Skimmer for 200-300 gallon tank recommendations

[Miami Reef]

I need a new skimmer for my 200 to 300 gallon tank. It should be able to handle moderate to high stocked tank, and be in sump, rather than external.

I used the super reef octopus external, and it overflowed a lot. I can’t use that skimmer anymore as it’s external and we remodeled the sump, so if you know any good skimmers, please let me know!

(I like super reef octopus, but I’m open to anything at this point)

 

[sikorskys]

Nyos Quantum is silent, effective and easy to operate.

 

[Coralreefer1]

AquaC EV- 240 or the 400!

 

[Bob Loblaw]

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[ndrwater]

I love my Super Reef Octopus 5000INT.
It's in my heavily stocked 240 SPS tank

 

[Rakie]

Vertex Alpha 250 on my moderately stocked 300. Beast of a skimmer.

Once dialed in the Vertex skimmers are really good.

it will take a little fine tuning, and sometimes they can take a little time to break in. But they're pretty great.

 

[Oldreefer44]

Life Reef. Set it up and ignore it.

 

[oldpaddy]

Has anyone tried the tunze DOC 9410?
I'd be interested to hear opinions of that one

 

[Miami Reef]

Hey guys. Thank you so much for the recommendations! Quick question for the skimmer novices out there. Tank is more or less 300 gallons. I was thinking of this skimmer, but I feel like it’s so expensive. Would you recommend this?

https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/supe...skimmer-282b2d93c42db32b12a17752c36ee10d.html

 

[xaflatoonx]

I bought this one for my new build

https://www.marinedepot.com/Bubble_...iums_Reefs-Bubble_Magus-4W9001-FIPSIS-vi.html

I dont have my tank yet - so its not on.
but it had the right size recommended.

I couldnt find another skimmer that was for heavy bio loads 300 gallon tanks... unless you talk about 1K for cost.

I would have loved to have a reef octopus instead of BM - but i am good with this one too.
we will see how it performs.

 

[galantra]

I feel you are gonna get many opinions

First what your budget? Size type are you looking for and bioload you plan on having? So many factor that make it so much harder. And sooooo many more skimmer styles out now many names I never heard or lol

 

[Miami Reef]

I bought this one for my new build

https://www.marinedepot.com/Bubble_...iums_Reefs-Bubble_Magus-4W9001-FIPSIS-vi.html

I dont have my tank yet - so its not on.
but it had the right size recommended.

I couldnt find another skimmer that was for heavy bio loads 300 gallon tanks... unless you talk about 1K for cost.

I would have loved to have a reef octopus instead of BM - but i am good with this one too.
we will see how it performs.

I just ordered the exact skimmer as you! Thank you! I’ll let you know how it is!

 

[xaflatoonx]

You got it. Hopefully we made the right choice. Lol

 

[Jrod381]

I just ordered the exact skimmer as you! Thank you! I’ll let you know how it is!

Curious to know how did that skimmer work out for you, is it quiet, and good on a heavy bioload?

 

[Miami Reef]

It’s really good! It pulls out a lot of gunk every week. It’s very slim, yet powerful and fits in my sump. I couldn’t be happier. Plus it was cheap!