Gregcoyote
Aquarium Advice Addict
I love Craigslist. Have gotten many bargains from hobbiests that were giving up.
They are touchy. And mine liked to flood as well. Had the collection cup plumbed to a water jug for the runoff, but it would sometime run amok and overfill the jug. Made a nice mess. Any skimmer that uses a restriction valve on the outflow to adjust the foam height seems to have this problem. The ones that have a overflow riser that has adjustable height seems to work much better. This new one has a riser.
Bought it from a guy in St. Louis about 90 minutes away. Going to get it Saturday. Have you used one of these?
They are made in the UK. Mixed reviews on the web, but that is standard for anything you look up. I like recirculating skimmers and needed one in line as I don't operate a "standard" sump. They cost almost $700, so I think my $250 for one that is 6 months old was a okay deal. It uses the same needle pumps the red sea unit used. On my red sea unit the needle pump would stall every now and again, so I hope that isn't indicative of the pump brand. My red sea was fine and will live out its day on the frag tanks sump, but I wanted something more efficient and less likely to leak (the red sea unit sits in a drip pan). See what you started! It is all your fault, at least that is my story to the wife. Here I am rattling off how you don't need to upgrade and what do I do?
All this skimmer talk has me considering this one:
http://www.myreefcreations.com/product-lines/protein-skimmers/reeflo-orca-pro/reeflo-orca-pro-I.html
Trying to talk myself out of it lol. Spent two hours last night reading about it and called them today. Hopefully common sense grabs me.
All this skimmer talk has me considering this one:
http://www.myreefcreations.com/product-lines/protein-skimmers/reeflo-orca-pro/reeflo-orca-pro-I.html
Trying to talk myself out of it lol. Spent two hours last night reading about it and called them today. Hopefully common sense grabs me.
Its a nice looker.... Just pricey... But if it makes happy and your better half doesn't kill you then go for it
Oh I'm as good as dead.
Dary421 said:You go boy!!! Show her who wears the pants in the family...
Famous last words. lol