Big skimmer small tank

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Hi all I got given a vertex alpha 250 with a neck cleaner the thing is huge lol I just started up my new tank it’s about a 130g total and will be a full sps tank. Am pretty sure this this is much much bigger then I need what are yours guys thoughts ?
 
Generally speaking i overfeed...then i feed some more. No such thing as too big of a skimmer as far as i am concerned. Really though i think the only risk is if you are stripping all nutrients out of the water but that has as much to do with stocking/feeding as it does skimmer capacity.
 
Often times, grossly oversized skimmers will run inconsistently due to lack of available organics to skim due to its efficiency. It will produce a bunch of skimmate, then sit idle for a time waiting for organics to build up again. An option would be to put it on a timer and run it part time... several hours a day as opposed to 24/7.
 

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