ideas on a good skimmer

[Jason McK]

I won't comment on the $450.00 skimmer looking the same as the $1500.00 one

Skimmers I would look at are:
ATI, Bubble King, H&S, Deltec, Euroreef

J

[SATELLITE]

great thanks for all that info, i'll go and read up on them and maybe i'll fine one that is going to work for me, again thanks

[kwirky]

bubblemaster is no longer made. The two most "popular" skimmers at the "moment" would probably be the euroreef and the bubbleking. Both are quite well built and skim a lot. I've personally owned a euroreef and liked it a lot. The store runs a couple bubblekings and they almost never "throw fits" like the other skimmers sometimes have. Both are set and forget I find.

definately either have a skimmer section of the sump that'll maintain a constant water level or have an auto-top off. in sump skimmers perform SO much better when the water level stays steady. it's suprising how it affects the skimming I find.

[marie]

If your intent on an ATI bubblemaster, I believe these guys still sell them

http://www.reefgeek.com/filtration/Protein_Skimmers/

They're American and I have no idea what their shipping policies are

[Parker]

Originally Posted by kwirky

bubblemaster is no longer made.

The the Bubblemasters are still being made, the problem is they can be hard to come by. They are slated to introduce the new BM300 shortly.

I also own a Bubblemaster, I have the 250. While I haven't put it to the test yet as it's breaking in while I set my big tank up I can't see it having any problems handling my tank.

Here is a picture of the 300 alongside the 250 & 200

[albert_dao]

You know what the problem with BM's is? Product support. Or rather, the lack thereof. I'd hate to slam a company, but I've emailed ATI several times over issues with their BM skimmers and not a single reply was sent. We're talking major issues here (body cracks, pump seizes, etc).

Other than that, as people have stated here, they perform admirably for their price point.

Personally, I'd wait until the next InterZoo pet expo before making an expensive decision concrete (should be sometime this summer).

[pet-lover]

Bubble King definately for bigger tanks
if your looking for a cheap one a SS125 or the one higher then the SS65(super Skimmer by Coralife) with the mesh mod would be pretty Beefy too.

[Monti-Man]

I have the reeflo Orca 200 on my 180
Amazing all I have to say

[reef]

Have a look at the new tunze master doc skimmers.

been testing one for a week and they are very good skimmers. plug and play in sump skimmers.

Here are are some pics.