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02-14-2010, 07:43 PM
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thx
thx for the help
ya i figured that, and would love to buy a new one but cant really afford to buy a brand new one for 500 bucks. and i cant seem to find anything used either so ya. but thanks for the insight...
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02-14-2010, 08:00 PM
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I understand your choice to try and save as much money as possible but this hobby is pricey and there is no getting around it. If I were you I would save the time and effort of trying to build your own (Not saying you can't do it) but wait for a good deal to come up and buy a used one. The hours that you will spend ripping your hair out trying to follow those instructions are just not worth it...
Levi
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02-14-2010, 08:53 PM
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I made a DIY skimmer, well, more modded an old Berlin to a Recirc style. It works, but is SOOO tempermental and touchy. a little height variation or just touch the outlet tube means the difference of No skimmate and flooding the floor.
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02-14-2010, 09:00 PM
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There are a lot of cheap good skimmers out there. Quality doesn't always reflect the price, in most cases it does but there are a few out there which are good. Look into bubble magus. Seems like everyone is raving about it.
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02-14-2010, 10:30 PM
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What size tank system do you have & what kind of bioload are you planning to deal with?
Becket skimmers usually are external skimmers with big, powerful, expensive pumps (at least for big tanks). Anthony
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02-15-2010, 03:11 AM
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you can get a vertex 100 for about 200, and a 180 for around 300. there were some used ones floating around you could probably get even cheeper. keep your eyes open and see what kinda deals show up. Steve
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