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Old 11-17-2004, 11:17 PM
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Howdy,

I was looking for a (cheap) HOB skimmer and came across this on eBay. Anyone have any thoughts?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=4337767999


It also goes by the name KNOP or Excalibur skimmer, as seen here:

http://www.aquadirect.com/store/cust...tid=484&cat=18


Does anyone have any experience or comments about this thing? Price seems quite reasonable if it's even half-decent.

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Old 11-18-2004, 01:10 AM
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I've seen one of these in action before, not a bad skimmer for a 50g or smaller tank.
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Old 11-18-2004, 02:41 AM
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Mine worked real well, on a 50gal.
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Find out about shipping costs, since it'll have to cross border. When I emailed another eBay retailer in NY about a similar product, he quoted me $40US for shipping. Ouch!!! And its not even a live coral.

Always factor in shipping before bidding.
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I asked about that skimmer on RC... I didn't get a lot of responses, but none of them were negative. I ended up with a bakpak 2R though, since it was the same price over at J&L as an Excalibur skimmer.

Have you looked at www.mops.ca ? I know that they sell the same skimmer at around 200 bucks. It might be better to buy it through them after you've factored in shipping (plus its brand new).

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Oh, and buy the Excalibur over the knock-off. Oh, and watch out for Ebay shipping costs...
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