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Old 11/21/2007, 02:32 AM
toby16 toby16 is offline
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good or bad

is the red sea prizm skimmer a good product ar is it a waste of money my tank is 100g and has 10kg live rock so far the tank has been setup for 1 week.
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Old 11/21/2007, 06:37 AM
kau_cinta_ku kau_cinta_ku is offline
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IMO junk, I would check out the Das, or octopus skimmer for a good cheap skimmer.
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Old 11/21/2007, 06:43 AM
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A cheap but very well working skimmer to look at would be the Corallife Super skimmers. They can be used as an in sump or HOB skimmer.

For your tank I would get the 220,http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewIt...t~ES33004.html
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Old 11/21/2007, 08:00 AM
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I have one in my 50 Gallons... and i have to say...

They're very NOISY!, It's a pain to get the skimmer to work properly and even when is working properly perfomance is not great... Only pro is that is cheap and its ok if you have low stock and plans to upgrade in the future...

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Old 11/21/2007, 08:32 AM
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I second the Octopus. It is an AMAZING skimmer for the price. I hated my coralife super skimmer. That thing was a pain.
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Old 11/21/2007, 09:32 AM
Diver4life Diver4life is offline
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Octopus, Im thinking to buy a HOB 100 octo skimmer. Here is a good thread about this skimmer:
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1221868
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