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Old 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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Old 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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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).

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