Which Skimmer?

[May&Bruce]

Which are the best brand skimmers on the market in Singapore? Berlin or others? And, where can I buy them?

I have a 150 gal reef tank, and am using a cheapo Weipro 2015 skimmer, but it seems not so good.

[dleecool]

Bubble King!!!

Price also the best!!!

[May&Bruce]

where to get Bubble King, and what is the price like?

[blueheaven]

4 digit, smallest unit starting with 2 I think

[dt8666]

4 digit, smallest unit starting with 2 I think

Really BK is that good? for that price, you can have many other equipment to balance your tank right instead of just pure skimming.

Does it make sense?

May be the question is what is the better balance (i dun ask best as i know no such things as BEST)?

[dsam]

Depending on how you look at it.

Mercedes AMG Sports and Toyota Corolla will still bring you from Pt A to Pt B. If you are loaded, you still tink you will drive a Toyota?

'Yi Fen Qian Yi Fen Huo'

[monster]

tell me something....i bought a AquaMedic Shorty II. Cost me alot but the skimming and bubbles seems weak. i am very dissapointed with the product.

Use a macro even better results.

sigh.....

[riot]

A deltec or a H&S, although a brand new deltec is far cheaper than H&S.

[weileong]

choose your skimmer properly.

Best way is to ask those ex-users because sometimes current users still not yet found the problem with their existing skimmers.

The other way is to see which type of skimmer pple always selling.

Oh how often you see a deltec skimmer for sales?

[dt8666]

I do agree with Weileong on seeing the sales rate is one of the indicator. Having said that, do note on the brand like Deltec/H&S/AquaMedic/etc only own by minority by comparison.

however, you can see that Needle Wheel seems to be the way to go for majority (I dun mean Beckett is not good please).

Ask, see, research and judge. You can get the answer there.

Like I did said before, NO one single Skimmer is the BEST even I know many try to claim that. Oops!

[acidjazz]

Just some opnions of my own.

Many reefers claim different brands of skimmers to be the best and swore by it.

Reefers with deep pockets can spend $2000-$3000 on skimmers alone.

To me, rather than to pay $2000-$3000 for a skimmer or use a 4 footer beckett, i rather do the following:

IF i ever get a new set up: i will put a 6 inch by 24 inch beckett skimmer, along with a deltec needlewheel and a schuran jetskim 120 skimmer.

Best of both worlds, beckett combine with needlewheel. No more complains.

[alanseah]

well it depend on your objective...

for me I rather spend thousand to get a good skimmer that is so power that not only will it control your n03 and p04 but also able to bring it down even with high low of fish and corals.

Well sometime ppls dont seem to get it or look at the picture is they rather not spend thousand of dollars to get a good equipments but end up spending thousand or more to keep changing dieing or brown out sps/coral/fish. And in the end, they think it's spend too much time and money and yet dont see success so it lead them to give up.

[hamannbmw]

Just some opnions of my own.

Many reefers claim different brands of skimmers to be the best and swore by it.

Reefers with deep pockets can spend $2000-$3000 on skimmers alone.

To me, rather than to pay $2000-$3000 for a skimmer or use a 4 footer beckett, i rather do the following:

IF i ever get a new set up: i will put a 6 inch by 24 inch beckett skimmer, along with a deltec needlewheel and a schuran jetskim 120 skimmer.

Best of both worlds, beckett combine with needlewheel. No more complains.

If I have 2 - 3K , i wont spend all the money on 3 different skimmer, I would rather spend 20 bucks on air driven skimmer... the rest of the 1980 bucks buy fishes n corals.........lols

[weileong]

That's a good idea isn't it?

But depends on different person. Some will spend more on equipment and then make sure their LS are well taken care off. Some will save on equipments but keep buying LS. Do you see a lot of reefers complaining about problems which are all cause by poor nutrients managment?

[alanseah]

If I have 2 - 3K , i wont spend all the money on 3 different skimmer, I would rather spend 20 bucks on air driven skimmer... the rest of the 1980 bucks buy fishes n corals.........lols

lolz...

ya and I rather buy plastic conditor as fish tank and no worry about leak etcs...

and an air skimmer and also those air pump will do.. save the $$ buying those ex powerhead...

or maybe this skimmer talk is the same as why buy tunze instead of those normal powerhead.

or why buy chiller when a fan will do.. lolz...

[weileong]

Okie lar, save the $20 air driven skimmer, order NSW daily and make water change daily. power power man.

[hamannbmw]

I'm serious and I mean it... Do I look serious enough oops cannot laugh......... serious now

I kept my N1wan Red aro at my bros place without skimmer at all... still looking good... sometimes I wonder if a air driven skimmer is necessary or rather 3 skimmer in a tank

[alanseah]

I'm serious and I mean it... Do I look serious enough oops cannot laugh......... serious now

I kept my N1wan Red aro at my bros place without skimmer at all... still looking good... sometimes I wonder if a air driven skimmer is necessary or rather 3 skimmer in a tank

o ya dont get the impt point...

must play with the dwell time... that is impt u know.. cause the vol of water in the skimmer must stay in contact long long then maybe can skim till become fresh water and then forget about the rest of the water in the tank... lolz.

or got time just play with your computer and photo la... also can show better result one.

[acidjazz]

The reason for using a 6 inch by 24 inch beckett, deltec needlewheel and schuran jetskim is that all the wattage. . .

Md40 : 80 watt

aquabee2000i model : 35 watt

aquabee2000i model : 35 watt

Total add up only 150 watt.

[alanseah]

The reason for using a 6 inch by 24 inch beckett, deltec needlewheel and schuran jetskim is that all the wattage. . .

Md40 : 80 watt

aquabee2000i model : 35 watt

aquabee2000i model : 35 watt

Total add up only 150 watt.

that is also one reason why... i go for my skimmer which only need 65watt only...

[weileong]

play computer and photo where got fight with the dragon? if you are the dragon then win liao, endure endure a bit confirm have super clean water and super nice sps one.

One dragon takes all!

[hamannbmw]

The reason for using a 6 inch by 24 inch beckett, deltec needlewheel and schuran jetskim is that all the wattage. . .

Md40 : 80 watt

aquabee2000i model : 35 watt

aquabee2000i model : 35 watt

Total add up only 150 watt.

2 feet reef tank with 5 feet sump ? tats a good combination...But I'm having a 4ft tank, and do not have a space for a 8 feet sump.........

[weileong]

2 feet reef tank with 5 feet sump ? tats a good combination...But I'm having a 4ft tank, and do not have a space for a 8 feet sump.........

You could downgrade to a 1.5ft reef tank Solved your problem. Then perhaps your $20 air driven skimmer would work wonders.

[hamannbmw]

lol... mai suan mai suan.....

But seriously, I might be wrong... from the past I have been changing quite a no. of equipments .. keep changing n changing equipments (changing means - $ minus 50%).

If u r seriously into this hobby... try to get something which is better and can last u some time. If not..... $ is like throwing into the drain (together with the $20 skimmer)

[iantoh]

i agree. if youre into this hobby for real, investing in good equipment will not only save you costs in the long run, but also spare you the headaches, and time wasted in the meantime, and with having to make upgrades and changes.

but then again, in the end, we reefers are money limited, and not phosphate limited, so must make do with what we have.

i doubt i will be able to afford a BK anytime soon, so shall be happy with my new beckett. its a bullet, and though its not so widespread in use yet, i hope it'll serve me well. in any case, the BK is probably only viable for large tanks. its humongous! i saw reefaholic's BK the other day, and its taller than my new tank's length!