Does anyone here have this protein skimmer? Just wanted to get an idea of how it works for you.

Thanks

On the boards, it is known as the SuckClone. Of the hundreds of people who have/are using this, I have maybe seen five or six positive replies.

Most people have to perform major surgery/modifications in order for it to skim anything.

In short, stay away from this product.

HTH,
Mark

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I had a seaclone and hated it. It didnt skim a darn thing, so I decided to try the Red Sea Prizm and am glad that I did. I couldnt believe all the dark nasty skimmate that this little skimmer pulls out of my tank. My tank is a 39 gal reef and the Prizm does a wonderful job, I wouldnt trade it for nothing.[img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img] HTH

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Air goes in and out, blood goes round and round. Anything different is a bad thing......

I have a Seaclone skimmer on my wifes tank,bought it used for 35 bucks,Using a dremel, I cut the inner most tube down to 3",cut the collection cup tube down about 1" and drilled 2 extra holes in the top cap.It pulls about 1/4 cup of dark skimmate a day.It gets the job done for her small 30gal.tank.If you plan on going filterless and using just LR and a skimmer to remove waste,I would invest in a nice skimmer,would'nt waste time on a Seaclone...JMHO.

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"It's better to have a hen tomorrow then an egg today."

had a sea clone,,,, work fair for a while ,,,,underrated for tank size , finally cracked the center tube cleaning it , (DOA) got a Knop hang on back ,got rid of the Rio it came with eventualy, put on a maxi-jet 1200 and works great , real happy with it. [img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]

I have one. It works OK, not too great, but it atleast skims. I am going to modify it soon. it should work pretty decent then. If you have the money and a bigger tank, I would get a better one. If you are tight on cash, have a small tank, then it will be okay. my tank has no problems with good growth. when i modify it, i am sure my tank will be better...maybe [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

if you have the money....buy a berlin. from what I have seen, they kick a$$.

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I bought a Seaclone skimmer? What the hell was I smoking?

I had a seaclone but I managed to break it while trying to modify it. That gave a good reason to get the new Berlin Turbo. Hope it works better than the Sucklone!

Orion

I like my sea clone - It does a great job - Yes it is Underrated....for an over stocked tank.....If you have the correct number of fish/gal & are feeding correctly , it will work great.....

Tongue.....

I agree with everyone except one thing: If you have the money buy a turboflotor, now they kick [img]/ubb/flames.gif[/img] ass.[img]/ubb/flames.gif[/img]

[This message has been edited by chromis (edited 03-28-2001).]