Are Prism skimmers state of the art?

[Knowleman]

I have been experiementing with a Prism protein skimmer. Getting and
keeping the flow rate / foam level right seems to be a bit of a black
magic art (which I am getting the hang of), but I am also finding it
quite noisy as the tank is in the main living area of the house.

The skimmer I have is the type that hangs off the side. It was
recommended for a 65 gallon tank with no sump.

Is this state of the art or are there better units on the market?

Don't mind paying a bit more to replace the Prism if necessary,
especially for something quieter.

-Knowleman

[Mr. Foo]

I have the prism and it works great for me. I found it loud on the outer (or
is it the inner?) tube
setting for the air but after a week I moved it to the other one and it
seems quieter.

Of course there is always better equipment to buy if you want to spend the
money.


Kelly

"Knowleman" > wrote in message
om...
>I have been experiementing with a Prism protein skimmer. Getting and
> keeping the flow rate / foam level right seems to be a bit of a black
> magic art (which I am getting the hang of), but I am also finding it
> quite noisy as the tank is in the main living area of the house.
>
> The skimmer I have is the type that hangs off the side. It was
> recommended for a 65 gallon tank with no sump.
>
> Is this state of the art or are there better units on the market?
>
> Don't mind paying a bit more to replace the Prism if necessary,
> especially for something quieter.
>
> -Knowleman

[Billy]

"Knowleman" > wrote in message
om...
|I have been experiementing with a Prism protein skimmer. Getting and
| keeping the flow rate / foam level right seems to be a bit of a
black
| magic art (which I am getting the hang of), but I am also finding
it
| quite noisy as the tank is in the main living area of the house.
|
| The skimmer I have is the type that hangs off the side. It was
| recommended for a 65 gallon tank with no sump.
|
| Is this state of the art or are there better units on the market?
|
| Don't mind paying a bit more to replace the Prism if necessary,
| especially for something quieter.
|
| -Knowleman

In short, prizms are doo-doo, a small step above the airstone-driven
units, though I used one for a time, thinking it was working well. At
continued prompting from friends, I replaced it with an AquaC unit,
and Holy-Freakin-Crap, I had no idea how poorly that prizm had been
performing. The AquaC unit pulled easily 4 times the goo out of my
tank, was quieter, required less maintenance, and heck, it even
looked cooler. Do a quick search for "Prizm Skimmer" on
www.reefcentral.com and you'll get tons more info from much more
serious reefers than I.


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[Steve \Srfmon\]

I'm an AquaC fan myself. I like my DIY beckett skimmer though. You can't
beat the price on it - for about $20 in parts it kicks the crap out of the
Remora Pro I used to have hanging on my FOWLR tank. As for the reef tank I
use an AquaC EV-150, I love that skimmer.
Steve

"Billy" > wrote in message
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>
>
> "Knowleman" > wrote in message
> om...
> |I have been experiementing with a Prism protein skimmer. Getting and
> | keeping the flow rate / foam level right seems to be a bit of a
> black
> | magic art (which I am getting the hang of), but I am also finding
> it
> | quite noisy as the tank is in the main living area of the house.
> |
> | The skimmer I have is the type that hangs off the side. It was
> | recommended for a 65 gallon tank with no sump.
> |
> | Is this state of the art or are there better units on the market?
> |
> | Don't mind paying a bit more to replace the Prism if necessary,
> | especially for something quieter.
> |
> | -Knowleman
>
> In short, prizms are doo-doo, a small step above the airstone-driven
> units, though I used one for a time, thinking it was working well. At
> continued prompting from friends, I replaced it with an AquaC unit,
> and Holy-Freakin-Crap, I had no idea how poorly that prizm had been
> performing. The AquaC unit pulled easily 4 times the goo out of my
> tank, was quieter, required less maintenance, and heck, it even
> looked cooler. Do a quick search for "Prizm Skimmer" on
> www.reefcentral.com and you'll get tons more info from much more
> serious reefers than I.
>
>
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