Asm g2 enough?
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Topic: Asm g2 enough?
Posted By: Spbeyond
Subject: Asm g2 enough?
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 10:01pm
Hello everyone. Would a asm g2 be good enough for a180 with a 70 gallon sump?
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Posted By: wickedsnowman
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 10:24pm
Posted By: Elite-Aquatics
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 10:33pm
I would say no as well. If you don't already have one I would look into a newer design of skimmer. ASM's are an old design, there is much better skimmers out there now around the same price point.
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Posted By: Josh
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 10:36pm
I would go +1 on the Skimmer
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Posted By: Spbeyond
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 10:43pm
What if it was 60 bucks and basicly new.
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90 Gallon Reef w/4 bulb 54W t5
I buy, sell and restore pinball machines. Got one in the basement? ;)
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Posted By: Elite-Aquatics
Date Posted: September 18 2012 at 10:52pm
Its better then no skimmer, but it is under sized. It also depends on what you plan on keeping in the tank though.
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Posted By: DLindquist
Date Posted: September 19 2012 at 7:54am
I ran my existing ASM G2 for about six months on our 270G (400 total water volume). I was constantly emptying the collection cup. Once we started added more fish (including two tangs) upgrading was the only option. I currently don't remember which one I bought but it's a beast. The new one skims like crazy and I still had to empty the gallon+ sized collection cup weekly. After about two months, the skimmer caught up with the production of wastes and I now empty it about twice a month. I imagine you'll find yourself in a similar situation.
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