Jellymeat Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 I have the aquaone aqua reef 400 tank, Am i and in the process of getting a new sump made so that i can get a new skimmer to replace the crappy aquaone G220 skimmer. So once i have my new sump my set up will be around the 550L mark. I am thinking about getting a big skimmer. I have been doing quite a bit of research on them and i have found a couple. I don't have the hugest budget for one. I have been recommended this by HFF Reef Octopus External Hangon - BH100 I have also found a second hand Deltec APF600 And i have also been looking at the BUBBLE MAGUS CURVE 9 CONE ROCK SKIMMER BUBBLE MAGUS CURVE 180 PROTEIN SKIMMER I would like to know if some people have hand any experience with these, Or if there are another suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 I have the BM curve 7 and it works awesome. I have only read good things about cone skimmers and them being better than traditional cylinder skimmers. BM seem to be built well and are very quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marinefish4life Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 DELTEC :bggrn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matto Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 why do you need such a large one? id think a better quality skimmer such as the curve 7 would be adequate for your sized tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 why do you need such a large one? id think a better quality skimmer such as the curve 7 would be adequate for your sized tank? My tank is 800ltrs and the BM curve 7 works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 I have the BM curve 7 and it works awesome. I have only read good things about cone skimmers and them being better than traditional cylinder skimmers. BM seem to be built well and are very quiet. I just got some corals and the lady was running the curve 7 for about a year and she said it was pretty good and that she has had any problems with it. How long have you been running your one for for? I have also seen that aquaworld has some skimmers on for about half price and one had any experience with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
si_sphinx Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 How long have you been running your one for for? I have also seen that aquaworld has some skimmers on for about half price and one had any experience with them I have had the skimmer running non stop since November last year (except for stopping for cleaning and feeding). Aquaworld seem to be very nice and easy enough to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellymeat Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2013 I went down to aquaworld today and her recommended this skimmer http://www.aquaworld.co.nz/estore/style/rdc-850.aspx He said that they are really good has anyone used one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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