Protien skimmer

Questiongurl · Nov 24, 2019

Hi everyone,
I'm getting a new JBJ 65G rimless tank. I'm trying to decide which protien skimmer to get, the tunze doc comline 9004 dc (60g light bioload/20 g high) or the awuamaxx hob 1.5 (60g light/90g heavy bioload) . I don't Kno what my bioload will be or how to estimate it based on what inhabitants I'd like so your recommendation will be greatly appreciated. TIA

reef lover · Nov 25, 2019

I like the hob reef octopus myself.

45ZoaGarden · Nov 25, 2019

Questiongurl said:
Hi everyone,
I'm getting a new JBJ 65G rimless tank. I'm trying to decide which protien skimmer to get, the tunze doc comline 9004 dc (60g light bioload/20 g high) or the awuamaxx hob 1.5 (60g light/90g heavy bioload) . I don't Kno what my bioload will be or how to estimate
it based on what inhabitants I'd like so your recommendation will be greatly appreciated. TIA

The 9004 will be too small. I have it on my 45 and that’s as big of a tank I would use with the 9004. That aquamaxx is too small too.

ahiggins · Nov 25, 2019

reef lover said:
I like the hob reef octopus myself.

I also had this on my 40 frag tank to help with nutrients till I got them under control. Good unit for sure

45ZoaGarden · Nov 25, 2019

The 9004 is 40 gal with a heavy bio load

45ZoaGarden · Nov 25, 2019

Reef octopus makes great skimmers. Haven’t owned the hob ones but I have a regal 150 ss and love it

jay06705 · Nov 25, 2019

I have a Reef Octopus bh90 and I have no complaints whatsoever.

MTBake · Nov 25, 2019

I have a Reef Octopus bh2000 from when they first came out. It's a work horse. Still running today actually. This thing has gotta be around 9yrs old. Pulls some.good gunk and I wouldn't hesitate to replace it with the newer model once this quits running.