Which skimmer for me??

ryebread

Active Member
Okay guys,
I am ready to take the skimmer plunge. I will be modifying my eclipse hood (yet again, piece of poop) to fit a skimmer on back. What skimmer would you recommend for a 29 gal reef? It would be great if there was a small one that does the job. Thanx.
Ryan
 

surfnturf

Member
How much do you want to spend? Prizms have a bad rep, but they work great (for the price) for me and a lot of other people. SeaClones, I've heard are getting better, plus there is a mod out there that can make these perform better. Myself, I would go for an AquaC Remora, when the prizm dies on the 29 gallon in the living room, that's what will replace it. HTH
 

ryebread

Active Member
I am not really worried about the price but, I don't want to spend money just for a name. I just want the best skimmer for my small tank.
 

stacyt

Active Member
I have both a seaclone and a prizm. I beleive the seaclone does just as good a job, and requires less tinkering to get it set. I had to completely take apart my prizm to clean it this last weekend, and still have not got it adjusted back yet. The sea clone I cleaned, hooked it back up, and it was good to go.
 

nm reef

Active Member
For what ever its worth...I've been running a CPR BacPac 2r for close to 2 years now...I've had two problems with it and each time CPR was available to correct the problem. First time was when the "o"ring broke(they sent a free replacement within 2 days).Second time was when it simply quit making bubbles...they responded to a e-mail asking for information on solutions to the problem within 24 hours and provided information to immediately correct the problem. So in my opinion the customer service after sale is excellant...plus it continues to perform as designed. Just yesterday I emptied the collection cup on the skimmer and it is back to skimming my 58 gal fish only system. For what I spent it has been a good lil skimmer.:cool:
 

saltyrich

Active Member
Allow me to third that motion. I have a Bak Pak 2R on my 30 and really like it. I've heard great things about the Remora, but they are a bit more expensive than the Bak Pak.
 

wrassecal

Active Member
I have a seaclone on my 55 gal and it has worked great for 10 months. The only thing was that I had micro bubbles and no matter what I tried could not get rid of them. After about a month it was broken in and no more microbubbles.
 
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