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01-31-2011, 08:04 PM
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Skimmer Choice
Ok, so here is my poll, I am currently setting up my new tank. 130g+20g sump, nothing fancy, schmancy but I am having problems making a final decision on a skimmer. Due tp my budget I am thinking about the following. {1}Bubble Magus,{2} SWC Extreme,{3} Das BX1,{4} Red Sea C-Skim 1200 ,{5} or Warner Marine. They are all in around the price range I want to pay which is between $200+$400, So what do you think or like? And what don't you like about any one in particular? And no, Bubble Kings are not in budget.
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01-31-2011, 09:02 PM
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I run a Deltec APF701 on my 95 w. 60 gallon sump...
I got it for a great deal and really cant say enoug about how great it works for me... having said that, I sure do like the Bubble Magus' and I think if I were starting a new system, I would buy me one of them... The only other skimmer that's really caught my eye is the Skimz one... Purely for looks though, I have never even seen one close up in action.
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01-31-2011, 11:22 PM
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for your sewtup what are you doing and how many fish, if its not to big then the SWC cone 160 all the way I used this skimmer on a 150 gal with a 40 gal sump andf it was totally bullets all the way. pulled amazing crap out and it has a small footprint, along with super quiet and cheap its like 259 before taxes.
I would take it over all thou skimmers
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02-01-2011, 01:48 AM
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I don't think you could go wrong with either of the SWC or the bubble magus. I run a bubble magus myself and am fairly happy with it. (as happy as you can be about skimmers I guess! Who is ever really happy with their skimmer? Unless you own the deltec of course - man I had a 701 once that was the best piece of equipment I ever owned, but I digress!)
I'm surprised the warner marine is the same price- maybe for a skimmer rated for a smaller tank? I've heard really good things about them, how the pumps and bodies are perfectly matched, etc. If they were the same price and the same rating I think that's the most well-engineered and prob best-built skimmer on your list. What models were you looking at?
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