Opinions on Skimmer choice. The more the Better!

[BenV]

Ok! So here's my dilemma! I've chatted with several people about putting a skimmer if at all, and, if yes, what kind of skimmer to put with my 6 month old, 29 gal. reef tank with Ecosystem filtering. What my proplem is that the people I chat with are split almost exactly about this subject. I can't figure out who to beleive!?! Any thoughts you can give will help tremendously! Thanks!

BenV

[Poseidon]

Ever SMELL the stuff the skimmer pulls out? Why you want to leave that in? YUCK!

[charlie]

I know ecosystem says, don't run a skimmer on there systems. I have done both, and I really think that as the system ages, you need a skimmer. Plus I agree with what Poseidon said, YUCK THAT STINKS!!!!

[kevinpo]

I would run a AquaC Remora skimmer on your tank.

HTH,
Kevin

[almostdiva]

I would run a AquaC Remora skimmer on your tank.

HTH,
Kevin

Ditto. It's what I have on my 55 and it works great. Upgrade the pump though from the Rio that comes "standard" to the mag option. I got mine from Marine Depot. Don't bother with the skimmer "prefilter" box, I got one originally, then took it off and have found that the skimmer for me works better w/out. Poseidon and Charlie are right too, the stuff is YUKKY.

[Reefland]

Here ya go:
http://www.reefland.com/rho/0505/medprod4.php

[Samper]

Aqua C Remora or a Prizm Pro. The prizm is being used on my 20 gallon and I'm plenty satisfied with it. It does skim a little wet but I like that and for the price I'd suggest going that route....if you want to shell out the cash for the Aqua C I'd go with that but if not the Prizm is fine.

[BenV]

Hey thanks!
I think I'll probably go for the Prizm mostly due to my money situation. When your 18 money runs scarce! But hey thanks!

"The piece of reef in my home keeps my mind at ease!"

Aqua C Remora or a Prizm Pro. The prizm is being used on my 20 gallon and I'm plenty satisfied with it. It does skim a little wet but I like that and for the price I'd suggest going that route....if you want to shell out the cash for the Aqua C I'd go with that but if not the Prizm is fine.

[BenV]

Hey almost Diva,
I think I'll go with a Prizm due to my money situation. Will this do the job? Thanks
BenV
"The piece of reef in my home keeps my mind at ease."

Ditto. It's what I have on my 55 and it works great. Upgrade the pump though from the Rio that comes "standard" to the mag option. I got mine from Marine Depot. Don't bother with the skimmer "prefilter" box, I got one originally, then took it off and have found that the skimmer for me works better w/out. Poseidon and Charlie are right too, the stuff is YUKKY.

[jgreen1025]

Since you say $ is a concern, here's some food for thought from one of the experts:

http://www.reefs.org/library/members...an_120898.html

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ht=skimmerless

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...ht=skimmerless

[scubadude]

you could find a cheap HOB biowheel w/pump o-flow used on ebay and ditch the biowheel and put a piccollo skimmer in there they are like 10bux but you will have to buy an airstone, a tad of airline and a small airpump. You could probably do it for 20-25 bucks and if you had good husbandry skills on the skimmer then Im sure it would handle a pretty good load. I have used prisms and like them cuz I have had no problems with them others have....i think they require a tad bit more finesse in fine tuning them and arent so plug and play(havent tried the prism pro yet though), as say a remora but I do like what I have seen with the remora as well, havent bought one but would on say a 29g if I thought about doing alot of sps the remora would look a tad bit better, but if I did just softies and maybe a maybe a LPS or two i would try and get away with the picolo/HOB-filter.

[almostdiva]

Hey almost Diva,
I think I'll go with a Prizm due to my money situation. Will this do the job? Thanks
BenV
"The piece of reef in my home keeps my mind at ease."

Ben,

I've never used/run this skimmer, so I can't say... although I would say that most people who don't recommend the Remora recommend the Prizm...