Skimmer recommendations

Monti1

Monti1

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Hi guys,

Been out of the tank game for 3-4 years. Just bought a house and will be picking up my 60 gallon cube tank this weekend. Starting to put together equipment to be used. What's everyone running for skimmers these days. Obviously with a 60 gallon I won't have a ton of room but I'm looking for a higher end skimmer that will handle a decent bio load. Going to make a small mixed reef with mostly LPS corals and a few SPS pieces.

Thanks in advance for any input guys!

Rick


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Illinijoe

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I've always heard good things about the NYOS skimmers for the higher end. I'd like to get one down the road. Right now i have an aquamaxx on my 73 gallon that i like alot. it is quiet and works well.
 
Monti1

Monti1

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Illinijoe said:
I've always heard good things about the NYOS skimmers for the higher end. I'd like to get one down the road. Right now i have an aquamaxx on my 73 gallon that i like alot. it is quiet and works well.
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I'll have to take a look into them. How long have you had the aquamaxx for?


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ultimatemj

ultimatemj

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The NYOS Quantom 120 is really nice, hence the "highend" price ~$400.

I've been using the Aqaumaxx CO-1 for a couple of years and have nothing but good things to say about...it's a solid performer for a "mid-level" price ($270ish).
5" chamber with a Sicce Shark1.5 pump that only pulls 16w. Air intake: 360 L/hr (about 3/4 the draw of the NYOS).

Plenty for my 70g system...and I spent the price difference on the Avast Davy Jones locker (plugged into an APEX to turn off the skimmer when full).
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Monti1

Monti1

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ultimatemj said:
The NYOS Quantom 120 is really nice, hence the "highend" price ~$400.

I've been using the Aqaumaxx CO-1 for a couple of years and have nothing but good things to say about...it's a solid performer for a "mid-level" price ($270ish).
5" chamber with a Sicce Shark1.5 pump that only pulls 16w. Air intake: 360 L/hr (about 3/4 the draw of the NYOS).

Plenty for my 70g system...and I spent the price difference on the Avast Davy Jones locker (plugged into an APEX to turn off the skimmer when full).
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I'm looking into both the NYOS and The aqua maxx. The aquamaxx seems to be a good performer for the money. I'll have to take a look into the locker because I'm planning on running an Apex as well. Thanks for the input.


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faisal629

faisal629

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I have a super reef octopus SSS 1000 on my 60G cube and I love it! Pulls a gallon of dark thick sticky skimmate a week!




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shift9k

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Currently running a Bubble Magus CURVE 5 on my reefer 250 (65 gallons) it was super cheap. The build quality is surprisingly good and it's doing the job well.

Not high end if price is what you're looking at.

NYOS takes the cake there.
 
Monti1

Monti1

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Yeah seems NYOS is the top option. Good to see there are plenty of other option that perform well. I learned many years ago you get what you pay for in this hobby. I'm thinking I'll be going with the aquamaxx and use some of the left over money for lighting. Thanks for everyone's quick input!


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Choseneball

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no joke the vertex omega 130 is the nicest skimmer I've ever used. made out of heavy duty acrylic. everything about it screams quality. super sturdy. comes apart extremely easy with no mess!! foam insert for quietness. titanium screws to never ever rust. uses a sicce pump specially modified for use with the skimmer and a vortex is created with bubbles before it even gets to the higher part of the main chamber

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Monti1

Monti1

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Choseneball said:
no joke the vertex omega 130 is the nicest skimmer I've ever used. made out of heavy duty acrylic. everything about it screams quality. super sturdy. comes apart extremely easy with no mess!! foam insert for quietness. titanium screws to never ever rust. uses a sicce pump specially modified for use with the skimmer and a vortex is created with bubbles before it even gets to the higher part of the main chamber

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That's a good looking skimmer. I'm thinking about running a remote sump to add some water volume to the system. Going to do a little looking into this one as well. Thanks for the input!


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Spartanman22

Spartanman22

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I run a Vertex Omega 150 with the Vertex neck cleaner. Build quality is unbelievable. The acrylic is thick and seem less construction. Performance has been great. Pretty much set and forget with the Swabbie. Wired in a shutoff float in the waste container and don't have to touch the Skimmer other than twice a year for cleaning.


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Monti1

Monti1

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Just got home from an insane few days of work and to my surprise my wife ordered me the aquamaxx. Pretty cool if you ask me. Completely surprised. Thanks for everyone's input. Can't wait to see this thing work!


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