Dymax IQ Skimmer

Wilson1985 · Jul 16, 2020

I'm thinking of adding a skimmer to my 20 gallon cube and wondering if anyone has experience with these:

https://www.fish-street.com/dymax_iq5_nano_protein_skimmer?category_id=93&currency_code=CAD

Any thoughts are appreciated.

Cheers

reeftivo · Jul 16, 2020

old school air stone skimmers work fine for nanos. just stock up on limewood air stones because they clog after a while.

If you get it, take a short video to remind you of the volume of air the stone is producing when new. Then you can compare it after it's run for a while and you will definitely see a difference and know when they are ready to change.

get a strong air pump (eheims are good) and put a valve on it if you need to adjust the volume of air.

Wilson1985 · Jul 16, 2020

Would this pump suffice? or too strong?

https://www.jlaquatics.com/eheim-silent-air-pump-400.html

Blue Spot Octopus · Jul 16, 2020

I've seen better prices unless you are in Canda.

Wilson1985 · Jul 17, 2020

I live in Canada.

roboshark · Jan 28, 2022

It’s 2022 but I recently bought this Dymax skimmer and put it in my Marineland 5 gallon portrait - it fits perfectly. I bought it off of Aliexpress. Don’t be afraid to buy things on there if it’s the same product and cheaper:

US $9.20 8％ Off | DYMAX Air Pump power protein separator,seawater filte.Marine fish tank built-in Mini nitrogen removal device