• Why not take a moment to introduce yourself to our members?

What type of skimmer do you use?

  • Don't use a skimmer

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Air pump / Counter current

    Votes: 7 8.5%
  • Needlewheel

    Votes: 24 29.3%
  • Recirculating Needlewheel

    Votes: 15 18.3%
  • Spray Induction

    Votes: 15 18.3%
  • Downdraft / Beckett

    Votes: 11 13.4%
  • 8 Cylinder, gas powered with dual overhead cams.

    Votes: 9 11.0%

  • Total voters
    82

fritz

OG of this here reef game
Location
Marine Park
Rating - 95.9%
47   2   0
You regret the 702!!!!!!
That's just crazy talk.

I think Deltec, watt for watt and dollar for dollar beats most everything out there. Hmmm, the 702 has 2 eheim 1262s right? Ok maybe not watt for watt and dollar for dollar on yours.

That's 170watts, hmmm perhaps the Bar Aquatic may have been better...

What would you go with if you had it to do over again?
 

herman

Moderator
Location
Weehawken, NJ
Rating - 100%
10   0   0
2 Eheims is right. If I had to do it over again I would have spent the cash on proper equipment right off the bat. I did a lot of BS shopping as we all did trying to save a buck here and doing a DIY there which in the end yielded mediocre results at best. I ended up just giving everything I had away.

I would definitely consider the 2 eheim H&S. All I can say is that when you start out its best to really listen to the people that have a basement full of equipment and have tried everything and anything from the good to the bd to the horrible to the amazing. We have such people here on the board - Cali, pecan, jackson, etc etc
 

Dace

Advanced Reefer
Location
Manhattan
Rating - 99.7%
393   1   0
The only way i would buy another deltec product is if they had another retailer other the Deltec USA. I bought some equiptment from him for my bother inlaw store and Adrian resold an item i sold him on there site and started some ****. Anyway we paid for our product and his customer service sucks. Don't ever get into a disagreement with him cause he will not service your $hit and would say it was your fault it is damaged. My ap702 was leaking from 3 months after i bought it from him and he told me that i must of damaged it and was selling me a 70.00 glue so i can patch it up myself.
 

fritz

OG of this here reef game
Location
Marine Park
Rating - 95.9%
47   2   0
Wow that's crazy. WHy didn't your brother-in-law just sign up as a retailer with deltec to begin with? Some other peeps on this board have had issues with their deltec and they were fixed right away. Albert had an entirely new housing shipped to him direct from Germany!

Doug has been great to me everytime I've had to call him. In fact he talked me out of buying more equipment.
 

alrha

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Location
Brooklyn
Rating - 100%
85   0   0
Albert had an entirely new housing shipped to him direct from Germany!
I see you've been following my RC thread. stalker!
but that is correct, the baffle on my Deltec 1060S was not making a tight seal, and instead of just sending me something to patch it up, they sent me an entirely brand new skimmer (minus the parts i can use from my original skimmer) with expidited shipping from germany. and they did it all with a smile. i've been impressed with their customer service.
 

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