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Posted	a low-cost skimmer? is it possible?
15-05-2006 22:35 by nige	im looking for a skimmer for a 36"x18x12 (lxhxd) and nearly all the ones ive found are meant for a minnimum of a 100 gallon tank (or it seems that way) and cost atleast £200. p.s ed , the landlord saidno more fish tanks so the malawis need to be going to make space
15-05-2006 22:41 by wayne	do you wanna keep many corals a hang on prizm skimmer would do fine for that
15-05-2006 22:44 by nige	im looking at realy cheap, the prism ones are a bit out of budget im not looking at keeping many corals and mostly the leathery soft corals anyone got any other recomendations?
15-05-2006 22:47 by tommy	you could run 2-3 £29 ones
15-05-2006 22:50 by nige	£29? thats a breakthrough, where can i get one from!!!?
15-05-2006 22:54 by wayne	look on ebay youll get a prism 2nd hand for about 30.00 (one ending in 2 hours)or air operated one whice im going to get for 19.99 up to 60 gallons if you want ill find link
15-05-2006 22:57 by nige	cheers m8, i think im gonna go for a prism as ive heard good reviews, ive found one thats air operated called "lees"
15-05-2006 23:00 by tommy	i got my £29 small protein skimmer from maidenhead only small but 2 or 3 will do the job
15-05-2006 23:01 by tommy	but i would defo get the prizm i mean you will soon need a bigger one so save the dosh n get the PRIZM
15-05-2006 23:02 by nige	theres some on here for 9.99 BIN
15-05-2006 23:04 by tommy	what Prizm .. how long left
15-05-2006 23:07 by nige	not prizm small air operated ones
15-05-2006 23:07 by tommy	i c
15-05-2006 23:08 by nige	ive found a red sea berlin for £50 bin, are these any good? its new http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7766823014
15-05-2006 23:10 by tommy	ye this is good BUT im not sure if it needs to go into a sump .. i would ask the seller
15-05-2006 23:11 by tommy	good price thou
15-05-2006 23:13 by tony mcculloch	I hope there good as this is the one I have just got. I paid £35 quid for that and an eheim proffessional 2, couple of other bits.
15-05-2006 23:14 by tommy	is it for sumps
15-05-2006 23:16 by tony mcculloch	I believe it can sit over the side of the tank or even go in the sump. Iv'e not set up yet so looking for advise myself.
15-05-2006 23:18 by tommy	i see hmmmmm i would of thought both but depends on the tubes into it and out of it
15-05-2006 23:19 by tony mcculloch	I think you can play about with the pipes?????
15-05-2006 23:20 by tommy	o-rite ye well hope all goes well
15-05-2006 23:21 by tony mcculloch	I know I got mine for cheap as the guy said, that when he down sized tanks, the skimmer would no longer fit into the sump as the cabinet was to low.
15-05-2006 23:21 by tommy	aaaa ... how much do they normally retail at
15-05-2006 23:24 by tony mcculloch	over £100 quid, just seen the link mentioned here and that sais RR £175
15-05-2006 23:25 by tommy	oh rite
15-05-2006 23:52 by dean	nige get yourself a seaclone you can get them for about £80 and there loads better tan prism and the berlin type seaclon in the search in ebay you will find them on there much better than the others dont waist your cash on others
16-05-2006 00:02 by nige	ok, thanks m8
16-05-2006 09:44 by Alan	I recently bought a lees medium as I'm on a budget and I begrudge paying £100 for a glorified abs pipe with a collection cup. It cost me £21 the airpump to run it would cost you about £30 works a treat need 2 out lets ideally from the air pump as there is one airline to run the flow of water in the skimmer and another to create the foam. Its rated to 50 gallons. Incidentally Iwouldn't bother with a seaclone I actually improved mine I took it apart and used a couple of the components to create and internal airdriven skimmer it was far more effective than the sea clone thats for sure! Another option is a berlin airlift skimmer this again is an internal airdriven skimmer better built than the lees. Does your tank have huge bracing bars? If so it may be better to go for the berlin airlift as it comes with a bracket to fit on to a bracing bar I had to do a few little mods to my lees to get it on my tank as I have 4 inch bracing bars.
16-05-2006 11:41 by nige	i have got a bracing bar (about 2") but this is only on the front and back. the sides are clear of obstructions.
16-05-2006 11:42 by nige	im thinking of going for the prism pro with the uv and that as the premium bonds have just come up, are these any good?
16-05-2006 13:26 by Alan	It would do the job never used a prism myself I have heard mixed reports on them the main one being they are sometimes noisy.
16-05-2006 13:33 by Alan	Incidentally have you looked at the price comparison pages on this site yet its well worth doing. Sander make an internal skimmer rated to 33 gallons your tank is 28 so it would be sufficient they come in a number of sizes.
16-05-2006 14:10 by nige	ive bought the pro now, and some sound proofing foamy stuff that fits around it. thanks for the advise guys. nige

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