recommendation for skimmer

[snailmale]

hi guys, just starting out on marine tanks, hope to learn from the more experienced reefers here..

for a 3ft tank(without sump) wad protein skimmer would u recommend?

preferebly mention names and product no. so i can see which one, cos i dunno anything abt skimmers..

i hv several pumps of various ratings for use with this skimmer, the strongest of which is a eheim 1260, so pump strength is not really an issue..

[Mr CRABS]

You asking for the cheapest or the most expensive???

How about WEPRIO 2012

JUST my 2 cents

[snailmale]

my budget quite limited..

how much would that cost?

[Alvin Tan]

it realli depends on how u stock ur tank...if u go heavy stocking is best getting at LEAST weipro 2013...

if budget allow u further....get a better budget skimmer will be macro needlewheel..

cheers..

[snailmale]

im not planning to stock too heavily with fish, plan to try and gear my tank towards having a few corals..

theres a 2nd hand macro needlewheel skimmer for sale at $75, owner sez cant rmb the model but sez its for 5ft tank, abt 1.5mths old, is it a gd deal?

and will it be overkill?

[Flame-Tail]

Just keep a lookout in pasar malam section bro.lots of reefers always puttin up macro and weipro skimmers for sale due to upgrading.

[Alvin Tan]

im not planning to stock too heavily with fish, plan to try and gear my tank towards having a few corals..

theres a 2nd hand macro needlewheel skimmer for sale at $75, owner sez cant rmb the model but sez its for 5ft tank, abt 1.5mths old, is it a gd deal?

and will it be overkill?

hmmz...got ppl using beckett for 3ft tank oso lehs...so y not a macro needlwheel??...

anyway...$75 is quite a gd price although it is 2nd hand...but one tink i muz sae tt needlewheel pumps are hard to locate in LFS ya??...

[snailmale]

k thks guys, can gimme any rough gauge of how much various skimmers might cost at a lfs?

yup ive been digging ard in the pasar malam for gd deals, need LR as well..

[Alvin Tan]

k thks guys, can gimme any rough gauge of how much various skimmers might cost at a lfs?

yup ive been digging ard in the pasar malam for gd deals, need LR as well..

some skimmer's pricing varies from different LFS....a weipro 2013 wld not cost more den $55..

[snailmale]

hmm..

if so then i tink ill prob just settle for a weipro 2013 or 2012..

cos my budget actually quite limited, and i tink the 2013 will be able to service me well, altho the macro needlewheel is a gd deal..

u guys noe where i can get gd cheap LR?

i got a really gd offer of $1/kg, but the dude is not responding to my sms leh..

[Alvin Tan]

hmm..

if so then i tink ill prob just settle for a weipro 2013 or 2012..

cos my budget actually quite limited, and i tink the 2013 will be able to service me well, altho the macro needlewheel is a gd deal..

u guys noe where i can get gd cheap LR?

i got a really gd offer of $1/kg, but the dude is not responding to my sms leh..

$1/kg???......live rocks or dead rocks....bro..it MAY not be something gd in shape..

jus my 2 cents..

[snailmale]

nvm lah, even if the rocks are not in v gd condition, im just starting out and need rocks to help with cycling..

supposed to be live lah..

[dreamzcape]

just to let u know snail, most skimmers are overated for their tank capacity. most hangon skimmers require the pump to be in the water,therefore some consider ugly + heat contribution to water. Also, there's high possibility of micro bubbles flowing into the tank. So consider carefully before buying a skimmer =)

but more topic related, in my own experience i've had better results with a macro needlewheel than a weipro. Also when u say limited budget,how limited is it?

[snailmale]

err i got abt 200+ to buy everything?

got sand, salt and various pumps now..

i hv a eheim 1260(i tink or else could be some other similar model) which can be operated externally, will it be too strong?

but its really old, maybe 8 yrs old, still gg strong, but i guess weaker than when new..

but since lights already mean im out of my budget, im not tinking abt that for now..

[aquabeAnz]

hmm..

if so then i tink ill prob just settle for a weipro 2013 or 2012..

cos my budget actually quite limited, and i tink the 2013 will be able to service me well, altho the macro needlewheel is a gd deal..

u guys noe where i can get gd cheap LR?

i got a really gd offer of $1/kg, but the dude is not responding to my sms leh..

sorry bro, very busy...

2017 u want? 70 with dymax 5000l pump

and LRs fee for you..

[Alvin Tan]

sorry bro, very busy...

2017 u want? 70 with dymax 5000l pump

and LRs fee for you..

tts a gd deal....value for $$.....u may wan to consider it bro snailmale..

[snailmale]

sorry bro, very busy...

2017 u want? 70 with dymax 5000l pump

and LRs fee for you..

ok onz..

how many kg of LR u hv?

[aquabeAnz]

tts a gd deal....value for $$.....u may wan to consider it bro snailmale..

cheers for the support...

upgrading to H&S150-2001

Ben, around 15-20kgs... reali not sure man... gotta weigh..

but fee leh, u dun want meh hahaha?

[snailmale]

free of course i want lah...

but i must noe how much LR there is, then i noe whether to continue looking for more deals on LR mah..

[snailmale]

k, got all my LR needs settled liao, cos just confirmed another offer at $2/kg, the guy ordered(from dunno where) and its coming on fri, but he will hv excess so hes selling me the rest..

[wil_lee76]

personally, buy a skimmer that save your headache in future. Or alt, you can choose to start from Macro...Some reefers uses weipro and marco in their tank and works wonderfully.

Personally as time goes by, if your hands are itchy, your bioload is getting more, better get a skimmer which overkills ...bear in mind, a skimmer cannot works wonders in reefing...husbandry and patiences is also critcal!

hope these helps!

[snailmale]

yupz, gonna get the weipro 2017 for my 3ft tank, which i believe is quite overkill liao..

and LR i also confirmed liao, will 40 to 50kg of LR be too much for a 3ft tank?

wad im worried abt is my tank is normal of the rack type, i tink shld be 6mm only..

[madmac]

hi guys, just starting out on marine tanks, hope to learn from the more experienced reefers here..

for a 3ft tank(without sump) wad protein skimmer would u recommend?

preferebly mention names and product no. so i can see which one, cos i dunno anything abt skimmers..

i hv several pumps of various ratings for use with this skimmer, the strongest of which is a eheim 1260, so pump strength is not really an issue..

wow... no sump and a weipro 2017, rated for 300G/1000l tank. pls re-consider....

Here a pic if you haven't seen it. : http://www.weipro.com/english/products.php...=2&laywer1=2192

That ehiem pump is not going to do it for that skimmer.

me thinks a 2011 or 12 would suffice. One can be had for <20 if you look hard enough.

[snailmale]

yeah, there is a dymax 5000l/hr pump with the skimmer..

yup ive seen it on the website, but it doesnt give me much of an idea abt it..

well the other dudes all recommend more powerful skimmers, so i guess it shld be ok lah..

cannot then too bad lor, ill downgrade lor..

[madmac]

well the other dudes all recommend more powerful skimmers, so i guess it shld be ok lah..

... I tot u had 200 to play with.