IM Fusion 30L Skimmer

[gotwins86]

Looking for recommendations for a skimmer for my IM Fusion 30L. Besides the ghost skimmer, reviews are not that great. Especially for the size made for the 30L. I did decide on the Cad Lights PLS 50 Elite, but everyone is sold out of em. I asked a couple vendors and they don't know when they will get them back in.

I have seen a few say the Tunze 9004. But it would only fit in the 1st return chamber or the middle chamber. Anyone have experience with this? How does it work?

Any skimmer I am missing? Footprint for second chamber is a little bigger than 3.5 x 3.5

 

[Reefing Madness]

 

[gotwins86]

Yeah, not a lot of info out there. Wish the Ghost skimmer was better.

I am thinking I might just get the Tunze 9004 and try it in the first return chamber. See how it works.

 

[gotwins86]

I found a list of skimmer that work with the 30L for anyone wondering. Not sure on what chamber each one fits into tho.

• Hydor SlimSkim Nano
• IM Midsize Ghost Skimmer
• Tunze 9001
• Tunze 9004
• Aquamax WS1
• Reef Octopus HOB Skimmers
• Aquamaxx HOB Skimmers

I just purchased a Tunze 9004. Hoping to have it up and running by the weekend. Going to run it is the first return chamber.

 

[wlittlefield]

I have the Eshopp skimmer. It's a little under sized but I like it because it fits in the middle-back chamber and seems to do a good job. That means I've still got the four side chambers to do other thigns with.

 

[yort265]

I found a list of skimmer that work with the 30L for anyone wondering. Not sure on what chamber each one fits into tho.

• Hydor SlimSkim Nano
• IM Midsize Ghost Skimmer
• Tunze 9001
• Tunze 9004
• Aquamax WS1
• Reef Octopus HOB Skimmers
• Aquamaxx HOB Skimmers

I just purchased a Tunze 9004. Hoping to have it up and running by the weekend. Going to run it is the first return chamber.

How did the Tunze 9004 work for you in the first chamber?

 

[Phantom6966]

I'm kind of curious about this also. I have a fusion 20 and I know the 9001 fits in the center of the return chamber. But it requires you to split the return pumps. If the 9004 will fit this same way in the 30l I may try it out.

 

[wlittlefield]

It works great. But just to be cleari it's in the middle/ return chamber.

 

[Phantom6966]

It works great. But just to be cleari it's in the middle/ return chamber.

Did you have to split the return to two seperate pumps for it to fit?

 

[wlittlefield]

I think there's some confusion. I've got the Eshopp nano skimmer, but it all fits in the middle and does a great job:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W5TBUF...t=&hvlocphy=9002240&hvtargid=pla-348951620119

 

[Phantom6966]

I think there's some confusion. I've got the Eshopp nano skimmer, but it all fits in the middle and does a great job:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W5TBUF...t=&hvlocphy=9002240&hvtargid=pla-348951620119

Oh, whoops. Haha.