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Old 07-20-2011, 03:34 PM
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I am setting up a smallish reef tank and need a skimmer. The tank will be 60 gallons. The skimmer I have been considering are bubble king mini 160. So if you have something for a smallish tank that is well built, let me know.

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Old 07-20-2011, 06:17 PM
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I have a Vertex 170 Alpha Cone like new bought new in March 2011, so still lots of warranty left. Awesome skimmers they are. Only reason I am selling is because I'm upgrading to a bigger tank and now looking for a used Alpha 200.
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Old 07-20-2011, 08:00 PM
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Drive to Langley, see Paul at Oceanic Corals, buy a SWC 160 cone, problem solved.
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Old 07-20-2011, 08:11 PM
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I have a Vertex 170 Alpha Cone like new bought new in March 2011, so still lots of warranty left. Awesome skimmers they are. Only reason I am selling is because I'm upgrading to a bigger tank and now looking for a used Alpha 200.
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Good buy on the vertex. I am a firm beliver on bbk products. It might be an over kill unless you are gonna do sps, but that will alway give you room to up-grade later
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Old 07-20-2011, 08:33 PM
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Either skimmer is going to give you very positive results. but for SWC 160 Cone at 274 dollars you cant beat the price.
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The pump on mine has been quite troublesome but the price on the swc lineup is nice.
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Old 07-20-2011, 09:03 PM
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Drive to Langley, see Paul at Oceanic Corals, buy a SWC 160 cone, problem solved.

is it quiet? reliable? easily repaired and cleaned? Does one get what one pays for in the world of skimmers?
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The pump on mine has been quite troublesome but the price on the swc lineup is nice.

what kinds of troubles?
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Old 07-20-2011, 09:48 PM
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sometimes it just doesn't seem to push as much air/water as i've seen it do. this will be a straight from the vinegar bath pump too. so a restart generally fixes that for a bit. then there are the restart issues. I have to jam a wooden skewer stick down into the needlewheel and give it a poke nearly every time i turn it off then back on.
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I know its a bit more for the vertex, but honestly those red dragon pumps are extremely quiet and realiable. That to me is worth the money.
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