Skimmer??????

Jarettc16 · Jan 19, 2013

Hello All
I am starting to look for a new skimmer. I currently have a reef octopus in a 110 tank w/ 30 gallon sump.
What is a good quiet skimmer that works good, my current one is starting to get loud

Laborator · Jan 19, 2013

Look into the skimz model it's quiet!

fragmatic · Jan 19, 2013

Jarettc16 said:
Hello All
I am starting to look for a new skimmer. I currently have a reef octopus in a 110 tank w/ 30 gallon sump.
What is a good quiet skimmer that works good, my current one is starting to get loud

So it needs a pump. My thinking is a pump is cheaper than a whole new skimmer if the octopus performed for you.

Giovanni · Jan 20, 2013

I love my SRO xp5000 and very quiet.

Wildman926 · Jan 20, 2013

What model?

chefmur · Jan 20, 2013

I just got the new Vertex Omega 150 and love it, super quiet and built like a tank

11f150 · Jan 20, 2013

chefmur said:
I just got the new Vertex Omega 150 and love it, super quiet and built like a tank

Any chance you want to do a review on it? Its a new skimmer and Ive been waiting for some reviews but there isnt too much on it yet. All I have been hearing is that alot of people are recieving it with a broken part from shipping. Not sure what part but Im pretty sure its the same piece on all of them.

Jarett not jacking your thread, this skimmer is def worth looking into it so trying to get more info for both of us. It can handle a 150 gal heavy stocked tank

palvyre · Jan 20, 2013

I have an RLSS skimmer with the waveline pump. Very quiet and it works very well.

Lt Nos · Feb 10, 2013

Never even heard of RLSS until I read this thread and I've been looking for a week :/ All these Protein Skimmers, Vertex, Reef Octo, Bubble Magnus, RLSS etc.. seem to have the same design with variations on the pump. I'm lost.

typicalwhiteazn · Feb 10, 2013

fragmatic said:
So it needs a pump. My thinking is a pump is cheaper than a whole new skimmer if the octopus performed for you.

I wish I got this advice when I got my first big in-sump skimmer..... 4 years later after buying and selling off 8+ different skimmers, I'm back to a hand me down ASM G2 that I'm throwing on a very quiet PSK1000 to take care of business...