hardimanm
Community Member
Hey guys and gals...
Many of you know me as i have been on here for a few years....but ever since the april tornadoes knocked out power and killed much of my fish, corals, and inverts i have not been really involved with my tank (really any of my tanks...salt or freshwater). It is a 75 gallon with a 20 gallon sump. After all the die off i just let the tank go on auto pilot for the most part. Doing random water changes, random trace element additions, and not keeping up with my Ca+ and Alk additions. All that was in the tank for the longest was 2 per clowns and a pajama cardinal fish.
I have decided to really get back into the swing of this again a few months ago. Got my 2 freshwater tanks looking great with good growth from my plants. And the salt water tank is looking great too. What few corals i have left are starting to really open up again and im seeing new heads on my LPS and zoathids.
As for the skimmer...I currently have a Coralife super needle wheel skimmer that is rated for 65 gallons that was a hold over from when i have a 42 gallon reef tank. This little skimmer worked pretty good but it has always been too small. It did a good job even when the tank was heavily stocked. But now the pump appears to be going out and instead of shelling out $40 for a new pump i think im going to upgrade it. My only problem is my sump is a homemade sump. The area i currently have my sump is approx 6.75X11.75 inches. This really limits what i can put in there. I have found some nice ones on BRS and wanted some input from the group.
Here are 2 skimmers that will fit and seem pretty good....
Reef Octopus 4? Pinwheel In Sump Skimmer OCT-NWB110 - English ~$180.00
Reef Octopus 4? Recirculating Skimmer OCT-DNWB110 - English ~$200.00
Not sure how much better the recirculating skimmer is...maybe someone can help me on that
Also there is another skimmer that will fit but it is nearly 2X the price....Why?
Super Reef Octopus XP1000 Space Saver SRO-XP1000SSS - English ~$330.00
Is this that much better of a skimmer? Appear to be very similar to the above skimmers/
Or since i have had such good luck out of the coralife super skimmer should i just upgrade to one of the larger sized units?
Aquarium Protein Skimmers: Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel Protein Skimmer ~$180.00 to $230.00
Thanks for any help advance...and im glad to be back
Michael
Many of you know me as i have been on here for a few years....but ever since the april tornadoes knocked out power and killed much of my fish, corals, and inverts i have not been really involved with my tank (really any of my tanks...salt or freshwater). It is a 75 gallon with a 20 gallon sump. After all the die off i just let the tank go on auto pilot for the most part. Doing random water changes, random trace element additions, and not keeping up with my Ca+ and Alk additions. All that was in the tank for the longest was 2 per clowns and a pajama cardinal fish.
I have decided to really get back into the swing of this again a few months ago. Got my 2 freshwater tanks looking great with good growth from my plants. And the salt water tank is looking great too. What few corals i have left are starting to really open up again and im seeing new heads on my LPS and zoathids.
As for the skimmer...I currently have a Coralife super needle wheel skimmer that is rated for 65 gallons that was a hold over from when i have a 42 gallon reef tank. This little skimmer worked pretty good but it has always been too small. It did a good job even when the tank was heavily stocked. But now the pump appears to be going out and instead of shelling out $40 for a new pump i think im going to upgrade it. My only problem is my sump is a homemade sump. The area i currently have my sump is approx 6.75X11.75 inches. This really limits what i can put in there. I have found some nice ones on BRS and wanted some input from the group.
Here are 2 skimmers that will fit and seem pretty good....
Reef Octopus 4? Pinwheel In Sump Skimmer OCT-NWB110 - English ~$180.00
Reef Octopus 4? Recirculating Skimmer OCT-DNWB110 - English ~$200.00
Not sure how much better the recirculating skimmer is...maybe someone can help me on that
Also there is another skimmer that will fit but it is nearly 2X the price....Why?
Super Reef Octopus XP1000 Space Saver SRO-XP1000SSS - English ~$330.00
Is this that much better of a skimmer? Appear to be very similar to the above skimmers/
Or since i have had such good luck out of the coralife super skimmer should i just upgrade to one of the larger sized units?
Aquarium Protein Skimmers: Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel Protein Skimmer ~$180.00 to $230.00
Thanks for any help advance...and im glad to be back
Michael
