Seeking Skimmer Recommendations

[Dom]

Good evening from the east coast…

I completed a 5 gallon nano build for a friend about a month ago. The display tank is 5 gallons and the sump is 2.5 gallons. I've attached a picture of the build prior to stocking it.

As you can see from the photo, everything about the setup is do-it-yourself (except for the light).

I'd like to hear from members; what protein skimmer do you use in your nano.

Thanks

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Tunze 9001 in my 30g.
Is that a diy skimmer made ot of pvc??? And driven by an airstone??
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That is a sweet nano set up.

 

[sonubhai]

very nice nano setup

 

[Dom]

Tunze 9001 in my 30g.
Is that a diy skimmer made ot of pvc??? And driven by an airstone??
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That is a sweet nano set up.

Thank you.

It was against my better judgement giving this to a newbie. They loved how my clowns hosted my Nems and they wanted a tank with a clown and a nem. Right now, the tank is cycling with just the clown. Hearty fish and can withstand the cycle I find.

Yes; that is a pvc protein skimmer driven by an airstone. It produced some junk but not much because the neck in the cup was too narrow. The modified is a piece of 2 1/4 pvc with airstone. Then I placed another piece of 2 1/4 pvc through a plastic cup and siliconed it in place. I attached a coupler under the cup and now lay it right on top of the main tube... hard to explain. It works okay, but the airstone is getting clogged quickly. Nothing like a real skimmer.

 

[Dom]

very nice nano setup

Thank you.

 

[CWood]

I used a AquaticLife Mini Protein Skimmer 115 with great success. Very compact and really pulled some nasty stuff out. Please note that you will get microbubbles at first, but they went away after a week or so. For the money I don't think you could find a better skimmer. It's on sale at Dr Fosters and Smith for 43.99.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+20024+21416&pcatid=21416&r=487