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Senior Member
Best skimmer for your$$$
Whats the best skimmer you can get for around $500??
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Senior Member
It all depends on the amount of water you want skimmed. 500$ doesn't buy much if the water volume is over 200g IMO. Coralife makes a good skimmer for smaller systems. I bought a used LifeReef and was very pleased with it until I managed to snag a used ASM G-6 which does an excellent job for my 580g system volume.
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Senior Member
Ok. Well Im looking for a skimmer that would be overkill on a well stocked 230G tank.
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I have an Octopus skimmer and I am extremely happy with it. I would look into those.
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Former Moderator
I like my lifereef .. I got the 6' version.
next one will be a DIY with a modified Dart pump.
moving.. so temporarily out of SW :b8:
planning next tank, possibly 60x30x20 on 2x plasma.
updated: 2011/05/30
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Senior Member
 Originally Posted by ZXZXZ
any other suggestions??
http://www.proteinskimmer.com/products/Remora.htm
Could be the ticket.
Fraction skimming.
90 gal tank
200 gal power fussion skimmer
1 firefish, 1 wrasse, 1 juvi yellow tang, 1 watchman gobi
70 pounds free Live sand,200 pounds free Live rock
1 power heads,
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Moderator
I'd say stick to your "big name companies" IE Lifereef Euroreef, ASM, My God there are so many I know i'm forgetting some. Check out the buy and sell forms here and on Reefcentral. They have a great one. But you got to act quick. I got my skimmer from there.(Lifereef).
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Former Moderator
In that price range, the best you can do is an ASM G4 with a recirculating mod. The classified sections are a great tool as well.
If my wife asks, it was only $20.
Hardware:
220 Gal Mostly SPS Reef, 66 gal sump with refuge, 33 gal refugium, Gen-X Mak-5 Return, 3 x IceCap 250 MH, 2 x 110 VHO, Deltec APF600 Skimmer and a Deltec AP-600, Geo 6-18 Calcium Reactor, 2 x Tunze Stream 6100, Profilux Plus II EX Controller.
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Senior Member
For 500$ I would try and find a used becket.
225g SSB display, World Fish Custom Sump/Fuge/Filter, H&S A250-2X1260, h&S sulphur reactor, Reeflo Dart 3600g return on a wavy sea plus, 4X Tunze 6101, Deltec PF600, Octopus 3000, Aquazone Ozone 100,
Lights: 2X250W 10K XM’s, 1X400W10K XM, 6XT5s Al lights controlled by AC Jr.
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