Turbofloater 1000 Skimmer

Fishobob · 10-30-2002, 05:44 PM

Gday,
Well in looking into to skimmers over here in Australia I have discovered that we do not have all the skimmers that you have on offer in the US.
Anyway I was looking at a Turbofloater 1000 model for 699 dollars and I thought it looked ok.
So if any of you guys have had experience with this skimmer or heard anything about this skimmer could you please let me know.
Cheers,
Fishobob

**Ninong** · 10-31-2002, 12:39 AM

Hi Fishobob, welcome to Reefland!

Yes, I think the Turboflotor 1000 skimmer is a good skimmer in that price range. I am talking about its U.S. price range, not the price you quoted.

I just did the conversion and 699 dollars Australian works out to US$387. That's very high for a Turboflotor 1000. What pump does it come with in Australia? Over here the standard pump supplied with that skimmer is a Rio, and they do not have a very good reputation over here. Which is why I prefer the Turboflotor 1000 Multi skimmer. Same skimmer but it can be used as a hang-on skimmer, as an in-sump skimmer or as a hang-on-the-sump skimmer, and it comes with a German AquaBee pump. http://www.aqua-medic.de/index0.html

Anyway, the standard Turboflotor 1000 skimmer is available over here for less than US$153 and the Turboflotor Multi with German AquaBee pump is only US$209 here: http://www.reeffanatic.com/cgi-bin/m...ategory=520000 US$209 = 377 Australian dollars. That vendor does ship equipment out of the U.S. via UPS.

The standard Turboflotor 1000 skimmer without pump is US$126.90 and with Rio 2100 pump it is US$152.10 here: http://www.marinedepot.com/a_ps_t1000.asp?CartId= I am not sure if that vendor ships out of the U.S. or not.

10-30-2002, 05:44 PM	#1
Fishobob Just Moved In Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 6	Turbofloater 1000 Skimmer Gday, Well in looking into to skimmers over here in Australia I have discovered that we do not have all the skimmers that you have on offer in the US. Anyway I was looking at a Turbofloater 1000 model for 699 dollars and I thought it looked ok. So if any of you guys have had experience with this skimmer or heard anything about this skimmer could you please let me know. Cheers, Fishobob

10-31-2002, 12:39 AM	#2
Ninong Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Louisiana Posts: 19,412	Hi Fishobob, welcome to Reefland! Yes, I think the Turboflotor 1000 skimmer is a good skimmer in that price range. I am talking about its U.S. price range, not the price you quoted. I just did the conversion and 699 dollars Australian works out to US$387. That's very high for a Turboflotor 1000. What pump does it come with in Australia? Over here the standard pump supplied with that skimmer is a Rio, and they do not have a very good reputation over here. Which is why I prefer the Turboflotor 1000 Multi skimmer. Same skimmer but it can be used as a hang-on skimmer, as an in-sump skimmer or as a hang-on-the-sump skimmer, and it comes with a German AquaBee pump. http://www.aqua-medic.de/index0.html Anyway, the standard Turboflotor 1000 skimmer is available over here for less than US$153 and the Turboflotor Multi with German AquaBee pump is only US$209 here: http://www.reeffanatic.com/cgi-bin/m...ategory=520000 US$209 = 377 Australian dollars. That vendor does ship equipment out of the U.S. via UPS. The standard Turboflotor 1000 skimmer without pump is US$126.90 and with Rio 2100 pump it is US$152.10 here: http://www.marinedepot.com/a_ps_t1000.asp?CartId= I am not sure if that vendor ships out of the U.S. or not. __________________ Ninong

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