ASM Protein Skimmers

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Could be more helpful. by TIMOTHY WARNER

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 11/5/2009 from CHICAGO, IL UNITED STATES

Comments: Decent construction. Easy to remove the collection cup. Lacks any directions or guidance. It would be helpful to know things, i.e. Proper water level in the sump, what height should the adjustment tube be set. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Unsatisfactory

Junk by Ken

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/28/2009 from COLORADO SPRINGS, CO UNITED ST

Comments: So I ignored some reviews because of this skimmer being an ASM...... So two pumps at $50 a piece failed and the male portion where the collection cup connects to cracking and this is just 6 months in. Tack on the extra $200 I just spent on replacing this garbage........ Sad to say but ASM is behind the game with this skimmer. Alot better options out there for close to the same price. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Great Skimmer by SHAWN

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 6/18/2009 from WI, UNITED STATES

Comments: I have had this skimmer running on a 125 gallon reef/fish tank (new setup, tank not fully stocked yet) for about a month and it has been working great. It produces a great amount of micro bubbles and it pulls out a lot of junk from the water. The water level adjustment tube is sturdy and holds its position. It is far better then my old hang-on-tank protein skimmer I had on my 55 gallon tank. Only thing I don't like is a small amount of micro bubbles escape into my sump which then get pumped back into my tank. The foam around the water exit doesn't seam to catch many bubbles, it is to course. But that could be solved with a little tweaking to the sump. I would buy another one if I ever need it. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Great Skimmer by SUSANA SWETT

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 4/5/2009 from CHULA VISTA, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: Love this skimmer. Has done what evne my Tunze couldnt do. The only thing I dont like is that my hands are small and I struggle to get the collection cup off. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Below Average

the pump is not very good by B.M.D.

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 3/3/2009 from AURORA, CO UNITED STATES

Comments: I think the skimmer itself is fine, it works well (not all that bubbly in my opinion). However the G300 pump that it came with is extremely problematic. I had the starting one, it stopped running forward after about a month. We accidentally broke the ceramic shaft trying to clean it. So I ordered a whole new pump to have extra parts. I hooked that new pump up and it worked well for about 2 weeks, at which point it refuses to run forward again. With some position shifting and creative blowing into the hose you can sometimes get it going again, but all of these things are nearly impossible once it's in place in the stand since the pump sits under the skimmer. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Unsatisfactory

Frustrating by DOUG DRUMMOND

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/18/2009 from DEMOTTE, IN UNITED STATES

Comments: The skimmer pulls decent skimmate, fits well in a small space and is very cheap, that being said, the needle wheel on mine has broken TWICE now. The actual wheel spins of center and locks up in the pump. They have the replacement needlewheels in stock, but after paying the shipping and waiting the week to ship it I would have been better off going with another brand. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Excellent skimmer by ALTAHOE

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 11/24/2008 from Davey Jone's Locker!

Comments: Excellent skimmer hands down! Great price and easy to modify. Easily out performs the two smaller, but good skimmers that I had been running in my sump. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

simple and effective by KeP

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 11/23/2008 from ALBUQUERQUE, NM UNITED STATES

Comments: This skimmer is so simple, yet effective. Because it is so simple you are getting the largest skimmer for the price. It is very easy to adjust, just by changing the discharge tube height. It also comes apart in easy pieces to allow cleaning of the skimmer body and other parts. Not like some of the other 3pass models where you can't get to all of the inside surfaces of the skimmer body. Some people complained that it doesn't come with a manual, but my skimmer came fully assembled, so a manual wasn't necessary; There weren't a bunch of parts to mess around with. The only thing I would like is a foam block or other filter for the intake of the skimmer. Unless you have a super clean sump, you'll want to get a filter for the pump intake. Started pulling organics within 3 days. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Poor quality pumps.... by DR MICHAEL BUSSE

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 11/22/2008 from LAKE WORTH, FL UNITED STATES

Comments: The skimmer worked incredibly...for one month before the first pump failed. The replacement pump lasted one week. It's a shame ASM couldnt contract with a better pump company because the skimmer worked fantastically but the pumps are absolute junk. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Unsatisfactory

Good skimmer, Bad Pump by COLE SMITH

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 10/3/2008 from DURANT, OK UNITED STATES

Comments: Construction is great, size is perfect, but the pump used on the Mini-G is terrible. It's loud and I had to replace one after only a month. I would not recommend to anyone due to the initial price of the skimmer and latter price of replacement pump. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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Average

MINI-G by CLAYTON HUBBELL

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/19/2008 from OJAI, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: This is an excellent skimmer. Needle wheel pump makes an insane amount of bubbles and started skimming almost immediatly. Unfortunately, the pump is extremely loud. I'm on the fence with this one. Great price and works well vs. obnoxious. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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THE WORST by JAMES CROWNING

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/18/2008 from GREENACRES, FL UNITED STATES

Comments: THIS SKIMMER IS A PIECE OF JUNK DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY I HAVE CHANGED 3 PUMPS ALL NEW AND THEY ALL MAKE SO MUCH NOISE WE CANT EVEN GET TO SLEEP AND THE TANK IS DOWNSTAIRS.THE PUMP STOPS AND WILL NOT RUN HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT OF SUMP TAKE APART AND STILL WONT WORK.ITS THE WORST SKIMMER I HAVE CAME ACROSS.DONT WASTE YOU MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

ASM G-2 SKIMMER by KENNETH KRAMER

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/10/2008 from FAIRPORT, NY UNITED STATES

Comments: So far the G-2 seems to be working solid and is producing, about 1/5th a cup a day, i have a ton of live-rock in my 90 gal tank, approximately 10 Corals ( mostly soft ), and 7 fish.I was running a SEA-CLONE that wasn't working as good as it has in the past, but that would produce a thick blackish syrupy mix in the cup, just wasn't doing much lately. So comparing the ASM to the SEA-CLONE may not be a good measurement of a comparable Protein Skimmer. I haven't made any adjustments to the skimmer but I am hoping to get a darker more concentrated fluid in the cup. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

ASM G-2 Skimmer by ROBERT B

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 8/4/2008 from SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY UNITED STAT

Comments: This skimmer started to remove product right away. very easy to setup no real instructions.Thr 3500 pump made lots of noise and vibration at first but I believe this is just first time start up prime mode,the noise was gone after 24 hours.This product would be purchased by myself again for future aquariums. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

PERFECT by ROBERT LOOP

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 7/31/2008 from ORANGEVALE, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: I put one of these in the sump of my 120G sps reef. powerful pump. NO FUSS DESIGN!!! I cant emphasize the no fuss enough. Set the drain pipe height and forget about the endless tinkering and adjusting crap that a lot of skimmers have. Mine took about a week to get a slime coat and start pulling out the stank. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

Simple Is Good by AARON OWEN

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 7/30/2008 from SALT LAKE CITY, UT UNITED STAT

Comments: You can't beat the simple but efficient design and sturdy construction of this skimmer. Fit and finish on this skimmer is excellent and the riser tube design to adjust the water level is good although a little hard to adjust while the skimmer is running. The documentation that comes with the unit could be better. Overall performance is medium to high. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

Great Skimmer by Chris -aka-Chrisqueenz

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 7/9/2008 from ROCHESTER, NY UNITED STATES

Comments: Great skimmer for the price! I have it connected to my 260G and 75G sump and it has pulled out almost a complete collection cup of gunk in 2 weeks! Other than it being a bit loud, I have no complaints! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Average

No Help by MICHAEL SCHLEBACH

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 6/30/2008 from LEAGUE CITY, TX UNITED STATES

Comments: The skimmer I recieved did not come with a manual. It only had one piece of paper with a crummy pic and and a few words. Sure wish it came with instructions on how to assemble, how to maintain, and how to opperate. I would not recommend this product to my friends.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Quality and price excellent by stucknarut

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 6/5/2008 from WAKE FOREST, NC UNITED STATES

Comments: Very pleased at the price/performance of this skimmer. Extremely easy to set up and adjust - I adjusted the standpipe over a couple of days to get the skimmate where I wanted it (fairly dry), and haven't had to touch it since. Big change from my old skimmer, which required constant adjustment. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Great

ASM Mini Protein Skimmer by mech

Experience Level: Beginner

Posted on 5/26/2008 from TORRANCE, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: performs great after changing pump. returned first skimmer,it would stop and run, second skimmer did the same thing,checked the pump and it would stop after getting hot. called the company found they were having trouble with the pumps and they would exchange the pump. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

ASM G-2 Protein Skimmer by SOl

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 5/22/2008 from STATEN ISLAND, NY UNITED STATE

Comments: I set it up in my sump to replace a different skimmer i had. The G-2 is working great and skimming very good so far. Lots of foam and skimmate. The acrylic body is thinner though than my previous skimmer, but this g-2 is a little smaller which is what I preferred. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

Great

economical skimmer by GARY LAWLER

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 5/21/2008 from HESPERIA, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: when fist set it up in my sump i got a lot of air being diffussed thru the outlet tube, which really disturbed my euphyllia,but after playing with my sump level and letting it run a couple of days it settled down and after the fifth day it started skimming,and is now working great.very good product with economical price. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Kickin! by STEVE WRIGHT

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 5/20/2008 from PRATTVILLE, AL UNITED STATES

Comments: This skimmer rocks! Checkout the skimmer cup after 3 days here: http://www.everythingsalty.com/gallery/files/1/IMG_0646.jpg That's a lot of dark dark skimmate. If you get this skimmer you wont be disappointed. The motor is quiet also. I run mine on a 120G mixed reef. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Great so far! by JONATHAN WATSON

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 5/20/2008 from LAKEWOOD, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: I've barely had this skimmer installed on my 150G mixed reef for a week and I've already had to empty the collection cup 3 times. It's being removing over a cup of skimmate every day. It took less than 5 minutes to install and is very easy to adjust. The only con so far is that it comes with almost no instructions, just a one page diagram of the parts. Not that big of deal considering the simplicity of the design, but it seems like for over $300 that could at least give you something. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Awesome by Black tang

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 4/21/2008 from APPLEVALLEY, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: Great!!.. This thing is awesome .. good price,Pulls so much nog I cant belive..The only problem i have is the pump when i unplug it to clean the cup it wont start back up untill i bang on it to get the magnet to engage again and start spining..... Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

ASM by THOMAS SCHNUR

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 4/4/2008 from DES PLAINES, IL UNITED STATES

Comments: The best Skimmer I ever had. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

great Skimmer by tang420

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 3/6/2008 from WHITTIER, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: after the break in period this thing worked great lots of very fine micro bubbles i have just thick foam at the top of mine. Really easy adjustments just move the pipe down or up to adjust how wet or dry your skimate will be. i noticed you need to clean it at least once if not twice a week depending on your load. i have it running on my 135Gal. Oceanic Reef tank with a 60Gal. sump! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Average

decent by JESSIE TOMICH

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 3/3/2008 from COLORADO SPRINGS, CO UNITED ST

Comments: I had this skimmer running on a custom 60 gal nano. It dumps tons of micro bubbles into the tank. In order to run this skimmer you need to make sure that you have plenty of baffles in your fuge or sump. Even with 4 baffles bubbles were finding their way into the display. I think the pump is too large for the skimmer body. Otherwise it is a quality built product that fits into a small space. If you have more space go with a larger ASM, I have them on my larger tanks with no problems so I think it is just this model that needs some refining. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

what 3x Sedra pumps!! by KURT LIMBERG

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 2/25/2008 from MILWAUKEE, WI UNITED STATES

Comments: I ordered a G-6 and it had 2 not 3 pumps. I am in the middle of my reef build so I dont have it online yet but wanted to write a review to let you know how confused I was to see 2 not 3 pumps. I still think I got the right skimmer for the job, 650+ system. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

small but powerful, cheap! by rayray

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 2/23/2008

Comments: I had no space in the fuge/sump, but I was able to get this in 5x5 inch space& it sucks out dissolve organics voraciously. Only complaint is the massive amounts of microbubbles it releases (the reason why it is such an awesome skimmer). Cant beat it for the price. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

ASM G1x by DONNIE SIMPSON

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 2/22/2008 from MONROEVILLE, IN UNITED STATES

Comments: Super fast shipping!! Easy to use product. Sets up and is running within 20 mins. Would definetly recommend to EVERYONE!!! FUZZ Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Great Skimmer by JASON

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 2/19/2008 from FRUITLAND PARK, FL UNITED STAT

Comments: I have this on my 180 gallon reef and this thing works wonders. My tank is full of SPS and they all keep their color. I would highly recommend one. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Better than Expected by DEAN

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 2/14/2008 from UPLAND, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: Better than I expected. Needs to be patient. It took 3 days to "break in" this skimmer. Fairly well built. This replaced an Aqua C 120, which causes too much flow/bubbles in the sump. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Excellent!

Awsome by Eric

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 1/25/2008 from BEAUMONT, CA UNITED STATES

Comments: I bought G-1X to replace my older Venturi skimmer. At first I wasn't sure if it was worth upgrading but now I wished I bought it in the first place. It feels very solid and very easy to adjust. Basicly plug and play. A good buy and worth every dollar. Don't worry about the extra money. When you see the performace you will be glad you bought it. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

G-5 Skimmer by MICKAEL MACHT

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 12/27/2007 from PINEVILLE, LA UNITED STATES

Comments: I found this product worked as well if not better than I expected it to for the low cost of item. I have had the item for over 2 1/2 years now w/NO PROBLEMS! In fact I purchased an additional one for my 750 gallon Coral Grow out system. It has preformed just as well as the other one did. I am well pleased with the results and performance of both skimmers. I wish they made a bigger one than the ASM G-6. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Affordable and Great! by CHAD WEISBRODT

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 12/24/2007 from RALEIGH, NC UNITED STATES

Comments: All the performance you'd expect from a Euroreef skimmer but for less dough. Keep it cleaned every ~6 months or so and it works like a beast. I am very pleased with this skimmer. I will probably end up dropping another one into the sump of my next reef setup as well. Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent!

Awesome skimmer! by RALPH SCHERIFF

Experience Level: Intermediate

Posted on 12/23/2007 from FLOWERY BRANCH, GA UNITED STAT

Comments: I've had this skimmer for about 2 years now. It's very consistent, and I've never had any issues with it. It also skims pretty good, too! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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Great

G6 by BRAD THURLOW

Experience Level: Expert

Posted on 11/29/2007 from COQUITLAM, CANADA

Comments: I found this skimmer to skim very well. The pumps are reliable and there are few skimmers that can provide as much size for the dollar. Unfortunately, the build quality is very poor. My unit leaked excessively at the base of the cone until I simply siliconed it permanently in place. I would recommend adding a gate valve on the output to better manage the water level. Skimmer needs to be handled carefully as it seems fragile. Still, for the price of competitive skimmers you could purchase 2 or 3 G6's! Yes, I would recommend this product to my friends.

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