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07-21-2004, 09:09 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ,
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 |  Which one to get?
Okay i finally have a enough money for my skimmer which one should i get Aqua c 180 or the Precision marine 1 | 
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07-21-2004, 09:30 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ,
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| Re: Which one to get?
PRECISION BULLET#1 WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK | |
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07-21-2004, 01:24 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MORENO VALLEY, CA,California
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| Re: Which one to get?
Ive got the 180 on a 135g and im amazed at what it pulls out.im using a mag 7 pump.
it took about 2 weeks to kick in. _________ 135g 3" SB 3- 400w MH, 2 65w PC actinic, 2 10K PC, 40g refugium, EV-180 PS ,Mag 18 ret,1700 PH,2 maxi 1200's air water and ice 5 stage RO/DI  | |
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07-21-2004, 02:42 PM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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| Re: Which one to get?
I love Aqua C's, simple to use, easy to clean and excellent customer service should any question arise. to be fai, I have never had anyh hands on experience with the PM Bullet skimmers, but I've got tons of Beckett experience. You'll probably need to clean the injector more often with the PM skimmer.
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07-21-2004, 05:21 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Which one to get?
Gresham covered everything. AquaC all the way. _________  &&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | |
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07-23-2004, 06:35 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Tyler, Texas
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| Re: Which one to get?
I have no experience with anything else but the Aqua C EV 180 and I've been very pleased with it.
Cindy
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12 gl Nano reef and 120 gl reef,fish,coral; 160 lbs. of LR, 250 lbs of LS. Aqua C EV 180 skimmer,&PC lighting. A new 44 gl sump/fuge (to be installed). Regal Tang, Yellow Tang, Foxface, 2 Lyre tail Anthias, 2 Blue-Green Chromis, Clarki Clown, Coral Beauty, Spotted Hawk Fish, Pink spotted goby,Open Brains, Crocea Clam , Mandarin, Skunk Clown, Huge BTA and lots of LPS. | |
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07-23-2004, 08:37 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Redwood City, CA,California
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| aqua c external hookup 2 sump?
can run the aqua c externaly to the sump...if so anyone have good setups for external skimmers to sumps.... help please... or any sites with pics external skimmer sump combos. ETS external skimmer w/ ets sump anymore thoughts... | |
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07-23-2004, 09:23 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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| Re: Which one to get?
Yah, you could run *the EV 180 externally. *Just like the ETSS models, you shouldn't have the return be totally underwater, you'll have to provide it a air gap from my experience (like a T with one end open), although you can do it. *The EV models are way better at being run externally due to the fact the ETSS models can overflow with poor adjustment, and EV models have a real hard time overflowing. *ETSS's are way more sensitive to minor adjustments, water level and shutting down due to oils and the likes (from your hand, food, etc.). *EV's are easier to clean and maintain as well. *You'll never have to get new bio-balls for the down draft as they don't use them in the EV's, unlike ETSS. *EV's are quieter and require smaller pumps as well.
I've had a ETSS, sold tons of them, and I'd go with the EV all the way. *Drop Aqua-C a line, they might have some pictures for you to see of their skimmer being run externally. | |
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