nodle Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 I know this is going to open up a debate and thats not what i want. Im not asking what the best skimmer is because i realy don't give a rats @$$ My question is are turboflotors a good option. From what i have read they seem to be so i was thinking of getting a T1000 for my 180ltr, with a little sight to the future of when i finnaly decide that i don't need to spend every cent i earn and save for a house. Then a bigger tank can move in Cheers dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RnB Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 There are MANY different skimmer options my advice is buy one BIGGER then you can afford, dead / unhealthy corals cost heaps 8) is this a good one, well how long is a piece of string...... There is no doubt that the leading skimmers in each class are up to the job. The majors are needle wheel, venturi/becket, downdraft ???? foprgot the last bit in this ones name The question is how many 180L fully stocked tanks have you seen in NZ running with a turbofloater? Personally all the tanks that I have seen that are large and heavily stocked are using quite large skimmers, primarily deltec needle wheels (but not only this brand) I have a deltec 1060 in sump unit, its uses 2 pumps to recirculate... It is a short model to fit under tank, if i purchased again i would get a taller unit, IMHO the increased contact time of the taller stack produces more gunk. that said i have a LOT of fish in my 500L and not much nitrate, put this down to the skliimer being up to the job and having a lot of rock so the turbo floater... what model? if its the small one. i would want a lot of mature mature rock in a 180 and even then would think only maybe... /flame proofing on./ But if someone offered me the unit for say $200 then yeah grab it, however if its been offered to you around the $700-800 mark whjy not import your own, much bigger skimmer for only a little less???? All the tanks that I like the look of have BIG SKIMMERS!!!!!! Steves(Deltec) / alois's (Deltec) / Pies (Deltec) / Brendans (Not sure, us brand i think) / Steve in WGTN (not sure but looked like a GEO 6ft model) / (Mine (Deltec) Ivan was running the same skimmer as i have on a 1200L and it looked fine, lowish nitrates as i understand... his tank was cool for a young tank. When do you want one? I am going to the US shortly and I am going to bring back 1-2 skmiiers a a big CA Reacter I think tho that with constant attention to the coperation the turbo would cope with a 180, but most of us just want a big ars* skimmer with reasonably low tuning requirement. I think its about value for money and many of us have a belief that to get your water quality up there a skimmer is one of the most important pieces of kit. Think about the ammount of nitrate a skimmer takes out per hour.... its like continually changing your water...... what price are you being offered the turbofloater? iduncan - what are you using for a skimmer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 A friend down here had the Turbo Floater 1000, which is a very popular skimmer with a good reputation. From what I saw of it, I didn't really think it was too good, however once you get them 'tweaked' the seem to work fine. I wouldn't be put off buying one, but I think I would still swing towards Deltec unless the price difference is too much. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 there's a life reef skimmer on trademe http://www.trademe.co.nz/Lifestyle/Pets-animals/Fish/Other/auction-17200281.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RnB Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 everyone says lifereef skimmers are good, but they need a poweerfull pump.... thus more power use. Mike the importer used to use lifereef on his personal tank..... he liked it. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 Pies, I dunno if you can really use when it was running on your system for comparison because it would have been working along with your ridiculously big skimmer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 15, 2004 Report Share Posted October 15, 2004 There's a lifereef skimmer on trademe at the moment, if I was in the market for a skimmr I'd definitely go for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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