We have been passing around my Euroreef, my 32in. MR3 beckett, and a normal Berlin, driven by a Mag9. Although the Berlin skims fine for its size, its certainly not in the class of the other two.
No matter how many modifications you make, its still a small skimmer, with a small dia. and a small throat. That can only handle so much water & foam, no matter how hard you drive it.
As a matter of point, Ron Shimek, who started the skimmer not removing to much thingy, now says they do remove some of the metals he studied, but if a skimmer is to be used, the largest one possible should be used.
I once tried a 55g tub, with a deep sandbed and lots of calerpa. It was to filter my 170. Could not do half of what My Euroreef filtered. Now my turf scrubber is another story.
Yes, Jayson sells some fine becketts. Top quality products. Currently running a MR3 on my tank, plus my turf scrubber. Although my skimmer is made by Myreef, I purchased it from Jayson. {long story}. Its similar to those that he makes.
Euroreef also makes fine skimmers. Perhaps the best on the market, IMO. I am still working on getting the becketts to out preform one. For plug and play, nothing beats a Euroreef. However their cost is pretty high and shipping from the US, leaves something to be desired.
One thing about purchasing from Jayson. He looks after and stands behind his products.
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Doug
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