Protien Skimmer

[krusty krab]

Any opinions of JEBO Skimmers? They seem to be in my price range therefore I'm nervous about them.

 

[xyzpdq0121]

LOL and should be... I wuld put the on par with a seaclone... Don't waste the money.. get a used skimmer of a much better nature here of kust a few bucks more then you would waste on that JEBO. A skimmer is something that you do not want to skimp on...

 

[cameron]

Look for a good used skimmer as Brandon said. Jebos and the like will only be money wasted since you will probably have to go find one somewhere else at some point.

 

[krusty krab]

Now that I have a couple of stay away froms, how about info on some good ones to look out for?

 

[xyzpdq0121]

Here read these two thing:

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and then you can read this:

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[cameron]

What is your budget for a skimmer?

 

[krusty krab]

$50- $75, which obvious means I had no idea what a good skimmer would cost

I suppose I will save my pennies and not increase my bioload for a while. I really appreciate all the support this site and it's members have to offer.

 

[james s_]

Yeh $50 -75 is not much to work with.I dont even think you can find a Prizm skimmer for that much new?I would be looking to spend atleast $2-300 for a decent skimmer.Or just stay on top of water changes and not worry about a skimmer.

 

[xyzpdq0121]

Hey krusty... Do you have a skimmer right now? Umm keep you eyes open. I got my Turboflotor 1000 multi (about $225 retail) on here used for $90. If you need a skimmer to by, I might have one you can borrow. It will be cheap but it will work for the meantime while you are saving pennies!

 

[george]

Depending on the size and bio load of your tank, there is nothing wrong with a Seaclone for doing a soft coral tank. They're not good enough to skim the way you'd need for SPS, but if you want to do clams or soft corals, I used one for years. The Candy Canes I have distributed by the fist-full through the ARC spent 4 years running with a Seaclone 150.

It's not a real good skimmer, but it's adequate as a starter in a soft coral setup on a small tank.

 

[vettesarebest]

I really like the Coralife Super Skimmer. It produces <u>ALOT</u> of black waste in my 75 gallon. I would highly recommend it. They are also pretty cheap from Foster and Smith.

 

[cameron]

I haven't used a Super Skimmer from Coralife and don't know much about them, but one of our sponsers aquabuys.com has a low end one for $85 new.

 

[vettesarebest]

Yeah they are pretty great! From Aqua Buys thats just a plus!

 

[family reefer]

i am currently running a CL220 skimmer on my 135. I have been real happy.