is this a good skimmer

[dustin_P74]

i have the 125 gallon in my sump. i was wondering if its a good skimmer

Aquarium Protein Skimmers: Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel Protein Skimmer

 

[yote]

I like em.I'm running the 125 on my 75 reef.Get about a cup full of thick black skimmate every day.

 

[bobby]

I have not tried them but have read and told by other reefers that the octopuss are very nice skimmers and at a good price. I have the CSS125 in my sump and am not very impressed, however, it could be because I have a very low bioload.

 

[RAYRAY]

have the css 65 on a 35 gallon tank. I like it ,skimmate everyday! the only thing i do not like is the microbubbles. tryng to figure out how to stop them.

 

[dustin_P74]

whats skimmate

 

[RyanG]

The nasty stuff that the skimmer pulls out of the water.

 

[kimoy]

I own use a 125 on my 55 and loved it. I now have the AquaC EV-180 and love em.

 

[Piggy]

I have one and once you get it working right it's great. I use it in sump. Collects a lot of crap.

 

[dustin_P74]

should the top part be filled with a whitish foam

 

[ccCapt]

If you didn't buy it yet, don't. You can get a skimmer 100x better for only a few $ more. The CSS 125 is around $175 and you can buy an Octopus NW 200 for $199. The Octo will blow it away in performance.

 

[Bifferwine]

I agree to go with Octopus if you can.

That being said, the CSS is a very affordable skimmer that does the job. However, a lot of people have problems breaking it in and with it flooding.