Upgrading Skimmer ....need input

[toromp]

Been looking to upgrade my Skimmer.

Originally I was supposed to buy jorges (spearhunter) skimmer, but the Dims of his Skimmer wont fit in my sump :-/

Anywho.. anyone have any experience with the swc xtreme 200 Skimmer?? Seems like a good price atm. Lmk

http://reefbuilders.com/forums/equipment/13624-swc-xtreme-200-protein-skimmer-review.html

 

[lowbudget]

i have a 200a modded with a extended neck and askoll pump. that thing is a beast i dont know about the stock pump and stock cup.
but this what i get about every week

 

[toromp]

Yea its what I'm leaning towards.. what's the volume of the system u run that Skimmer on?

 

[danagui]

Reef octopus....

 

[toromp]

Reef octopus....

Too much monies lol

 

[danagui]

$200-$300 isnt bad

 

[lowbudget]

300 gallons or more

Yea its what I'm leaning towards.. what's the volume of the system u run that Skimmer on?

 

[toromp]

300 gallons or more

Wow.. I'm imo gonna be running maybe 200..

 

[turbonut]

What is your budget like? If u have around 700.00 id go with one of the new warner marine skimmer, those things are beast

 

[toromp]

What is your budget like? If u have around 700.00 id go with one of the new warner marine skimmer, those things are beast

I say max would be 500.. I want to start keeping mainly sps, so thats the reason I wanted to upgrade.. I was thinking 1.5 - 2 times the water volume rated Skimmer . So tank water volume = 175g ..swc is looking good right now

 

[turbonut]

I say max would be 500.. I want to start keeping mainly sps, so thats the reason I wanted to upgrade.. I was thinking 1.5 - 2 times the water volume rated Skimmer . So tank water volume = 175g ..swc is looking good right now

Yea swc is a good choice as well, one thing though, dont get too caught up in 2-3 times water volume reason i say this is unless you have an high enough bioload the skimmer will idle 80 percent of the time and then come the my skimmer isnt working correctly threads. The most important thing when selecting a skimmer is efficency not if its rated at a higher volume then what u have. Meaning neck sizes ,body diameters and most importantly the pump . Its like a puzzle all the pieces need to fit correctly

 

[lowbudget]

reason why i still using the 200a feels undersize for my tank but if i were to get a 300 cone i would need to add more fish

 

[mikedege]

I have the Aquamaxx 300s skimmer, same pump(psk-2500) its a beast works great. Here are some pics of mine when it was new. I got it for 400 from Marinedepot.

good luck, Mike

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1888641

 

[toromp]

The only reason I want to +1 or 2 the Skimmer is because I'm away for work a lot and in case something were to die the Skimmer could help..

 

[wickedfish]

Hope you find a good one. I'm happy with this BK. I was lucky I bought it used and it's a work horse. Best skimmer I ever owned I had a swc with two psk 2500's. Not all that impressed I get more skimmate with 20 less fish and feeding once a day opposed to 2 times a day.


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[toromp]

I wanted to go with bk but.. Dang its expensive lol ..leaning towards a good deal I'm getting with a reef octopus 3000.. any reviews on this Skimmer??

 

[wickedfish]

They are about 700$-850 used.


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[toromp]

The bk is that price used??

 

[evad1]

just out of buget, but you might want to check out ATB 840 v2.0
i think retail is 659.00 you probally could find a used one for 400.00
been running ATB's for years great skimmers

 

[lowbudget]

yeah atb are great you want a over sized one i thing they have a 1040 let me see if my buddy still selling it