corallife skimmer

Chowder · #1 09-05-2007, 04:39 AM

I found the salt creep on the 65's in the air intake worse. They seem to clog up once every month where the 125 about every three months.Not sure about the 220's never owned one. I do like the 125 over the 65 though.

bv_reefer · #2 09-05-2007, 05:02 AM

i was looking at a coralife 65-gallon model today at the lfs skimming an anemone tank and the skimmate seemed to be popping up the collection cup at a pretty steady rate, the stuff in the cup was brownish/black, and the skimmer in general seemed to be producing way more air bubbles than a seaclone, so thats one thing that caught my eye on the 65 model..

i have crabs · #3 09-05-2007, 12:52 PM

i woke up a couple mornings with the collection cup full and 20g of saltwater in my carpet.

digital-audiophile · #4 09-05-2007, 02:54 PM

I have been using a CSS for over a year now and allthough not the best skimmer it does what it is supposed to. I tear it down once a week at water change and that seems to keep it level. I will upgrade in the future though because I know this is not the right skimmer to be using long term. If you are looking for something quick and chap this is the right unit, if you want more of a long term skimmer, I would save up for something better.

RicePaddy · #5 09-05-2007, 04:56 PM

I have a Coralife 125 skimmer and I also have problems with it overflowing from time to time. Was away for holidays for three days and came back to a salty wet floor. I have since placed some towels between the unit and the outside of the sump in the hopes that the overflow flows back into the sump.

What brands of skimmers would a person recommed for a 65gal or a 150gal tank.

Will

scuglass · #6 09-05-2007, 06:08 PM

I have the largest one... i think 220 and its a piece... i guess for the price it does whats expected but the venturi clogs all the time... i just ripped the thing out and put an air pump right into the intake of the pump. the smallest adjustment to the knob any your either 10'' below the cup or overflowing. i have it in the first part of my sump where the water level is consistent and it still decides to overflow sometimes.... save your money and buy something better.

bv_reefer · #7 09-06-2007, 12:51 AM

after hearing how much it overflows and how much fine-tuning it needs i think i'll just save up and get something better, the one i'm currently looking at is a red sea prizm pro hang-on skimmer which is supposedly rated for 200 gallons but i'm sure you can easily divide that by 3, anyone have any good/bad experiences with these~?