I'm looking around in the bang-for-the-buck category for a 30 gallon reef setup. Is the Red Sea Prizm a good HOB skimmer?
Thanks for the help---
Matt
Thanks for the help---
Matt
Good HOB skimmer? Prizm?
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IME Prizms can do a reasonable job, but they're no comparison to some of the higher-priced HOB skimmers. I get more skimmate from my 30g reef using a Remora than I do from my 65g overfed, stocked to capacity 65g using a Prizm. The Prizm is only there until I find a decent deal on a used Remora Pro (or finally break down and buy one on eBay), and then it's outta there to either be sold or live in a box as an emergency piece of equipment. 
Blinky, willing to sell yours, lol? I keep my reef pretty lightly stocked and very lightly fed, so by your answer I'm guessing a prism will do fine.
Yep, in a heartbeat, as soon as I find a good used Remora or Remora Pro. It's in perfect condition, and like I said it does a reasonable job but not as good as the 'better' skimmers out there. It'll be a few weeks before I can buy a new skimmer (just spent this paycheque's alotted fish money on powerheads, food and premium LR for the 5.5g) but if you want to PM me in a little while if you're still interested, maybe we can work something out.
ADD --> just so you can see what kind of performance I'm talking about, here's a pic I took a while ago of the colour and amount of skimmate I get from my Prizm in a day (24h).
ADD --> just so you can see what kind of performance I'm talking about, here's a pic I took a while ago of the colour and amount of skimmate I get from my Prizm in a day (24h).
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mysis said:Prizms if tuned properly can perform as good as a remora
Dean
Ah yes. But how to tune it properly is the great mystery. I fidgetted with mine for a year before upgrading to a remora.
