the life of Asmodeus's skimmers
 

ok i thought that I would post all the skimmers that i have had OMG lets see. At least when some one asked me something that pretains to skimmers Im going to have a idea on what its about. I believe that i have all of them. If you see one thati dont have ther please let me know lol.


on with the SHOW



Turbo flotor 1000 with the reef pack,
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...a9yRGbr6uvdBaQ

then it was the euro reef Cs 5-3
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...5FLnZFszmG9p1A
then it was a down draft skimmer 6 ft model
something like this
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...M5IRF7ns21Ei8w

then it was a coral life Omg
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...TEiFINkA1cL6yg
then came the beckett FAD

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...F/DSC03367.jpg
then came along the another EURO REEF CS 8-3
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1.../dualpumps.jpg
then i took the Euro reef and converted it to a RC 250
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/dat...Y8XLlyJj//2Q==

then off to a ATI BUBBLE MASTER 250
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...jfRoT06klFh9fb
after that i went to a mini Bk 200
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...L/DSC06112.jpg

then my 6 foot beckett dual injectors
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...chIfEGDWHikmtQ
THEN TO A VERTEX 170
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...p9Tsxs_8QOp4lA
then the DELTEC AP 851
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...8/DSC01926.jpg
THen to a SUPER MARINE 250 why did I sell it.
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...L/DSC03786.jpg
the Dual Beckett again OMG Im on glue
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...4/DSC05699.jpg

then the Deltec AP 702
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...4/DSC05986.jpg
thanks for taking the time to look at my mental craze and hoping to have something else this year EHEHEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEEHEHEHEHEHEHEEHHE

Mikes the skimmer King hands down!

So Mike - what were the pros and cons to the last few high end skimmers you had?

Do you believe price and performance go hand in hand or is some of it just more show than go? Is there a point of diminishing returns with some of these higher end models vs. something similar but cheaper?


thanks!

Vince

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the Dual Beckett again OMG Im on glue
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...4/DSC05699.jpg


Hey, that dual Beckett looks similar to mine, which I inherited with my SW tank and house that we bought. What is yours called? Never been able to figure out the brand name of mine. Here is a pic. I am only running one Beckett on mine right now (other tube closed off), as my pump is not powerful enough for both. But it can skim a couple cups a day wet right now, depending on how I have it dialed.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...m/Skimmer4.jpg

its right there in Blue on the box MRC-R MY REEF CREATIONS- Recirculating

Yeah, I had sent them a pic of mine, last year, but they said it wasn't theirs... It seems to be the closest that I have found so far. Mine is not recirculating, but does have a pretty high main chamber, about 32 inches altogether.

I only have a 100g tank running on it now, so more than enough skim power for now.

Wheres the ATB? One of the best skimmers I've heard along with BK and Deltec

Where's your bubble magus?

Haha, i think it's safe to say you have a skimmer addiction. you might want to try crack, it'd probably be cheaper :S.

I have the ATI BM250 right now, how would you compare it to others you ran at that time? I feel that mines doing a decent job, just haven't had anything to compare it to. Not sure if I'd be better off trading it up.

oh ya i forgot about that one

the BM 250 I loved that skimmer tHat got me going on that skimmer addiction. the only thing that i hated about the BM as the sicci pumps i even bought 2 new ones and they gave me grieve so i sold it. I would like to get one and put 2 Bubble blaster 5000's on there and fire it up. i liked the wide neck too for a more wetter skim mate too.

what makes the ATB any gold is the pump I believe its the Askoll pump on there right. other then that the plastic is no beter then any othe skimmer or the parts. take the BM 220 cone cheap made and yet they have it with the ehiem pump, however that is what that skimmer has going for it. Is the Ehiem.

I agree with that, restart isn't even an option, it's just how many times i need to pull the impeller housing off to get it going again

thats type of design you could easily put a couple of smaller pumps and rock that skimmer like 2 ehiems would do good too

I like the idea with the Bubble Blasters, I looked at them awhile ago, I'll probably do it in a bit once my fish budget recovers from boxing day.

I have to agree with you as its mostly the pump that makes a skimmer as well as the design. An Askoll skimmer pump would be my first choice then probably an Eheim. I have noticed the higher end skimmers are nicer constructed and made with thicker acrylic as well.

yup and when you have parts that are
CnC Machined
Hot welded
tight fitting pieces that don't move when adjusting like the flow and water height.
super quiet pumps, RD, Ehiem, Askoll,
bigger Air lines for more LPH
dissemble of parts to clean.
Sch 80 Plumbing parts.

it all adds up I would rather pay the money in
Bubble king
Deltec
Vertex cone
for good skimmers and

the name is huge and dependable

Asmodeus, you are really the master of the skimmers :biggrin: Can you kindly tell me what is the best skimmer for the total volume of 100 gallons ? I have a very heavy bioload with too much fish and corals plus overfeeding too, I don't mind to go a little bit over skim for my tank, and my budget is no more than $250 for the used one. Oh, and definitely no restart issue.

Casey you are looking in a small range however I think for you a SWC 160 come is a good skimmer small foot print super quiet and it's made like a bullet. Another skimmer that u could get is
ATI BUBBLE MASTER 200 or 250 rock solid skimmer tooO

Thank you very much, I will keep an eye on those you were mentioning when people are selling them on here.

Reef octopus cone is another one with the. Bubble blaster 2000

Pm me your cell number and I will look for you and let me know how much you are seriously can spend reef central is another place too

PM you :mrgreen:

I just googled and found the information of the Reef Octopus cone with bubble blaster 2000 ... wow ... love the look of this bad boy and its performance. This will be the one for my future skimmer.
Thanks asmodeus.