Thinking about Coralife Super Skimmer (Needle Wheel)

[Rice Reef]

Originally Posted by Reef_Geek

Wow, very strong and consistent experiences so far...

What issues were you having with it?

thanks.

Here is a link you may want to look at on this skimmer...

http://www.fishforums.com/forum/tech...er-125gal.html

You are better off now to spend good money on a good skimmer.

[martinmcnally]

I used to have one of these very unreliable in terms of keeping a good constant skim. I would spend a little extra and get a Reef Octopus or something, those are pretty reasonable.

[mseepman]

The Coralife is the definition of bad. I suggest you look at one of these if you don't want to spend too much. http://www.aquacave.com/Turboflotor-...P2202C616.aspx

I have one and it does a decent job for the money spent. I run it on my 70 gallon and its been flawless in its operation. I had to make a silencer from a pill bottle though as I like it quiet.

[Reef_Geek]

Thanks everyone, very helpful. Looks like hit and miss... mostly miss on the online reviews.

How are the eShopps hang on back skimmers? Any experiences?

http://www.eshopps.com/?page=PSK_100H

a few LFS in Calgary carrying these for reasonable prices ($160-$180)

[Northernseacorals]

Coralife= Toyota Trecell

[Reef_Geek]

Thanks all for your input.

After your reviews and additional poking around, I'll go with an eShopps PSK-100H (HoB).

A few threads on Reef Central looks favourable.

Thanks for all your experiences!

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...php?p=16066548

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1708524