Following on from our unboxing review slightly earlier this year, we decided now would be a great time to take a closer look at our Vertex Omega in operation as we’ve now had it installed and running on our test system for several weeks. OK, so this skimmer has already received plenty of good reviews around the web, but how would it work out in practice on our SPS dominated test system? Well, going back slightly, we had the small issue of swapping-out our sump for a new design before we could use this skimmer. This isn’t a fault of the Omega we hasten to add, but it’s worth knowing that this skimmer and many others like it, are optimised to work in water that is around 10” deep at the most. As our own sump had a water level of 15” in the skimmer chamber, we would have had to raise the Omega at least 5 inches off the bottom for it to work efficiently and this ultimately meant that we simply didn’t have enough headroom in our cabinet for the skimmer to fit. Now, with a new sump in place with a More: Review: Vertex Omega 150 skimmer… More:
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