Best 180g Skimmer

[Regg]

No i put it start on the tank, out of frustration i decided to give it a vinegar bath tbis past weekend for 24 hours and it still the same, i spoke with marine depot they tell me to give it time

 

[lefkonj]

I have a 180 and run the CoralVue Elite 200SSS, total animal.

 

[Regg]

I have faith in it hopefully it start pulling soon

 

[Reefnewb]

A lot of people love their curve 9's around me... but for me I had to go overkill just in case I ever upgrade or get a bigger bio-load so I went with a reef octopus regal 250sss for my 180g build.

 

[Regg]

I thought about reef octopus as well , i have used bubble magnus with great results in the past

 

[GoVols]

No i put it start on the tank, out of frustration i decided to give it a vinegar bath tbis past weekend for 24 hours and it still the same, i spoke with marine depot they tell me to give it time

I trust Marine Depot, I'd follow their lead for now, myself.

But... if it doesn't kick in over the long haul, don't let Marine Depot off the hook.

Remember:
"The squeaky wheel always get's the grease"

 

[Coralacan]

I've been running a Lifereef now for 10 or 12 years on my 90 and it's great. Setting up a 125 and would like to get one but they are expensive . Made to last a life time. I haven't adjusted it in years and only take it out of the sump for cleaning every 3 or 4 years.

 

[DanConnor]

No i put it start on the tank, out of frustration i decided to give it a vinegar bath tbis past weekend for 24 hours and it still the same, i spoke with marine depot they tell me to give it time

When I set up my reef with mostly dry rock it took forever to start skimming. Just not enough bio load.

 

[roberthu526]

my Cones-1 started pulling skimmate after 3-4 days I believe. But since I don't have fish in the tank right now, the skimmate is not that dark like you would have with heavy bio-loads.
The only think I am not happy about is the collection cup design: the neck is too close to the cup wall and it is very hard to get a brush and do a through cleaning. It doesn't impact the performance but it's a pain in the butt to look at dirty spots even after cleaning.... Maybe I am just a little OCD...