What Skimmer Are You Using??

[derrick orosz]

Just curious what everyone else is using? I have a bubble magnus curve 9 on my 150...it's a beast

 

[kjardine519]

i use a vertex in100 on a 80 gal total system volume. footprint is large but I wouldn't trade it for the world. ive been curious about running a DC pump on the skimmer

 

[TORX]

Vertex Alpha Omega 250, needed on my bioload

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[heath]

reef octopus on the big tank, bubble magus curve 7 on the mixed.. both skimmers are way over rated for the tanks but, I run a huge bioload...

 

[Luke.]

E shops psk 100 gal hob ( only reason why I got it because not a bad price around 250-$300 and it has one or maybe the biggest collection cup for hob's)

 

[Neopimp]

Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 I think here

 

[Nighthawk26]

LifeReef 30"

 

[dale]

vertex omega 180i, reef octopus bh2000 and reef octopus classic 110sss

 

[Skim]

Reef Octopus Regal 170sss

 

[AdInfinitum]

MRC MR3, Vertex IN250, Tunze 9010 (small frag tank).....Also have a 60" venturi skimmer (custom made lifereef clone) that I am going to experiment with using a penductor based injector unit.

 

[sirhc13]

Super Reef Octopus 3000int

 

[sunnykita]

Vertex Aquaristik on the 135 gallon

 

[teebone110]

Royal Exclusiv Bubble King Supermarin 200

 

[heath]

Vertex and Reef Octopus seems to be the consensus among our site.. interesting, I love my Reef Octopus, its a real work horse...

 

[yveterinarian]

On my 160 gallon seahorse tank I have a very large one rated at 700 gallons with two pumps but no where on it does it say what make it is (I bought it used). I did an internet search based on the type of pumps with it and I think it is an ASM G-5 skimmer. On my baby seahorse tank system I have a Super Reef Octopus 3000 INT which pulls an insane amount of sludge out and needs cleaning every other day (severely overstocked system) and on my 75 gallon reef tank I have a Coralife 160 skimmer with a bubbler attached since the pumps always seem to stop producing the bubbles needed. I used to have the Super Reef octopus on my reef tank but had to bring my old Coralife back into service when I had the seahorse fry so that the SRO could be used to keep the fry healthy in such an overstocked system.
Of the three I am using I must say the SRO pulls out the most and appears to work the best. However, I was never able to regulate the bubbles properly so had to put a small piece of plastic wrap over the air intake hole and poke a pinhole in it. This reduced the bubbles properly so that it didn't keep overflowing and it now works like a charm. The ASM also works well but I think two pumps running all the time makes it an expensive one to run. I may try switching it to the baby seahorse tank for interest sake to see what kind of sludge it will pull out since that is my most challenged system. Hmm, I see an experiment coming up in my future...

 

[reefjunkie86]

I'm using an ati bubble blaster 250 on my 220gal. It's been great other then the odd pump replacement. I would really like to get a bubble king though. Maybe one day.


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[Aprilia]

SWC skimmer. driven by 3 octopus pin wheel pumps. Unsure of model number but it's a monster.
Bought used. Unsure of rating probably 18" body and collection cup diameter.stands 30" high
Pulling 1 litre of dark skim out a day.
Also looking to switch to a jebao DC pump to feed it. Anyone else use these ?
Any reviews ?

 

[shamous113]

Also looking to switch to a jebao DC pump to feed it. Anyone else use these ?
Any reviews ?

@Sewerat and I believe @TORX run them

 

[mike_kameka]

Im running a coralife super skimmer 60 hob on my 30 gallon cube and once i get it set right it works great.

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[Sewerat]

I run a jabeo dc12000 from the basement up works great