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Old 07-16-2009, 04:40 PM
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You would thnk it is a design improvement. It would improve the swirling action of the bubbles allowing for more residence time. However does the % improvment justify the cost.
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Old 07-27-2009, 04:15 AM
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I have had my Vertex 180 for about a month now....skimmer is well built and I am very happy with it. It is quite, skimmers unbelievable and can't beat the price.

I would buy another in a heartbeat
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Old 07-27-2009, 04:30 AM
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how much is a vertex 180 and where is the cheapest locally. JL is kind of expensive
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Old 07-27-2009, 05:25 AM
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how much is a vertex 180 and where is the cheapest locally. JL is kind of expensive
Maybe I am naive but I have always found J and L prices to be about the best in Canada.
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Old 07-27-2009, 01:58 PM
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Maybe I am naive but I have always found J and L prices to be about the best in Canada.
they used to be, now they are one of the cheeper but not the cheepest.

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Old 07-27-2009, 08:39 PM
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I'm still pretyy happy with it... eventho I've been neglecting the tank a little (ok, a lot) over the summer.
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Old 07-28-2009, 12:22 AM
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I've been running one of these for about a month and It works Awesome!
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