best skimmer $200

[prez]

Was wondering what would be the best skimmer for under 200 dollars. Was looking at asm sedra, octopus 125, urchin.. Have an aqua c remora Hot and was not too impressed. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks 0 its for a 75 gallon reef tank.

 

[uberlink]

I'm surprised you don't like the remora, although it may be too small for a 75. I had one on a 28 gallon for years. Great skimmer. On my 75 I have an AquaC EV-120. Very good skimmer. Fairly compact, too.

 

[prez]

thanks for the reply, yea think it is just too small for my tank.. only get just under a half cup of wet skimate every 2 weeks.. my trates are at 20ppm so i know there something in there to get)

 

[jerthunter]

You can get a Euro-reef for right around 200. I have one on my tank and it works pretty well. I don't have much to compare it to besides my old Prism skimmer which wasn't very good.

 

[bronco300]

if you can do euroreef it'd probably be the better...they are made out of a better material(cell cast) than some like asm,etc(extruded acrylic)...but thats not to say asm or octopus are bad skimmers, i'd probably just go with euroreef over those.

 

[jessica47421]

D & D typhoon its a good skimmer i had to call the company to get it going bc im not good with all this stuff but now its doing really good

 

[prez]

thanks for the help) Euroreef might be the winner tho most expensive) might have to save a little more for it. checked out the typhoon also, nice price but have not read anything about them anywhere. euroreef and octo.... such hard choices=) really just want something thats gonna demolish the remora. lol.. thanks again guys)

 

[zanclus]

ASM skimmer are as good as Euroreef but cost less

 

[uberlink]

Originally Posted by Prez
thanks for the reply, yea think it is just too small for my tank.. only get just under a half cup of wet skimate every 2 weeks.. my trates are at 20ppm so i know there something in there to get)
I don't think that's a sign that it's too small for your tank. You might consider pulling it out and cleaning all of its components. When I cleaned mine on my smaller tank one time I was shocked to find that it started pulling out lots of gunk that it had been missing. Be sure to unscrew the little plastic

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inside the skimmer assembly and make sure it's clear. Just a thought.

 

[prez]

thanks uber, yea i clean it out every month=)

 

[chilwil84]

have the remora pro with a mag on a heavy fed well stocked 90 and it helps keep my trates at 0

 

[uberlink]

Prez...not too dissuade you from getting a more appropriate skimmer, but what kind of pump are you running to your RemoraC?

 

[prez]

just the 1200, its not the pro.

 

[bkvreef]

I recently bought the octopus 220nw for around $175 and very much like it.

 

[gwsarkdiver]

I'm also new and inquired about this.Seems like a remora is very good. imo

 

[joncat24]

best skimmer under $200 is octopus nw 200 without a doubt in my mind.