Ultra Reef Akula Skimmer Review

[AquariumSpecialty]

Any complaints now that a year has gone by? Are you still using this?

I’m spec’ing out how much money I need to build my next tank, a Cade 600 60 gallon cube and I’m considering this skimmer. Was looking at the Nyos 120, but I’ve only seen good reviews on this one and I’ve seen some negatives on the Nyos.

Happy to help if you need help. We are the US & Canadian distributor.

 

[Njdevils1220]

Any complaints now that a year has gone by? Are you still using this?

I’m spec’ing out how much money I need to build my next tank, a Cade 600 60 gallon cube and I’m considering this skimmer. Was looking at the Nyos 120, but I’ve only seen good reviews on this one and I’ve seen some negatives on the Nyos.

Absolutely ZERO issues. Works flawlessly. I’ve adjusted it twice. First on my 75g and now on my overly stocked 35g and I’ll use it again on the new 80g system I’m building. Things a tank! 100% buy from Aquarium Specialty. They are the first to believe in the brand and bring it to the USA. Amazing support from those guys.

 

[rtparty]

Glad I found this review. I have been planning on getting an Ultra Reef skimmer for my new build for a while. I will be getting the Typhoon 200 for my 250g Peninsula. I will also have a filter roller and Algae Turf Scrubber so I don't want to oversize the skimmer.

 

[Njdevils1220]

Glad I found this review. I have been planning on getting an Ultra Reef skimmer for my new build for a while. I will be getting the Typhoon 200 for my 250g Peninsula. I will also have a filter roller and Algae Turf Scrubber so I don't want to oversize the skimmer.

You will not be disappointed. Quality is amazing!

 

[trevorhiller]

Sounds like the 160 is perfect for the Cade 600 then? 57 gallon tank+13 gallon sump.

I was worried it might be overkill, but it sounds in line with your tank.

 

[Njdevils1220]

Sounds like the 160 is perfect for the Cade 600 then? 57 gallon tank+13 gallon sump.

I was worried it might be overkill, but it sounds in line with your tank.

Should be solid. Stock that tank up!

 

[trevorhiller]

Glad I found this review. I have been planning on getting an Ultra Reef skimmer for my new build for a while. I will be getting the Typhoon 200 for my 250g Peninsula. I will also have a filter roller and Algae Turf Scrubber so I don't want to oversize the skimmer.

Did you see they make an algae scrubber too? I have never heard of anyone using it, but they have it on aquarium specialty. Might be worth checking out if you’re into matching equipment.

 

[Njdevils1220]

Did you see they make an algae scrubber too? I have never heard of anyone using it, but they have it on aquarium specialty. Might be worth checking out if you’re into matching equipment.

It’s really a chaeto reactor I believe

 

[trevorhiller]

Ahh ok, I didn’t look too much into it. Just saw the item listed

 

[AquariumSpecialty]

FYI...I just noticed that someone goofed up our inventory on this item and it was showing as out of stock on our site. We have 8 of these and they are on sale.

Customer Login

Your #1 source for top brand aquarium supplies for aquariums. We offer free shipping, price matching, fantastic technical and customer support.

www.aquaspecialty.com

 

[AquariumSpecialty]

It’s really a chaeto reactor I believe

The reactor you are referring to is the Modula Reactor. It was a 3 in 1 (zeolite, cheat, media) we were hoping to add to our offering from Ultra Reef but they decided not to mass produce them. The design was awesome but their reactor was probably going to be a good bit more expensive than almost every other brand. For that reason they decided to stop producing them. But...we will have about 10 of these coming in by the end of March or the beginning of April.

 

[Midrats]

What do you mean by awful luck with their products?
Only reason I ask is I run mostly Tunze in my 120.
Skimmer
Carx
4 powerheads
Return pump
Ato
Small sump powerhead.

@Njdevils1220 I am also interested in this question.

 

[trevorhiller]

FYI...I just noticed that someone goofed up our inventory on this item and it was showing as out of stock on our site. We have 8 of these and they are on sale.

Customer Login

Your #1 source for top brand aquarium supplies for aquariums. We offer free shipping, price matching, fantastic technical and customer support.

www.aquaspecialty.com

Just ordered one! First time customer with you guys, but your offer for free swag and customer service on here sold me. I figured I can save my BRS reward points for something else.

Slight problem though - I didn't see a place during checkout where to comment about the swag like the instructions state. I wanted to put a comment for a medium t-shirt or a reef2reef towel but I couldn't find the notes section.

 

[AquariumSpecialty]

Just ordered one! First time customer with you guys, but your offer for free swag and customer service on here sold me. I figured I can save my BRS reward points for something else.

Slight problem though - I didn't see a place during checkout where to comment about the swag like the instructions state. I wanted to put a comment for a medium t-shirt or a reef2reef towel but I couldn't find the notes section.

Many thanks for supporting our small business. I added a note to the paperwork to have a medium shirt included. FYI, you will get 5 times rewards for this order also.

As it relates to the comment section, I have informed our web developers about this. I'm thinking they forgot to bring this over when we updated to the latest version of our e-commerce platform. Thank you for pointing it out! Our site is very complex and it's about two get even more complex but with newl features that we are very excited about.

 

[trevorhiller]

Thanks! I really appreciate the personalized customer service. Good call on being a Reef2Reef sponsor, I wouldn’t have known about you guys otherwise.

Next purchase is going to be a return pump so those reward points will come in handy.

 

[AquariumSpecialty]

Thanks! I really appreciate the personalized customer service. Good call on being a Reef2Reef sponsor, I wouldn’t have known about you guys otherwise.

Next purchase is going to be a return pump so those reward points will come in handy.

Much appreciated. We are coming up on year 17 of being in business and I've been in the saltwater hobby since 1988 (dating myself . If you even need any help then let me know.

 

[trevorhiller]

I received my Ultra Reef UKS-160 today in the mail (along with my free @AquariumSpecialty shirt - THANKS!). Man, this thing is a beast! It is built like tank and you can really tell the craftsmanship is top notch.

I don't have a tank big enough to test it just yet, but hopefully that'll change in the coming months. I'll be sure to post a review of it once it sees the water. For now, here is a picture of it next to a 5 gallon bucket for scale:

 

[AquariumSpecialty]

I received my Ultra Reef UKS-160 today in the mail (along with my free @AquariumSpecialty shirt - THANKS!). Man, this thing is a beast! It is built like tank and you can really tell the craftsmanship is top notch.

I don't have a tank big enough to test it just yet, but hopefully that'll change in the coming months. I'll be sure to post a review of it once it sees the water. For now, here is a picture of it next to a 5 gallon bucket for scale:

Looking good. Get that thing running . By the way, our web developers have the website checkout comment box working again. Thanks for the heads up on that.

 

[periocillin]

excellent skimmer, in Italy they use it a lot

 

[mandarin417]

What do you think about Akula UKS-200 on a 155 gallon display tank, 150 gallon rubbermaid stock tank, RedSea Reefmat 1200, and a future 40 gallon or so refugium? Mostly soft corals and fish. I hear that if you have a Reefmat and refugium that you don't need as big of a skimmer on the tank.