ken

BigRick08 · 11/27/2006, 08:22 PM

Thanks! Anyone elses input

GaryDN · 11/27/2006, 08:32 PM

I have the ASM G2 on my 90 gal and I really like it. Have owned several others in the past and this has been my best purchase so far

angelopasto · 11/27/2006, 08:36 PM

I have a euroreef and I am very happy wih it. H&S, Deltec are also very good.

How much do you want to spend?

dhnguyen · 11/27/2006, 08:36 PM

If you're even thinking about getting an ASM, you should instead check out the Reef Octopus skimmers. They are cheaper, built better, perform just as well if not better than the ASM.... Did I mention cheaper?

mg426 · 11/27/2006, 08:43 PM

I second the RO skimmer. I Run an ASM G3 It works fine. The RO is just as good, is built way better and costs far less. You can get an RO NW200 8 inch body skimmer for around 210 bucks. An ASM G3 is going to run you 260+ for a 6.5 inch skimmer.

servicky · 11/27/2006, 09:06 PM

barr aquatics beckett...

www.austinoceans.com

i got one for my 150 gallon....

Maximus · 11/27/2006, 09:14 PM

I vote ATI Bubblemaster

11/26/2006, 07:03 PM	#1
BigRick08 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Loveland, Ohio Posts: 77	Help me please! What skimmer? The setup I have is a 150g tank with a 65g sump etc. Its going to be a reef and I want to know what I should do filtration wise. What would be a good skimmer to handle this amount of water and what else can I do to make the setup pretty much self centered? Thanks ahead of time!

11/27/2006, 06:11 AM	#2
serpentman part time superhero Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Deep in the Heart of the Snowbelt (NE OHIO) Posts: 5,698	You have a lot of options available. It all really centers around your budget. You can buy a decent skimmer for a few hundred dollars on up the $3000. Euroreefs are pretty economical and work well. I don't have any personal experience but hear good things about ASM's. __________________ BS in Marine Bio ('96), First SW tank in 1992. Current Tank(s) 300g SPS with 90g frag tank and 40 anemone tank - decommissioned 46g LPS/Softy Cube 300g FOWLR under construction - decommissioned

11/27/2006, 08:43 PM	#8
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I second the RO skimmer. I Run an ASM G3 It works fine. The RO is just as good, is built way better and costs far less. You can get an RO NW200 8 inch body skimmer for around 210 bucks. An ASM G3 is going to run you 260+ for a 6.5 inch skimmer. __________________ 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

11/27/2006, 09:14 PM	#10
Maximus Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Monterey County Posts: 6,442	I vote ATI Bubblemaster __________________ This space for rent... Current Tank Info: 36x36x16 A.G.E. tank. Lighting: ATI Straton. Circulation: 2x Vortech MP40wQd's. Skimmer: Red Sea 300. Controller: Neptune Apex. Doser: Neptune Dos.

11/27/2006, 08:27 AM	#3
ken6217 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NJ Posts: 2,179	H&S ad Deltec make excellent skimmers. Ken

11/27/2006, 08:22 PM	#4
BigRick08 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Loveland, Ohio Posts: 77	Thanks! Anyone elses input

11/27/2006, 08:32 PM	#5
GaryDN Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 4	I have the ASM G2 on my 90 gal and I really like it. Have owned several others in the past and this has been my best purchase so far

11/27/2006, 08:36 PM	#6
angelopasto Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 193	I have a euroreef and I am very happy wih it. H&S, Deltec are also very good. How much do you want to spend?

11/27/2006, 08:36 PM	#7
dhnguyen Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, WA Posts: 4,751	If you're even thinking about getting an ASM, you should instead check out the Reef Octopus skimmers. They are cheaper, built better, perform just as well if not better than the ASM.... Did I mention cheaper?

11/27/2006, 09:06 PM	#9
servicky Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: seattle Posts: 178	barr aquatics beckett... www.austinoceans.com i got one for my 150 gallon....