H&S skimmers

[BIGSKY]

Where is the best place to purchase a h&S a-200 skimmer?

[Maximus]

I got mine from Ed at KM Associates. Great guy, awesome price, and unbeatable service!

[kdblove_99]

www.finsreef.com

[orb]

i got mine from Ed at KM Associates also. I HIGHLY recommend getting one thru him for reasons stated by Maximus

[BIGSKY]

Doe's k&m have a website? and do you guys think that the a-200 is good for a 275 gallon system?

[Kshack]

I went with the A250. Works better with U.S. power (60 cycle).

[orb]

they have a website, but not much to look at. http://home.wwdb.org/kmaintl

here's a thread about the a200, but no more pics for some reason. http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=818119

and feedback about ed and his company.
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=865055
the starter of that thread, Ucandoit, knows a lot about these skimmers, and helped me thru pms w/a lot of my questions too.

have fun-they are great skimmers

[BIGSKY]

from my understanding the a-200 woul be plenty big enough for 275 gallons of water if anybody has any info that diagrees with this please share because I'am abot to buy one.

[Canarygirl]

How much is the H&S 250, if you don't mind sharing? I concur about buying from Ed. He's got the best customer service around.

[USC-fan]

I would get it from H&S at their website http://www.finsreef.com/ .

I don't see any reason to go through a third party to get this skimmer. They also have a forum here in the sponsor section, H&S/Fins Reef.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...s=&forumid=405

I'm sure they can steer you in the right direction.

[jimdogg187]

bigsky, you may want to contact this guy:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1260538

[mcliffy2]

There is a guy selling an A200 on the local chicago board, new in box for 900.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1270008

[Charlie's Angel]

I got my A250 from Ed at KM as well. Awesome to work with. I beleive the H&S skimmer prices went up a few months ago.

[Fliger]

IMO, if you're going to use a 1x1260 - its very important that you gravity feed it. Its an incredible skimmer and like most recircs (external) - it works best gravity fed. For safety you could go to a 2x1260 (A200 or A250) but you can definitely get away with a 1x1260 on a tank that size if you optimize it. You will love it, thats for sure.

I think the vendor you choose should be closest geographically to you for shipping. I've bought directly from Finsreef and Aquarium Specialty and they're service is top notch.

[BIGSKY]

mcliffy2

I just paypal'd him the money he will be shipping it tommorow.

[poppin_fresh]

Once you go H&S you'll never go back! They are absolute beasts when it comes to skimming.

[McCrary]

Lol, I agree, I bought one and the only other skimmer that I will consider is a BK.