Making a Choice:

[veliferium]

Dear fellow reefers,please pardon me for bringing up this topic again.I am really in a dilemma to make a decision on whether to get a weipro skimmer or a macro needle-wheel.Fristly,my budget is $100 or a little off $100 or jus below 100.A weipro and a pump may cost as much as a macro,but which skims better?Wat i want is a skimmer that hangs like a hang-on filter.BTW,i do not hve a sump so i do not have a place for skimmers that are too big.Please give honest opinions!

[diabolus]

bro...

how big is ur tank?

as far as skimmer is concern....get the best one ur wallet/space allows you to...

i have used the weipro 2013 and am now using the Macro AS250 needlewheel...the Macro is a few notches better than the weipro IMO.

[ervine]

Erm.. modded weipro? Hehe if u willing to wait a while can see if my mod works...

check it out here.. http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...opic=26079&st=0

[veliferium]

my tank is 2.5 feet.

[veliferium]

how much will a macro needle-wheel cost usually.

[FelixSu]

think its about $150. go for it if your budget can allow for it. much better

[shoelevy]

the smallest macro NW costs 75 at a shop i found

that's as100 for a 400L system which i tink is suitable for u

i'm not sure if it still has stock

gif them a call

u wanna noe wat shop pm me

[veliferium]

Tnx a million,bro.BTW,can a NW be hung on the tank.

[Rocky99]

i got an as200p....works much much much better compared to my ex weipro..... i'm sure good piece of equipment to invest in...

[RAV-65]

go 4 macro needle-wheel...

[veliferium]

BTW,wat does a skimmer remove?

[lightningstrike]

BTW,wat does a skimmer remove?

removes D.O.C (dissolved organic compounds)

[veliferium]

compouds like,phosphate,nitrates and proteins?

[lightningstrike]

compouds like,phosphate,nitrates and proteins?

yes

[veliferium]

does it removes most of the no3?

[boyt]

the smallest macro NW costs 75 at a shop i found

that's as100 for a 400L system which i tink is suitable for u

i'm not sure if it still has stock

gif them a call

u wanna noe wat shop pm me

Hi Shoelevy, can oso pm me the shop... Me looking for a good skimmer also. Thanks!!!

[veliferium]

does bacteria eat up most of the no3 or does skimming removes most of the n03.

[huanjie]

no3 is a major headache in keeping tank.

There are Baterials can reduce no3, but these baterial only can be effective in places where there are little oxygen, in which it reduce the no3 into oxygen and nitrogen, which is how DSB and plenum system works. Skimming do not remove NO3, it can prevent it from building up though.

[boxfish]

err...thought macro NW has noise issue?

[veliferium]

i dont mind the noise,as long as can use can already.

[veliferium]

as100 can handle tank up to how many litres.

[veliferium]

hello,can anyone help me this.

[shoelevy]

go www.aqua-macro.com check outt he sprcs of the skimmers

[shiraz]

as100 can handle tank up to how many litres.

400 litres if im not wrong..

[veliferium]

thx,everyone here,got a as100p alredy.