addam4208283 Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 i was looking at the price of this skimmer and wanted to know if it was worth a try considering how inexpensive it is? adam Link to comment
coolwaters Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 it gets a bad rep for many things. also theres other things better then it out there for the money. Link to comment
882m4 Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I've used one, with that said I say save your money and buy something else its not worth the money. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 I have one... Pros: It works - but not great. If you can get one really cheap and in good condition (preferably new) and you have a small tank (under 30g) and a lighter bioload it'll work fine. If you adjust it just right there aren't any micro bubbles. Cons: It's hard to clean. It's not very efficient. It uses multiple o-rings, which if they fail, will allow it to pump water on to your floor. You can get a used CPR bak pak or remora for cheap and they'll likely work better. Mine is only adjusted right 50% of the time... Good luck. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...sa%3DN%26um%3D1 Link to comment
remember4me Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 they suck! just get a good hang on. aquac remora Link to comment
jordankj Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 have one it sucks replacing it with a reef octopus bh-2000 Link to comment
coolwaters Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 Good luck. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...sa%3DN%26um%3D1 LOL u know it suxs when people are converting it to a refuge. Link to comment
Raszagil Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Bought one, used it for about a month, it skimmed poorly for awhile then stopped. Agreed on the hard to clean thing, had to try and keep adjusting it, gave up, bought a better skimmer. It's in pieces under my aquarium stand. Save your money. Link to comment
basser1 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 addam..... Get the picture? I think it sucks! Now if it was a vacuum cleaner, sucks means good! Link to comment
kamikaze_fish Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I had one. Used it for a month. Decided to take it out because I had it as an in sump skimmer (which they work much better this way) but realized the real estate it took up was more valuable without the skimmer. Things actually looked better when I stopped using it. Link to comment
elvisart Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Mine works fine, sucks out all kinds of crap and was cheap. I had a skimmer about 10 years ago that was very similar (thought it was a Sea Clone when I saw it) that did a great job on my 29 g. Link to comment
Shaggy420 Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 poorly made, inefficient, and way better skimmers for the same price. get a reef octopus for a little more and enjoy. Link to comment
elvisart Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 i was looking at the price of this skimmer and wanted to know if it was worth a try considering how inexpensive it is?adam How big a tank are you gonna use it on? It does a great job on my 20, but I probably wouldn't use it on anything larger. Link to comment
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