120 skimmer

[twomenandatank]

i currently have a mrc mr-1 for my 120. looking for best bang for my buck and also best skimmer for my 120? online store or LFS for buying skimmer? the mr-1 skimmer is okay i just hate the collection cup design and have to mess with it every time i clean the cup out.

[Bebo77]

have you seen the HOB deltec ?

[twomenandatank]

no i haven't what website can i find it on?

[kodyboy]

A DAS ex-1 or ex-2 would work fine, as would a mesh-modded octopus nw200 or a custom Orca (protein-skimmer.com)
It depends on what you want to spend and what you are going to keep in your 120

[Bebo77]

http://www.deltecusa.us/proteinskimmers/mc500.php

[twomenandatank]

well i most have soft corals but a few sps.
thanks for the info on the skimmers. i have just had it with my old skimmer.

[Bebo77]

you wont be disappointed if you go with the Deltec

[twomenandatank]

Bebo77: so you are recommending the mc 500 from deltec

[Bebo77]

yup... that thing may not look like much.. but man.. its a beast.. if you want to find out more ask in the Deltec forum...

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/fo...s=&forumid=337

[BFisher244]

ATI BM200 is a great option as well

[GSMguy]

Bebo why are you reccomending a HOB skimmer to someone with an in sump skimmer

there are lots of in sump skimmers that will work much better...

[oct2274]

tunze 9010 would be a great skimmer

[dhnguyen]

Originally posted by Bebo77
have you seen the HOB deltec ?

A MCE500 would the last skimmer I recommend for a 120g tank.

Infact any decent insump skimmer will skim circles around any HOB skimmers Deltec or otherwise. Bad advice IMO

[luke33]

I'd have to agree with D about the deltec hot, that seemed like it came out of left field imo. Anyhow, i'd say go with a octo200nw skimmer, will work great especially if you meshmod it and boar out the venturi, and your talkin 200bux. A better skimmer would be the daxex2 but much more expensive. Just depends on your wallet. I'd personally go with the octo200 and recirc it for a few extra bux. It would then handle around a 225g tank.

[twomenandatank]

well i dont have an in sump skimmer. my mr-1 sits on the outside of the sump. the only thing thats inside my sump for it is it's pump.

[dhnguyen]

so what's stopping you from getting a decent insump skimmer for that sump? Must be awfully lonely in there with just the return pump

[twomenandatank]

the return pump isn't even in there. i do have live rock, macro algea, two pumps-skimmer pump and my uv/chiller pump inside my sump. so my sump isnt lonely.