polarbear Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Does anyone have experience with the Red Sea Berlin classic Protein Skimmer? I have one that I am planning to use on my 120 gallon 6 foot long tank when I get ready to set it up. I couldn't find much info on them so I thought I would ask you wonderful people for help. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I had one on my olldddd 75g... it was a pretty good skimmer. Sorry, I couldn't provide much information! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 No worries. I just wanted some opinions as this is what I will be starting with until I can afford a better one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I used one once and I couldn't get it work right. It just made a lot of falling water noise which was annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 I read that they where tricky to tune and require a lot of maintenance but it's all I have. Hopefuly by the time I set it up I'll have the money to get a new one. What would you recommend as a good skimmer for a 120 gallon tank that doesn't cost a lot. I know you get what you pay for so I'm not looking for a cheap functioning skimmer just a less expensive one at this time to get me started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonSequitur Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Not a bad skimmer, it'll do the job, but can be more dificult than others to dial in. I have one that I ran for a few months. It worked well as long as I kept it very clean, but unless I cleaned it frequently the output dropped off pretty quickly. The toughest part is adjusting the water level in the body. On the model I have, you adjust the water level by adjusting the amount of water flowing through the pump, and the amount of air drawn into the venturi, so it was very sensitive to changes in sump water level, obstructions in the air valve, and in general more difficult to tune than a gate valve or standpipe controlled skimmer. I ended up using the pump that came with it to run my euro-reef, which was much more consistent until the pump gave out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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