Vertex or Deltec or Skimz

[RomeoJuliet]

Hi reefers,

Any thoughts between Vertex or Deltec or Skimz for a 2.5 footer tank?

[james72]

Either brand is good enough, all needlewheel. But get it oversize or as big as your sump can fit in

Cheers,

James

[chercm]

get the Deltec 1455 . it is worth while to use it

[solasido]

In term of maturity, Deltec has been around for close to 30 years.

Skimz started in the 2000+ (seems to be designed in SG)

Vertex is probably starting around 2008.

[RomeoJuliet]

Thanks for feedback. I am going ahead with Deltec Sc1455

[james72]

One thing to consider is also spare parts like the cost of the needlewheel impeller or pump.

Sometimes there is totally no support or very expensive to replace or the vendor might tell you this model discontinued. You got to buy a new model skimmer.

One of the reason I go back to old school venturi skimmer that runs almost forever and I wont be limit by the choice of pumps.

Cheers,

James

[tofubox]

All 3 brands are equally good in my opinion, its more of your personal choice. Read on reviews for all 3 products, and pick the one u like best.

If you wan good support, try skimz or deltec. Reef depot does great customer service for deltec, drop them a mail, and they got back to me immediately, only downside is that the product must bear the reef depot sticker. Skimz, well...its under AM, so u probably wont have trouble getting warranty claims or supports. As for Vertex, i don't have much experience, but you can always check with iwarna before purchasing.

Both needlewheel and venturi has its benefits and downsides.

Needlewheel: Creates more finer bubbles, hecks bubbles apart, resulting in better foam head with dense froth. Requires a smaller pump and footprint in comparison, lower wattage. Downside : Lesser waterflow through the skimmer, chance of damaging living critters, needlewheel impellers may cost more for replacement.

Venturi: Moves a large amount of water, increased contact time due to whirlpool effect within chamber. Besides cleaning the venturi valve, its pretty much maintenance free. Downside is that it requires high pressure, dedicated pumps which can deal with back pressure in order to function well, properly rated pump size to maximise efficiency of skimmer, heat from the pump, higher wattage of running.

Personally, anything more than 300 gallons, its worth going venturi. For smaller volume, needlewheel would be good. Thats probably the big factor why the marine industry made the switch to needlewheel.

[RomeoJuliet]

Thanks all for the feedback. My tank size is approx. 95 gallons, 2.5 feet cube.

Looking at the footprint, Deltec SC 1455 is the most compact.

[redsuns]

Agree with the bros who have chipped in. All three are good brand of skimmers and I considered all three brands before as well. Currently using skimz dc series as it allows me to overkill my tank volume and also control the water level when I feed to prevent overflowing.

As AM opens everyday and until 10pm, if I have any issues, I can get access to them easily as well.

Do not have direct experience with the other 2 brands so can't comment too much.

1 point to note is vertex comes with 2 years warranty while skimz and deltec comes with 1 year, if I am not wrong.

[blackcell]

Bubble Magnus curve9 is good enough for a small footprint space.

185 Gallons - 5ft tank since nov 2013

[blackcell]

I am using both BM and deltec at the same time.. Both is equally good..

185 Gallons - 5ft tank since nov 2013

[sherman]

I have use both Deltec and BM .Both equally good. The only different is how the piece is manufacture

[Nox]

recently got a deltec 1455 as an upgrade of my skimz. the skimz had a broken impeller magnet 2x in a row, just my luck

[wchris12]

Skimz 161

[superbee]

Deltec is my only choice, very effective in my opinion.

[Jameshong]

IMHO, SKIMZ is more to value for money and performance wise is also comparable to many branded one.

[Kingking]

I m using Deltec SC1455

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