Choice of EuroReef skimmers

[oimate84]

If you had to choose which one of these skimmers would you use? Euroreef ES5-2 or CS6-1?? I heard lots of good stuff about both these skimmers and might be purchasing one soon....

 

[reef newbie]

I have a cs6-1 which I bought used from a fellow reefer here on the board. I LOVE IT!! If I were to buy it new, I would consider buying the biggest one that I have room for to fit under my stand and also my wallet. This way when I upgrade to a bigger tank (which we all do b/c it's an addiction :lol: ), I won't have to upgrade the skimmer.

Between the two you've proposed, I'd go with the cs6-1. Size wise, it's not too much of a difference.

JMO and HTH,

 

[golfish]

I wouldn't buy either.....move up to the CS6-2 with the bigger pump. You've gone this far you might as well go one step further.

BTW, what size tank are you planning to running this on?

 

[oimate84]

thats the problem about my sump, its a tidepool sump with very small clearence space for a big skimmer, thats why i wanted to get the smallest of the euroreefs, im only running a 55gal so any of these 2 would blow the waste out of the tank, just deciding which one to go for at the moment...

 

[seahawkjohnny]

I have a CS6-1 in a 10 gal sump w/ a 20 gal display tank, I was going to get the 5-2 but I was able to fit the 6-1 in my sump it is crowded but I am glad I did it....I was thinking about the 6-2 for the larger pump, but there was not enough room....I always thought I had clear water, but my water now is CRYSTAL clear...it made a big difference, I had HOB Remora with a Maxijett1200, than I added a HOB overflow, and sump, and now its MUCH improved

 

[ChrisRD]

I have a CS6-1 and like it very much.

 

[seahawkjohnny]

Oimate.....I would replace your sump with the largest Rubbermaid tub you can get in your stand...thats all you really need...a place for your water to go from your overflow, and a place to put your heater{s}, and your return pump, and a skimmer