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Someone
Sun, 15th Aug 2004, 08:16 PM
Can anyone tell me about prizm skimmers? and whether they seem to work well or not
Yano
Sun, 15th Aug 2004, 09:28 PM
they are ok once you get it all figured out, of course my tank has a fairly lite bioload.
Reef69
Sun, 15th Aug 2004, 10:00 PM
Prizm sucks.
Chris
Sun, 15th Aug 2004, 10:21 PM
*Moved to the Vendor & Product Experience forum*
Ram_Puppy
Mon, 16th Aug 2004, 01:17 PM
If you can, get a remora instead, or a remora pro. or have dan make you one.
wkopplin
Mon, 16th Aug 2004, 01:45 PM
they are ok once you get it all figured out, of course my tank has a fairly lite bioload.

Could not agree more. Once you figure them out, they are OK, but they are not the best solution. I think the Remora's might be better although I have no experience with them.
jrhein
Mon, 16th Aug 2004, 02:17 PM
I have a PRIZM skimmer and it works like junk. I would not suggest investing in one of these just because you will be looking for another one in a few months.
Someone
Sat, 21st Aug 2004, 11:32 AM
So what is would you consider to be one of the better brands of skimmers?
MikeDeL
Sat, 21st Aug 2004, 11:46 AM
There was a thread on hang on skimmers awhile back. Most people were say Remora if you can afford if not CPR BakPak.


HTH,
Mike
Reef69
Sat, 21st Aug 2004, 01:31 PM
I rather run a seaclone than a prizm..although seaclone is really bad aswell, there are a few ways to super charge a seaclone, thats the project i have going on right now..
Instar
Sat, 21st Aug 2004, 02:39 PM
The small prizm gives a very dilute effluent and to me they make a lot of noise. I would agree they are junk and cost way too much to actually be in the junk category.

The PrismPro Deluxe is different. Thats the large model and is all I can fit under my low rider stand. Its all together a different skimmer. I like it a lot and once adjusted correctly it works great! I've had it a long time now and its all I use for skimming my 125 mixed reef. Its been a really great skimmer hanging off my sump as well as inside it.
TexasState
Wed, 25th Aug 2004, 04:51 PM
Hi Larry,
Is the Prizm Pro Deluxe quiet? I tried several regular Prizm and they're all too loud.
Instar
Wed, 25th Aug 2004, 06:29 PM
My PrismPro Deluxe is very quiet when adjusted correctly. You have to turn the air/flow back just to the point where it stops making lots of air noise in the turbo-floater. The bubble concentration and flow are perfect then for skimming. And it seems to be really efficient when adjusted at that point.