Skimmer recommendations

[Mattman1977]

I say a system that small to ditch the skimmer and set up a fuge or macro reactor. Less likely chance to over skim the tank and strip the nutrients. I did that on a 40 gal system and ended up with a Dino boom. Fun fun

Matt

 

[Sdot]

Nyos and RO would be my 2c worth

+1 Nyos gets my vote, been using them for years.

1st build after getting back in the hobby: NYOS 120 (80 Gallon System)

Upgraded to larger tank: NYOS 160 (160 Gallon System)

Current Build: NYOS 220 (300 Gallon System)

 

[topjimmy]

This is tough because evryone has their favorites.
Mine is the Tunze 9410 dc. I have one on my 120 and a non dc on my 45 frag/lagoon system.
I would have gone with
Both dc's but got a deal on a used standard.
Tunze skimmers are very underrated imo.
Easiest cup to clean, anti overflow, truely set and forget.
I set my dc on the 120 when I started 10.5 months ago.
Never had to adjust it or even turn it off when feeding, cleaning, or working in tank mounting frags.
Get the DC version its quieter than the non dc.
Ok I like Tunze equipment.

I love my Tunze 9410

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

Also a good sign is the fact you rarely see them for re-sale and they will literally last forever.

I was just thinking the same thing

 

[Plecosam]

What are those dosing bottles?

 

[laguest]

I looked at all of them and went with a Lifereef. Been running for 4 months and so far so good.

 

[Plecosam]

The lifereef website is hilarious, hello netscape navigator.

 

[Arabyps]

I'm new to the hobby but after research I decided a DC skimmer is the way to go. Most are very expensive but I found Coral Box after viewing a video produced by ReefDudes. He highly recommended the Coral Box 700. My tank is smaller so I went with the D500+. Price and feature set can't be beat. Check it out at www.coral-box.com.

 

[X-37B]

I'm new to the hobby but after research I decided a DC skimmer is the way to go. Most are very expensive but I found Coral Box after viewing a video produced by ReefDudes. He highly recommended the Coral Box 700. My tank is smaller so I went with the D500+. Price and feature set can't be beat. Check it out at www.coral-box.com.

Nice skimmers. I ran a 300 on my 25 nano. Now it sits in the garage collecting dust with other equipment lol.

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

I say a system that small to ditch the skimmer and set up a fuge or macro reactor. Less likely chance to over skim the tank and strip the nutrients. I did that on a 40 gal system and ended up with a Dino boom. Fun fun

Matt

tried growing Cheato, not enough phosphates in the tank it just went grey then white. Green hair algae in the sump is doing well but the lawnmower, Baby yellow tang, and CC keep it clean. Nitrates are at 10-20. Id Rather Skim heavy and feed heavy with intervals of the skimmer turned off so that the corals can still feed on nutrients before it kicks on and skimms them out

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

I wanted to thank everyone for all the comments! Hopefully, other hobbyist with this kind of common build are getting a lot out of it as well!

 

[Silver14SS]

What footprint do you need? Any particular features you are interested in? What is important to you - sound level, energy efficiency, performance only, etc.?

I've been very pleased with Deltec and Tunze skimmers.

 

[Whasmack]

Is vertex omega a bad skimmer? I just bought one and havent unboxed it, should I return it?

Yes - return it. I'm about to give up on mine. I got it because it was on super sale. That was a bad call.... now I've been looking to replace it.

 

[Whasmack]

I think the 400i would do nicely; and it's a DC adjustable pump.

Deltec 400i In Sump Protein Skimmer

Our 400i new footplate design allows water to return thru the footplate to aid degassing & reduce turbulence. Highly efficient body w/ new emergency overflow system. For aquarium sizes between 30 to 105 gallons.

deltecdirectusa.com

 

[PirateMonkeyReefer]

Yes - return it. I'm about to give up on mine. I got it because it was on super sale. That was a bad call.... now I've been looking to replace it.

I got mine second hand on the cheap and now were here haha

 

[fishybizzness]

Just hooked up my lifereef! This thing is built like a tank and best of all can use any brand pump! If the pump fails I can always just swap it out with a spare mag drive pump to keep it running until I can get another one ordered! Great feature imho!!

 

[Whasmack]

Just hooked up my lifereef! This thing is built like a tank and best of all can use any brand pump! If the pump fails I can always just swap it out with a spare mag drive pump to keep it running until I can get another one ordered! Great feature imho!!

What model is that? How big is the footprint?
I have a Synergy CL-26, so not a lot of space to work with.

 

[Whasmack]

Talking with a guy from my LFS, I got some 2-part epoxy and put some on the red tube that goes into the skimmer body. Basically narrowing the outlet of the skimmer pipe.
So far it seems to be working pretty good!