LOL! You're right! It DID sound snooty! Still amazed I got educated by a bunch of Ally McBeal fans in a fish forum!!!

Thanks for the post - and for bringing me back to earth!

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You know, you're Right that they shouldn't sell a product that doesn't always work but....people will still buy it.



*sigh*


I have a coralife SS 65.... I'm just saving my pennies for a better one.

I've never actually seen Ally McBeal.

No? You should call my mom, she could probably give you a summary of every episode....
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....and I'm one of those "people"! I figured a protein skimmer would be a protein skimmer.... but definitely cheaped out in this category so I could get some better critters. What are you going to buy next Keri? I want something failsafe!

Horrible horrible show with some 25 year old anorexic lawyer woman who spends more time worrying about her dating life than her cases. I hope it's not still televised but I'm sure there are re-runs floating around on some no-name craptastic channel somewhere.

-Snoot-Diddy

Any skimmer has the potential to overflow if not used properly.


The way I see it ... keping a glass box full of water, you are bound to dump water on the floor at some point in its lifespan.

There's a couple of skimmers made by reef octopus that are HOB.

i had the css and also had some floods....
i run the remora pro hang on skimmer and it can't over flow. once the cup is full, the excess would just go back into the skimmer. but for the past year, i've never had the collection cup fill up, like the corallife one would for no reason.

coralife skimmer
 

I bought this same skimmer and also had floods. The problem is when salt builds up in the air intake nozzle and blocks the flow of air into the powerhead. If you place your finger over the air intake, you will see the collection cup rapidly fill with water. If you poke a toothpick once a week into the air intake you should not have any floods.