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![]() Can anyone explain the large cost difference between these two skimmers that seem to be fairly comparable? Anyone have any comparison reviews? It sounds like the Skimz pump is a better pump, but $225 difference...? Hmmm...
This skimmer would be replacing the EuroReef RS-180 that is currently employed on my ~100 gallon reef. The ER performs well, but is very noisy and likes to overflow. Skimz Kone SK181 Skimmer pump: 1 Skimz ES2000 needlewheel Power consumption: 12W Air intake: 540 l/h Rated: 50-200 gallons Price: $500 (I think??) SWC 160 Cone Skimmer pump: Atman 2500 Power consumption: 27W Air intake: 650 l/h Rated: 100-150 gallons Price: $275 I would prefer the SWC 180 Cone, but it has a Sicce pump on it which I refuse to buy. Anyone know of a replacement pump for the SWC 180 Cone? |
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![]() Mindy i will chime in here for a little help.
Cone 160 excellent little skimmer built like a Tank. The sicci pump 2500 POS pump IME. i have owned 4 of them all POS. The Skimz skimmer after what i have seen with Doug's Its a POS the 161 not built very good. If you want to know the truth about skimmer's hey ask me i will tell you striaght up. for you the cone 160 is a good skimmer i heard that jayson is running another pump on the 180 now. I emailed him asking him to throw on the bubble blaster pump to the 180 cone now you have a beast.
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think. |
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![]() SWC 160 Cone for me mindy..doesn't break the bank and i've had mine for almost a year.I'm still amazed on how much crap this little work horse pulls out.And against there suggestion only took it apart twice and cleaned the pump,hasn't skipped a beat
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![]() Thanks for the info guys! dreef, what other skimmers are you familiar with?
Ya Jayson told me "they" are trying a new pump out, but wouldn't tell me which one. He did say it would be quite awhile before they decide on a new pump. So I don't think I can wait. Maybe I should just go with the SWC then, I'm really happy with the one I already have. |
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![]() dreef, what other skimmers are you familiar with?
Its shroom Mindy ..you know me ![]() |
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![]() Hahaha, oops forgot you're "shroom"! Why you gotta be all confusing like that?
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![]() For what it's worth I was in exactly the same boat as you. Wanted the 180 but bought the 160 just to get the atman pump.
Have owned it for 5 month's, the atman quit for the third time this past weekend and is now in a box on it's way bag to winter-peg. Not overly impressed with the atman and at this point can't imagine how the sicce could have been worse. |