Aquac Skimmers

[John D. Maag]

Anybody have any experience with these. I am looking for the best. Marine
depot recommends these over the EuroReef's

[ReefLover]

"John D. Maag" > wrote in message
om...
> Anybody have any experience with these. I am looking for the best. Marine
> depot recommends these over the EuroReef's
>

They are both good skimmers. Which model are you looking at or do the
recommend over the Euro Reef models?

Aqua C EV series
Aqua C Remors or ??

I personally have the CS6-1 and just bought a CS8-2 and they pull tons of
stuff out of the water
I`ve never had a Aqua C but have heard good things about them also.

Do a search on www.reefcentral.com forums for the Aquac and it will get you
lots of answers...

[John D. Maag]

Euroreef CS8-5 nor CS12-1 or the equivalent AquaC.

[Toni]

"John D. Maag" > wrote in message
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> Anybody have any experience with these. I am looking for the best. Marine
> depot recommends these over the EuroReef's
>
>

I am currently running a EuroReef CS-1, an AquaC Remora, and an AquaC Remora
Pro on various tanks. I would go with EuroReef hands down if I had a sump on
the tank. The only reason I see to use a Remora or Remora Pro would be in
sumpless applications where they are the best of a bad lot.

The EuroReef is constructed much *much* heavier duty, and pulls tons of
skimmate. Every time I service one of the Remoras I worry about breaking it,
and the skimmate is nowhere near the quality I get with the EuroReef. The
preskimmer boxes are a pain, and they have to be dismantled and cleaned way
too often.

I got my EuroReef as a "blem" from http://www.h2otropicals.com for nearly
$100 less than retail and cannot even *find* the blemish. Upon checking I
see that the site is under reconstruction- it is definitely worth checking
around to see when they will reopen.

JMO


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[Billy]

"Toni" > wrote in message
.. .
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| I am currently running a EuroReef CS-1, an AquaC Remora, and an
AquaC Remora
| Pro on various tanks. I would go with EuroReef hands down if I had
a sump on
| the tank. The only reason I see to use a Remora or Remora Pro would
be in
| sumpless applications where they are the best of a bad lot.
|
| The EuroReef is constructed much *much* heavier duty, and pulls
tons of
| skimmate. Every time I service one of the Remoras I worry about
breaking it,
| and the skimmate is nowhere near the quality I get with the
EuroReef. The
| preskimmer boxes are a pain, and they have to be dismantled and
cleaned way
| too often.


I second this. I got rid of my AquaC, however.

[John D. Maag]

Thanks to both of you. It appears Eororeef is the way to go. Bad thing is
it will cost as much as the aquarium ($900)

Toni, this will be a sump design

[kryppy]

On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 01:21:04 GMT, "John D. Maag" > wrote:

>Anybody have any experience with these. I am looking for the best. Marine
>depot recommends these over the EuroReef's
>

One two foot mangrove per 10 gallons eliminates the need, and the
hassle.

[Marc Levenson]

All I've ever owned were Aqua C skimmers until recently.
The EV-series skimmers are easy to use and easier to clean
than a Euroreef. Over the years I've helped others with
their tanks and handled a few of the ER skimmers.

John, if you can find a used Aqua C EV skimmer, you'll save
a lot of money. As long as it isn't cracked or broken, you
can clean it up like new. The only thing to go wrong at
that point would be the pump, which is replaceable.

ER's are consdidered the best of the skimmers, by the majority.

Currently, I'm running a Remora Pro on my son's tank. I
used to run a Remora on my own 29g reef. No complaints,
they did the job well. On my 280g reef, I'm running a
Lifereef skimmer that is running well.

Marc


John D. Maag wrote:

> Anybody have any experience with these. I am looking for the best. Marine
> depot recommends these over the EuroReef's
>
>

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[PaulB]

I have an EV-180 and an Urchin. Both are good skimmers and I am happy with
them. Euroreef seem to be fashionable right now, but the AquaCs were at one
time too. One major advantage is that the AquaC skimmers have lower pump
requirements than the Euroreefs.




"John D. Maag" > wrote in message
om...
> Anybody have any experience with these. I am looking for the best. Marine
> depot recommends these over the EuroReef's
>
>

[Billy]

"John D. Maag" > wrote in message
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| Thanks to both of you. It appears Eororeef is the way to go. Bad
thing is
| it will cost as much as the aquarium ($900)
|

Not to support ripping people off, but there *are* ER knock-off's
that even use the same Sedra needle-wheel pump, which is really the
key to the ER's excellence.

[CapFusion]

"Billy" > wrote in message
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> "John D. Maag" > wrote in message
> om...
> | Thanks to both of you. It appears Eororeef is the way to go. Bad
> thing is
> | it will cost as much as the aquarium ($900)
> |
>
> Not to support ripping people off, but there *are* ER knock-off's
> that even use the same Sedra needle-wheel pump, which is really the
> key to the ER's excellence.
>
>

Do you mean the ASM brand?

CapFusion,...

[Tre' Landrum]

Wasn't it more of a split of the company rather than just some cheap knock
off?

Tre'

"Billy" > wrote in message
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> "John D. Maag" > wrote in message
> om...
> | Thanks to both of you. It appears Eororeef is the way to go. Bad
> thing is
> | it will cost as much as the aquarium ($900)
> |
>
> Not to support ripping people off, but there *are* ER knock-off's
> that even use the same Sedra needle-wheel pump, which is really the
> key to the ER's excellence.
>
>

[John D. Maag]

Just a follow up. I decided onan AquaC Ev-1000. I was going to go EuroReef
but I could not get them on the phone.