Anyone on here have a Vertex Omega 150 Protein Skimmer ?

[Phil]

thinking of running a Vertex Omega 150 Protein Skimmer on my new setup and thought id ask if anyone had any experance with one?
heres a link
http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/vt...n+Skimmer.html

[rhody605]

A friend of mine at work just got one for his new build. Unfortunately came shipped with a broken air intake pipe.
He said build quality is top notch. Won't know performance till it hits water.

[BlueTang<3]

They look very close to a bubble king so I can imagine they work well, it's vertex product so you can almost assume they work good. I was looking at reviews before and they look like its a well liked slimmer so far but it's still fairly new . My thought is go to a Lfs store and find a skimmer for under 400 bucks that looks this nice and built this well that can handle up to 150 gallons. Only thing I would wonder about us the sicci pump never used them before but had a friend with a return pump and seemed good. I ordered some of there powerheads the other day.

[Arok3000]

I think most concerning about the Sicce pump is they are being custom built for Vertex, so parts down the road may be difficult to come by. But it looks like a great skimmer and, since I'm in need of an upgrade, I am considering this also.

[Phil]

Ya I thought about the pump too. I think I'm gonna get one for sure but I'm gonna price a replacement impeller just to b safe. It also has a two year warentee

[chaoticbliss]

I picked one up last week. Been set up and running producing amazing thick skim mate since day two! Runs very quiet. Optimal water depth is 7 1/2" or so but can be adjusted for other depths.

Photo from last Saturday night when it was installed into my sump
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[IMCochrane]

Originally Posted by Phil

thinking of running a Vertex Omega 150 Protein Skimmer on my new setup and thought id ask if anyone had any experance with one?
heres a link
http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/vt...n+Skimmer.html

I bought one from jl aquatics about 4 months ago, pin wheel just failed this morning, hopefully jl takes care of me, I will let everyone know

[Spyd]

Originally Posted by IMCochrane

I bought one from jl aquatics about 4 months ago, pin wheel just failed this morning, hopefully jl takes care of me, I will let everyone know

I have read tons of reviews and this is an on-going issue with them. Other than the pin wheel issue, they are well built and work very well. The customer service for replacing the pin wheel have been excellent from what I have read.

[albert_dao]

Originally Posted by Spyd

The customer service for replacing the pin wheel have been excellent from what I have read.

Jen @ Proline = The BESTEST PERSON ON THE PLANET...!!!

[spit.fire]

Originally Posted by IMCochrane

I bought one from jl aquatics about 4 months ago, pin wheel just failed this morning, hopefully jl takes care of me, I will let everyone know

I believe vertex has fixed this issue on new models