skimmer
 

-just got a seaclone skimmer for up to 150-gallon tanks yesterday, but i got a maxi-jet 900 with it, and everyone says that a maxi-jet 1200 is recomm-
ended for this particular skimmer, so anyone think this could cause loss of efficiency while skimming?

The problem won't be the pump, it'll be the fact that the SeaClone is garbage :(

skimmer
 

-ya so i've heard but mind you it's gonna be all softies who don't like skimming
too much, so any skimming is better than none, in another couple months i'll invest in a nice berlin, but for now the seaclone will have to do-

Hey man come on. Is it garbage because its cheap?(probably is) I bet you if a deltech was under $200.00 it would be garbge to eh?

PS- Mine works like a charm.

There are certain hang-on-back skimmers that waaaaaaay over-rate how big a tank it can handle. Seaclones & prisms are ok for small tanks, but anything above a 33g would probably be way underskimmed. If it works for you, great. But in general, these low-end HOB skimmers are useless, espeically if you follow the manufacturer's guidelines.

For instance, I think Red Sea states that their Prism Pro is good for up to 300g. I'm sorry, but that may be ok if the tank has no fish or livestock in it, but I wouldn't trust a PrismPro for anything larger than a 65g at the most.

Like many others I too started off with a Seaclown way back when because it was cheap and I didn't know any better. It was fiddly, poorly built and didn't do a darn thing but overflow.

I have no doubt that someone could be satisfied by its performance but you won't be anymore when you see what a "real" skimmer in action can do.

Miki,

I noticed you're also using the Seaclone on a sps tank. Good luck with that. SPS like almost nutrient-free water quality, which you probably won't get long term with this brand of skimmer. Overskimming, not underskimming, is the general rule of thumb with sps.

Ok what skimmer would you suggest that is under 200$ Ther probably isent any that will make the cut for sps. I will look on the local Craigslist and on canreef and hope to find something.

A used Remora Pro would probably be a better bang-for-your-buck HOB skimmer. In general, hob skimmers just aren't as good as in-sumps like ASM or Euroreef RS series, in terms of bang-for-the-buck factor.

I got a remora pro for sale *hint* *hint*

Kris