Red Sea Reefer Protein Skimmers | BRStv Saltwater Tank Gear Reviews 

I'm disappointed to hear that you guys don't like the Spotlight and product review formats....I personally think they're awesome and informative! I appreciate getting a chance to see these products in action...especially considering what some of these items cost, I'd rather see a review before I spend my hard earned! Keep up the awesome work!!!

This was one of my favorite product reviews ever! Somehow it took you took 30 minutes to review a plastic tube concoction with an electric motor and yet you managed to find something interesting to say about every piece! Keep up this format, it's great.

@Bulkreefsupply: I appreciate the product reviews. I have to be honest, all the live videos have made me kinda zone out lately. I miss the old BRS videos that were around 10 minutes long, straight to the point, and were full of facts. Thanks for all you do guys, just wanted to offer some feedback. Thanks guys

I like the new format...It’s nice to hear fresh perspectives...You guys always hit it out of the park over the years with awesome info! 👍

This is absolutely hugely valuable. Love this format and the honesty!

I think both the spotlights and these new “reefer reviews” have their place. I really appreciate the spotlights when I’m browsing for something and debating whether or not it’s going to be useful/have the features that I’m looking for. Short and to the point is perfect then. However, with bigger, more permanent pieces of equipment, especially ones with a huge variety of options (skimmer is actually the perfect example), I’m more than likely going to search for longer, in depth reviews. Spotlights would still work, especially as a summary but a long real review that talks about all the features is perfect. Keep up the good work!

Hey guys, I loved this type of video. Very informative, and answered so many questions which made this product much easier to put together and understand. Awesome video.

I really enjoyed this format! Given that BRS will always be honest about the product quality, I think this could be very informative and helpful as always. I would call this series “BRS Closer Look.”

I just purchased one of these through recommendation from your team, and couldn’t be happier now after watching this video! (I purchased prior to watching this review)

Do more videos like this. I enjoy watching you veterans of reefing talk like normal people and give honest reviews.

I appreciate the new style of review, the on the spot assembly combined with a less scripted and realistic review.

Much appreciated gentlemen!

I have the 600 and clean the skimmer cup neck every day as I look into my sump :) love it :)

Thanks Guys for this method of reviewing i was thinking on getting one for my tank but wanted some real world experience before i bought one.

I’m using the RSK-600 on my RS Reefer 350 and am very satisfied with it. It does have a slight hum to it but isn’t what I’d call loud by any means. I love the built in cleaner and the drain tube. Enjoyed your review and look forward to more in this format.

Bought based on this review. Day 1. Initial reaction, spot on Evaluation. You guys should mention fantastic packaging. Quiet and already producing. Great design. Appreciate the review and the great service. But no signed photo. Lol

Hey guys yes I lile that kind of video more organic and getting your personal opinion on the product makes a big difference love watch your video have helped me out loads of time just wish we had a shops like your back here in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great format

Great review, really helped my decsion to buy one.

Looks like a skookum choocher. Love the new review method too; especially the initial feel, up close look, evolving viewpoints and ending thoughts path.

I like more of these types of videos. Both are very good.

I love this skimmer, i toke over a Reefer 250 with this skimmer with it, i was planning on using my Deltec 500xi instead but i gave the redsea a try first. the neck cleaner and the hose to empty the cup was the thing that made me keep this over my Deltec. Overall i love Red Sea products

Thumbs up for a more relaxed unscripted review once in a while!! Easier to absorb all the details, keep them coming!

It’s definitely worth the price. Engineered well and i love the fact that its super quiet

I would love to see a 6 month update with it actually sitting in an active tank's sump and hear your opinions. Also I really love this type of format for a review!!!

More info about Power consumption: RSK-600 / PSK-1000 - 22W. Thx for review!

Amazing Review :)

Thanks for a super cool review and showing the entire skimmer works. I'd love to have one of these in my small footprint sump. You should call the segment, "Bulk ReefViews."

I am itching to replace my Bubbleking Supermarin 250 for this just because of the extra stuff it comes with and the built in window in the skimmate collection cup . Why , its because my Bubbleking Supermarin 250 has been running great for so long that I am anticipating the skimmer pump to fail and the replacement pump might cost more than this new Red Sea skimmer . My Red Dragon 8 2m3 return pump failed me after just 2 years of use and has been replaced by the Eheim Universal 1262 pump . Could not get the distro to repaired it back then , had to absorbed the failure from my own pocket . To the team at Red Sea , thank you for producing such innovating products ! You showed to the whole reefing community that there are still area of improvement for a protein skimmer . I really liked the concept of set it and forget it for this new protein skimmer due to the fact that you added a skimmer cup neck cleaner in as well as a longer hose to empty the skimmate cup and also added a valve to the mix . That you created a window to see the level of skimmer bubble in the skimmer cup was ingenious ! Thanks also to the team at BRS ! You guys have been helping the reefing community for so long now . I really appreciate what you guys are doing , keep it up ! Thank you ! On another note , my birthday is a few days away so . . . . . . . . . .

The middle model has the legendary Sicci Psk1000. That pump has been on more skimmers than you could ever believe over the last 10+ years. I had issues in the early years with them as they matured with a lot of models of their pumps. The impeller coating was inferior and the impellers would swell up and bind from saltwater getting in. That seems to be over many years ago and personally would have no reservations with them today. The drainage is great because the bubbles back into the tank would be near none with that design. Back in the 80's RedSea had some of most serious designs in marine aquarium skimmers. Always surprised at the overflow hose for cup draining as my sump has always been too tall to use the thing? But a lot of companies do that so my sump although a major brand maybe is odd.... *** One thing I noticed was it skims so much better without the squeegee installed. You lose the laminar flow that is needed and the smooth now friction is gone. That squeegee has so much sharp edges it traps organics on it instead of the smooth transition you want into the cup. Even my ORP meter showed the immediate effects when I removed it. ******* I replaced the gasket it was so insanely unruly to lift off. It almost seemed like the new one was loose so easy to remove now but Nothing leaks at all....😁

I think the spot light still has its place but this is also nice to see it in action.

Great format, good way to get a real world view of products. Title: "RealityCheck"

Great review. Was thinking about this one. It’s good to know what I’d be getting. I think $300 price point isn’t too bad on this. What’s the pump worth alone? Might try it.

I think that if y’all did both the spotlight and this it would be super helpful. The spotlight helps to watch something quickly, but this really helped me understand how the product worked.

Great video, better than scripted.

Good work guys - review the Fluval Marine 3.0 light please - so little out there and need your take on it

Can you do one of these on the Nyos skimmers?

I have the RSK900 and assembled it with ONE Hand! Lol. I have the video to prove it. Great skimmer by Red Sea!

How do you recommend sizing a skimmer to your tank size?

You'll need to link all of these review and lighting videos on the product pages. I'd be super helpful to have the information right there when I'm looking to buy rather than having to go search for it.

why don't they make the neck cleaner sloped so it automatically pushes the gunk upwards if you rotate it clockwise? (shaped like a screw basically)

Great job guys. Will you please review the Red Sea reef roller?

My old Lifereef skimmer came with the valve and hose and I used it weekly. Since I sold that skimmer I am in the market and thinking this might be the one, mainly because of the value.

And i just purchased this skimmer.

Trying to give second chance for RSK, cause Red Sea Prizm was very loud 😖. Want to change my sc1455 to RSK.

what sizes are the air intake lines?

i got Reefer Skimmer 300 and get crazy noise and crazy overflow cup. its running for 2 days now and had to remove to lid and let the foam back to sump. any idea how i can fix this problem?

Red Sea LED review please!

looks like an interesting option. I like the integrated drain tubing and neck cleaner, but the amount of play in the air adjuster at about 29:17 in the video gives me pause for the longevity of this skimmer

I have a 300 on a rs250 high bio load for two weeks not and it has reduced my nutrient levels to near 0 👍🏻

REVIEW-A-THON !!!!!

I have the RSK 300 on my RedSea Reefer 170. For me, it workes great as a skimmer, however, my unit is not silent. Which is extremely disappointed. Also broke the plastic lever on the valve on the drain hose while setting up. Had hoped for a more durable product.

I have had the RSK-600 skimmer for over 2 months. The neck cleaner is very convenient and effective (not the easiest to turn in tight spaces). I have only removed the neck x2 to clean. I just empty the cup through the valved hose. I will say, it is louder than my skimz d/c skimmer and my Vertex Omega skimmer I have had in the past. It does perform very well though!

Those clips holding the pump will break and that opening mechanism will gradually get clogged up by stuff requiring more frequent cleaning or readjustment. Going plastic makes a huge difference in cost, let's hope they do not charge the same as acrylic.

It's weird how I've heard some people say it's super loud. Loudest skimmer they've heard even. Then other say the total opposite. I wonder if maybe some are putting it together wrong or if maybe there is some defect on certain batch. I'm on the fence buying a used one now.

“On the spot reviews” as a name suggestion for this type of format.

Hello, do the hang-on back skimmers needs to reach the bottom of the tank? My tank issue is too high 25iches high can I use hang on back skimmers at that height thanks for the reply

Thanks for this, guys. I have a Red Sea 250 Reefer Deluxe. I’ve been an Eshopps Axium X-120 and I’m underwhelmed. I’ve been trying to decide between this one and Nyos Quantum 120. Thoughts?

Had mine the 300 model amd LOVE it super easy maintenance and design and silent and so efficient

Can it be used with ozone?

I have the RS 300 and absolutely LOVE it! Best skimmer Ive owned.

Really? Never seen that design where the holes down to the pump area are blocked in some way so you minimize microbubbles exiting? Did you not do a review of the Vertex line of pumps? Alpha or Omega?

I dont like that chrap plasticky looks, how the bottom plate bends when pressed and that control valve looks like its loose and about to fall out. Pump fitting looks like its about to break. This skimmer would be great if not the cheap materials used. Would it survive ozone? Dont think so.

The reef octopus classic int skimmers are the best

I like this method of video a lot better,,,,

HI WHY NOT COME OVER TO THE UK AND DO ROAD TRIP OF OUR FISH SHOPS

I couldn't help but notice that bubble diffuser was cocked as you first assembled it. That doesn't seem to be a great design. I love my red sea products (900 Reefer 3XL) but I'm over having 110v motors in the water. It hurts when you get shocked by a short to water.

RSK 300 + noise test ?

Real Reefer Review(s)

I liked the new style. Felt less like an ad for the brand and a bit more like meeting local reefers and hearing their thoughts. Maybe a hybrid of Spotlights and this could be a good compromise: First bit of the video is quick facts more spotlight style then the remainder is less scripted and see it in action and thoughts. I’d rather have this as anyone can go to the brands website to get the facts.

I can't say this is a product I'd want to spend $300-$500 on. While I get the excitement about the nuanced little additions it just looks like more things that can break and need to replace. I'd rather have to unscrew my skimmer pump than hope those little plastic clips don't break when I'm cleaning it up. Same with that gear assembly adjustment, I'm afraid of how easily it could break if I'm trying to dial in an adjustment and unbeknownst to me there's some calcium carbonate deposits that have built up in the teeth and I end up snapping something off. What happens then? Does Red Sea stock and sell replacement parts? How much do those parts cost? I agree about your original statement that a skimmer is a tube with a pump. So to me I don't want to pay the same money for lower quality and more fragile materials just because of a couple new bells and whistles. I want something that has as few failure points as possible and uses robust materials that I can easily fix or replace.

Is injection-molded plastic an advantage? Won't it crack?

Does RSK support Ozone? because the body of skimmer is made of plastic

i WANT ONE

Guys, I love your videos and am a long term subscriber so please take what I am about to say in a constructive form. On a scale on 1 to 10 I would rate this video a 3. The greatness of your spotlight videos is that they are 100% unbiased and use actual measurable tests that produce results which allow each one of us to make their buying decisions in an informed manner. The problem here is that this is not a product review. It is a first impressions at best, and kind of sounds more like a marketing pitch rather than a review. Perhaps a First Impressions video, though making a buying recommendation or giving it a rating at first sight does make it sound like marketing... Here is why I think that: 1- A skimmer review needs to last at least a couple of months in a real tank. An experienced reefer opinion on the skimmer after these two or three months is valuable. 2- additionally you need to find a couple of measurable and repeatable parameters that are actually interesting to the end user. These should be performed at the end of the 2-3 months usage to ensure every skimmer is well broken in. To me these parameters should be: 1) measurable noise levels, 2) how long each would take to remove 500ml of skimmate from a 20 gallon container under normal operation (not overflowing!): 3) visible micro bubbles on that last test taking a short video clip that could than be compared across skimmers under review. 4) ease of maintenance. This one is hard to measure but we would trust your judgement after the 2-3 month usage period 😊. This could build a database for the skimmers you would review which buyers could check to make an informed buying decision according to their needs. This is why your lighting spotlights are so amazing. Finally, there are several "reviews" of owners of the larger 600 and 900 models (reef2reef has a couple of threads) that are returning their skimmers because even with the cabinet doors closed the noise is so high that they just can't stand it. The 300 is smaller and draws less air so likely why in your case you did not find it loud. It given the rep they are having it is important to show and compare actual noise levels with other popular skimmers that would help us separate myth from reality.

Can I add Ozone into the skimmer?

I know that skimmate stinks right there lol. Nice vid.

Is it ozone safe?

I have the RSK-600 and couldn't be happier! Been running it about a month now and this thing has already caused my nitrates to drop. The manual neck cleaner works beautiful but like Ryan said the squeegee blades will accumulate skimate gunk after so many uses but I haven't had a problem with any of it falling back into the skimmer body. The recessed area for viewing the neck was a fantastic idea, makes adjusting the water height a breeze!

For me it's the Tunze 9430 .

Like the format yet it was all over the place. Instead of a script write down bullet points and then expand on them in an order that flows.

I find it weird that for them there is 0 noise. I ordered an rsk300 after my bubble magnus c6 died and its been in the sump for 5 days now and already thinking of returning it. First off de air intake is like an jet engine loud and annoying placing tubing on it reduces the noise alot but then again, i should not DIY an new skimmer like that. Second the hum on the pump is unbearable put out an tickets to redsea maybe i got an mondat morning model but boy if the air intake is an jet engine the pump is the afterburner vibrates the whole sump tried diffrent heights to see if it gets silent when i lift the skimmer. Bit dissapointed because the bubble magnus was dead quit with them both being AC pumps i expected more from the rsk300 but dissapointed so far

I'm just here in the corner running the coralife skimmer cuz I'm broke as hell.

"BRS Yay or Nay Series"

I like this format. Seems more legit

This skimmer looks flimsy, i can see those clips that hold the pump breaking easily, and the air adjuster looks like it could be hit and miss, doesnt look like a solid build??

Odd...my friends skimmer sounds like a cargo jet on takeoff kinda like the reef octopus 202s before they redesigned the venturi and silencer.

So far I haven't seen a Red Sea product I didn't like.

My silencer is no where near silent...can hear across the room

Pleeeeease go back to your Product Spotlight videos! Product Spotlight are probably the most useful and interesting videos on feeding products ever made!

Please do the same type of video for the Nyos skimmers. No real in depth hands on review videos out there.

Name it {Would We Use IT}

Do know if BRS gets any kickbacks from Red Sea. I know Red Sea been in the game for years. But I think at times BRS act like fluffers with Red Sea products. Even these new products that are new for even Red Sea.

Mine is extremely loud and red sea say its normal they are extremely unhelpful There is seriously amounts vibration and even used a decibels app which says its 58 decibels. I can hear it clearly over my tv

Fellow viewers, don't be mean when these guys try something new. That said, one of these guys is a lot shorter than the other. 😃

To me all a neck cleaner does is drop the crap you’ve skimmed out to drop back into the skimmer - gadget for the lazy in my opinion 🤣

This thing looks like a high end bong

Thumbs up on the use of sicce but using cheap plastic and charging a premium price as if it was made of a more expensive material like acrylic is wrong.

Buyer beware these skimmers are extremely loud , red Sea say they are super quiet bullshit, took mine off , mine was 300 ran for 3 weeks break it in , just as loud as day one ,