Doubling my skimmer or not

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Greg, without starting a big arguement about it, I wanna point out this;

My Kone skimmer sells for $370-400+, is rated up to 360g and has 540l/h air intake

A Vertex Alpha Cone 170 sells for around $800, is only rated up to 200g and has 1000-1200l/h air intake

Which skimmer rating would you trust ?

You won't get any arguing out of me

I would trust the Vertex rating over your Kone rating simple because the Kone should only be rated for 180 g max using your own statement that a skimmer under $500 should have there rating cut in half. Also the Vertex is a better name brand & is going to draw more air into the skimmer.

I had a Skimz SK181 and it was a POS!! It was on a heavy stocked 90 gal tank & hardly pulled anything out. I dropped in my old Tunze 9010 and it went NUTS!! Had to empty the cup once or twice a day until it settled down and even then it filled the cup every third day but man was the water crystal clear.

Basically I was somewhat agreeing with you........