skimmer

[beagleton]

i looking to get a good in sump protein skimmer and could use advise, dont want to buy junk and lose $.

[MikeyBoy]

Aqua Medic Torbo Floaters are supposed to be real good.
I just bought the 5000 72" twin, and cannot wait to fire it up.

I bought mine from Premium Aquatics.

Mike

[NaCl_H2O]

Another vote for the AquaMedic TFs. I have the 72" Single, and it works GREAT. They are a little different than the becket type or veturi type skimmers. The pump needed to feed water to the skimmer is a small GPH compared to the size of the skimmer (1000 gph for the huge one Mike & I have). The skimmers come with another pump (or two) connected to the skimmer in a closed loop configuration. All the agitation & bubbles come from the closed loop pump. Contact time in the skimmer reaction chamber is better than any skimmer I have ever seen.

They sell smaller versions TF "baby" & "Shortie" for in-sump applications.

They aren't cheap, but you also don't need an expensive high GPH pump to feed them.