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Originally Posted by gobytron
none of these pics show what I would consider significant skimmate at all...
I respect a simple, cheaper alternative but I think its pretty clear these skimmers dont even seem to perform better than a coralife skimmer.
Not to knock whats working for you, but there is no way I would never put one of those on my reef...especially with how affordable a lot of the venturi, needlewheel and beckett skimmers have become lately.
I would potentially try one on a nano though...in fact, I think I may just make one this weekend and try it out.
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The amount of skimmate has nothing to do with it. The question you have to ask is does the skimmer pull out enough DOC's to keep nutrients low. I think it's evident, judging by the success of the tank that this skimmer is effective. I for one love to see these air driven skimmers in use, it gets back to the basics of foam fractionation and has some good old ingenuity thrown in to make it all work. If you're looking for effective skimming you don't have to don't have to buy a Bubble King or a Deltec, if you're looking for bragging right then that's another story.