ganja_gecko Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Does anyone know if this filter is any good? "Skilter 250 Skimmer Filter". You can find a description here: Description Thanks a lot Link to comment
LakerFan Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Skilters really don't have a good reputation of pulling gunk out by itself. If you already have it, you can put an airstone in the reaction chamber to increase output. If you don't have it yet, try looking into a different skimmer like the ViaAqua skimmer. I've seen it in action and it looks good. Link to comment
MacnReef Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 Personally, I don't like the skilter. That was my first filter on a reef and it was constantly putting micro bubbles back into the tank! Also, did not remove much skimate. Try a prism! Link to comment
SeaMountain Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 I was wondering about Skilters myself. And the answer I came to on my own is throughout EVERYTHING I have ever done, when I attempt to use a 'multi-tool' product to save a few pesos - I end up trashing it in favor of the good stuff! They always appear like such a great deal. It slices it dices, etc. Not quite good enough to stand on it's own in any particular area, but good enough overall to maybe get you by. The one I was looking over was only $69 at my LFS. Seemed to good to be true, so I chucked it back onto the shelf. I've been there ,done that too many times in the past. My thoughts are you are normally better served to drop the coin on exactly what it is you need the first time instead of wasting your jack on mediocre cr@p which doesn't do a good enough job for you to begin with. Link to comment
Caesar Posted February 7, 2003 Share Posted February 7, 2003 ganja_gecko try lee's protein skimmer it works really good on small tanks and it cheap. Link to comment
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