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02/20/2016, 01:08 PM
So I've spent the last couple of hours reading through threads and haven't quite been able to narrow down which is the best skimmer...aside from the Bubbleking which I just can't justify the cost.
This will be for a FOWLR 300G DT.
Noise is a concern so would like a quiet skimmer.
So, best I can tell the following seems to be the consensus on best skimmer choices:
#1 - Bubble king
#2 - Vertex
#3 - ATB (which I understand the US side went out of business in 2013)
#4 - Elite or SRO by Octopus
#5 - LifeReef
#6 - Aquamaxx
Give the above, I have read a lot of mixed reviews onsome.
On the Vertex and Bubbleking the issue seems to be price, but no other major complains that I can see, but price is a big one of course.
ATB, mixed reviews about customer service and support and with no US support I'm shying away from it, it's also pricey.
On the Reef Octopus, I see them as a cloning, Chinese manufacturing company and I question the research and science behind it but if it works great. I see some people swear by it and are very happy while others are not so happy with its performance.
On the Lifereef, the biggest complain seems to be noise and I can attest to this as my last lifereef skimmer, a VS-24 was annoyingly loud due to the design of a venturi type skimmer.
Can anyone who has had a Lifereef and now uses one of the other brands, or vice versa, chime in on performance and noise, much obliged.
This will be for a FOWLR 300G DT.
Noise is a concern so would like a quiet skimmer.
So, best I can tell the following seems to be the consensus on best skimmer choices:
#1 - Bubble king
#2 - Vertex
#3 - ATB (which I understand the US side went out of business in 2013)
#4 - Elite or SRO by Octopus
#5 - LifeReef
#6 - Aquamaxx
Give the above, I have read a lot of mixed reviews onsome.
On the Vertex and Bubbleking the issue seems to be price, but no other major complains that I can see, but price is a big one of course.
ATB, mixed reviews about customer service and support and with no US support I'm shying away from it, it's also pricey.
On the Reef Octopus, I see them as a cloning, Chinese manufacturing company and I question the research and science behind it but if it works great. I see some people swear by it and are very happy while others are not so happy with its performance.
On the Lifereef, the biggest complain seems to be noise and I can attest to this as my last lifereef skimmer, a VS-24 was annoyingly loud due to the design of a venturi type skimmer.
Can anyone who has had a Lifereef and now uses one of the other brands, or vice versa, chime in on performance and noise, much obliged.