Ahh, the good old days. Although I think I left the wild and crazy party before it got wild and crazy.

That's good information to know. I see that they are not some of the cheaper skimmers. I may need to inventory what I have and decide what I am going to use so that I can sell some stuff.

Wow, your quick. Are you the only other person that frequents the board? Maybe :(. There are plenty of folks, but I drop by pretty often. I check it somewhat frequently in the evening. I was just yanking your chain on that one. I just remember when the board here had 10+ members on every night and ...

There was a Reef Octopus at Progressive today that looked like it would be a good skimmer (as opposed to red Sea and the other crap skimmers that I already know about.) Beaver said that it was a good skimmer as long as the pump was the new design. Do you know anything about this?

Wow, your quick. Are you the only other person that frequents the board? I really expected that Zeovit or some of the other things that were emerging in the hobby would have changed things but I see that the standard that has been proven over and over again wins again. I will start researching skimm...

I have almost definitely decided on barebottom (I already have Starboard) and a refugium too.

What do you think the best protein skimmer is for a smaller tank (less than 50 gallons)?

I remember some of the junk that was being sold a few years ago but there are a lot of options to look into. I have used CPR's (HOB) and Euro Reefs.

I am not looking into HOB skimmers.

Thanks!

If you are still looking into purchasing a skimmer I have this one:
http://www.reefmania.net/ps8.php

It is used and I haven't used it in a few years.

Thanks for the reply. That was the input that I was hoping to get but really surprised that I did since things can change quickly. Both of the skimmers will be much too big. The Reef Mania has a 12" diameter with two large Sedra recirculating pumps. So, I will have to get a skimmer (I guess tha...

I have been giving serious thought into returning to reef keeping. A lot depends on what happens with work in the next few weeks but I have started planning. The problem is that I don't think that I can support the tank that has been sitting empty in my living room for the past three (almost four) y...

Leave post here or email me if interested. I have some pictures I can email you. Work Horse 7 Ballast (I also have 2 3' VHO bulbs, one actinic and one 50/50) B-Ionic (approx 3/4 full one gallon containers) Aqua Medic 250W DE ballast and pendant Dolphin Ampmaster 3600 Aquatic System Design calcium re...

Damn, how fast were they going when they hit you?

I have a couple of large skimmers if you are still looking for one.

There are several houses for sale in my neighborhood including one next to me. I can get some info if you are interested in West Mobile.

It's a great deal. I am not sure if I have the wall space for a 6' long tank though. I still have my 90 gallon that has not even seen water and I am still a little too far away to run aver and pick it up.