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Old 08-26-2014, 05:53 AM
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However, being all old school and stuff, I do think injected skimmers beat the various wheel designs.
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Old 11-16-2014, 04:56 AM
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However, being all old school and stuff, I do think injected skimmers beat the various wheel designs.
Have I got a skimmer for you might be a little tall for your stand but you could put this baby beside the stand, dual becket injection driven by two Mark 4's

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Old 11-16-2014, 06:55 AM
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Have I got a skimmer for you might be a little tall for your stand but you could put this baby beside the stand, dual becket injection driven by two Mark 4's

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S'ok, I have a BK now, they're apparently the cadillacs of skimmers
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Did you get a new BK?
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Old 11-16-2014, 01:11 PM
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Did you get a new BK?
No, they're ridiculously over priced. I got a really good deal on a used one. Very good skimmer, just not worth what they charge, IMO
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Good stuff, I have heard the new ones are having problems with the pumps and range 250 to 800 for new ones once out side of warranty.
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Old 11-16-2014, 09:15 PM
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Good stuff, I have heard the new ones are having problems with the pumps and range 250 to 800 for new ones once out side of warranty.
Yup, always a problem I think. I replaced my pump with a Laguna block for cheap and away I go
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