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Posted: April 01 2011 at 11:13am |
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I have the opportunity to buy this skimmer at a great deal! Wanting to know what you think of it for a 65 gallon tank. Bubble Magus NAC 3.5 ?? Let me know asap. Because im thinking of getting it today or tomorrow.
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Posted: April 01 2011 at 11:30am |
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I would say its a little to small for a 65 gallon.
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Posted: April 01 2011 at 11:54am |
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K thanks. I could get it for like $125 brand new but if its to small i will pass!
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Posted: April 01 2011 at 11:57am |
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The other one I can get is this on
Reef Octopus 4" Pinwheel NWB110
What about that one?
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Posted: April 01 2011 at 8:43pm |
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When putting together my 40 Breeder I almost bought the NWB110. The only thing that turned me off about it is that you can't fully disassemble it for cleaning, one of the major reasons I went for the SWC120, that and the SWC had better reviews
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Posted: April 01 2011 at 11:02pm |
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Go for the Bubble Magus NAC6
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- My Current Tank: 50g Starfire Cube Reef
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Posted: April 01 2011 at 11:10pm |
I have a reef octopus 6 on my frag system, water volume of about 120 gallons and I love it. Tons of foam and dark skimmate.
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 8:08am |
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Bob this one?
http://compare.ebay.com/like/260759147188?var=lv<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&rvr_id=222575680727&crlp=1_263602_309572&UA=%3F*S%3F&GUID=e0b215eb12e0a0aa14a4e404ff677fc0&itemid=260759147188&ff4=263602_309572
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 12:27pm |
Yep -
The 3.5 cone will be borderline too small capacity for 65g
It is only 4" in diameter at the base; the neck is like 2"
The NAC6 is 6' diameter with a 3" neck
Pump on the NAC6 is the same pump I have on my NAC7 cone that is on my 93 Cube
Good pump; tons of bubbles
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 12:57pm |
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My hard thing is I dont have a big sump at all!
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 1:12pm |
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What kind of space do you have?
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 2:08pm |
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I have about 8"x 11.5" and it can got 23" tall
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 4:36pm |
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I still say SWC 120 especially for the footprint
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 4:40pm |
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man but the price! That is so freakin expensive that BM is $150
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Posted: April 02 2011 at 11:08pm |
If you could fit a footprint of 9" x 10" and want to assemble the skimmer yourself this one from Avast would be sweet with a 7.5" base, 3.75" Neck
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Posted: April 03 2011 at 12:35am |
I would agree with Ahanix, the SWC cones are pretty well made and work very well and also have a very small footprint. When it comes to skimmers, you get what you pay for man. If you buy a cheap skimmer now you will be replacing it in the future so you might as well buy a quality skimmer now 
The only problem I see with the AVAST Marine skimmer is, they are using the older PSK-2500 pump which has tons of problems. They have re-start issues and can start backwards from time to time. If you talk to anyone that owns a skimmer with the older PSK-2500, they hate them. AVAST should switch to the PSK-1000 I am not sure why they don't its a much better pump and doesn't have any of the issues the older model did and its the same price.
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Posted: April 03 2011 at 1:23am |
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They have switched to the PSK-1000 for 2011 according to the current specs.
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Posted: April 03 2011 at 10:37am |
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They look good just an inch to big
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Posted: April 03 2011 at 10:38am |
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So tcfab are you saying buble magus are cheap skimmrrs
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Posted: April 03 2011 at 12:01pm |
Some of the Bubble Magus skimmers are okay and some aren't so great. The first one you asked about doesn't have the best of reviews. The Nac6 and Nac7's are okay and perform well but there not made as well as the SWC cones. I have played with both skimmer brands and if I had to choose I would go with the SWC, the fit and finish of all the components are much better on the SWC brand of skimmers. I am not bad mouthing Bubble Magus, for the price their Nac 6-7 skimmers are not bad little skimmers. The SWC cones just have a better neck connection, smoother transition from body to neck and like I said before they are just built a little better. 
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