I was in the market for a new skimmer and had my eye on the new cone style. Most of them are around $600+ for something I was looking for and I just could not swing it. I ended up finding a thread on RC for iTech skimmers. American made down in FL, looked very well built and had some really good reviews. Emmet from RC won a TOTM on RC and had been using one for quite some time. So I ended up saving for a 100 series ( rated ~100 gallons ) and sold my H&S.

I was able to get it all set up in about 30-45 minutes and any questions I had John ( the owner ) was able to answer them in no time. He said the skimmer worked best in 6-7" inches of water and I found that mine works best in 6 1/2 with the wedge pipe about 1/2 way closed. It took around 4-5 hours for it to start making the foamy bubbles.

The cone design works great and the Tunze hydrofaomer it comes with creates an unreal amount of bubbles. The pump itself is just as quite as a Eheim and the only thing you can hear is the water splashing around from the wedge pipe ( you can fix this by adding a 1" PVC pipe with a 90 degree fitting facing down.

The build it self is great. Nothing felt cheap or would over time fall apart. John's customer service is just up to par with ATB and Tunze. He even gives you his cell if something goes wrong!

I have only had this set up for around two weeks but needless to say its great. I am a VERY happy customer and wont be needing a new skimmer for a long time. Like I said this is only a mini review and I will follow up in a month or so.

http://www.i-techskimmers.com/forums/

Hope this helps anyone in the market looking to try something new!






Tech 100 - After 4 days with no feeding while I was away AWESOME!





-Dave

They say these skimmers are awesome. Maybe I can get one some day?

nice review, thanks