Input needed

[danny zubot]

OK all of you skimmer experts, I need some input.

I have been researching skimmers on the net and have narrowed it down to a few possibilies in my price range, here they are:
1. AE Tech super reef devil, rated up to 180 gallons, $200.00
2.Aqua Medic Turbo Floater 1000 with needle wheel pump, rated up to 250 gallons, $185.00
3. Tunze 0220.3, rated up to 400 gallons, $236.00
4.Pacific coast imports, PS-400P with needle wheel pump, rated up to 400 gallons, $190.00

For those of you that are familiar with these skimmers, any advice would be greatly appriciated.

Danny

[Richer]

What is the specs of the tank you want to put the skimmer on? and what kind of bioload are you thinking about putting into the tank?

-Richer

[danny zubot]

Oh ya, I forgot!

I currently have a 54 corner tank with a 15 gallon sump. But I want to upgrade to possibly 150 gallons in the future.

[albert_dao]

Just my $0.02's:

TurboFlotor is a piece. Built for the Dentist office or so it would seem. The design is overly complicated and hardly what I would call efficient (when compared to other skimmers that utilize the needle wheel). Contact time is bad, skimmate produced is just barely on par - wet to boot, and the venturi injection is what I'd call primitive. All this combined with the fact that you can't take the damn thing apart in case you ever need to service it - like icing on the cake.

[danny zubot]

Keep em' coming!

[monza]

I hate my turbo 1000!
A pain to get skimming well.
Dave

[Dabbler]

I have an asm g2 and I love it. It is a in sump model tho. Easy to set up easy to clean and runs like a charm.price tag $475 ish

[sleeman]

Euro-Reef.
If you want to be in sump. ASM ansd euro reef are same thing.

Cheers,

Al

[danny zubot]

I've heard a lot about these ASM skimmers, is there a siet I can check them out?