skimmer

Hi everyone! I need some advice and this is the best place in the world for high quality reef advice, so please bear with me and thanks in advance for your help! Basically I was skimmerless for a couple of weeks after removing my previous skimmer to prepare the sump for a skimmer upgrade and...

So I’ve been thinking a little about this with my establishing a feeding regimen for corals. It makes sense to start a tank of with a skimmer while you have fish and while building maturity, but once you get to that point, wouldn’t the space be better utilized to make the refugium larger? In...

Hi, I have had comline 9001 nano skimmer for about 3 weeks now, and I honestly still dont understand how this thing works. All gunk and waste must be collected in a cup, but the bubbles can never reach near the top of neck. I installed my skimmer to water mark, so I cannot place the skimmer any...

Looking to upgrade from my Bubble Magus Curve 5, which is currently running in my Red Sea Reefer 350 system (Heavy Bioload). The two options I have are the following: Reefer Skimmer - RSK-300 Reef Octopus eSsence S-130 Protein Skimmer Which skimmer would you pick? Judging by the pump...

I know there are million threads about this probably already. I have read a lot of them. But I still can't decide using because I have some constraints. So please hear me out: What I am trying to look for: - Easy to use. Don't need to constantly play with it - A collection cub big enough...

I’m running Azithromycin for lyngbya. First time medicating my tank (tank will be 2 in February). I plan to dose fluconozole after for GHA. I know I am supposed to run the skimmer without the cup to keep the water oxygenated. My tank is full of microbubbles and my corals are not happy. I shut...

This thread is for the general discussion of the classified ad Skimz SN123 Skimmer, $75 shipped. For more information about this item, please click the link or ask a question in this thread. Please add to the discussion here.

I was wondering if I could get some advice, I'm looking to run ozone in my system and I have a maxspect jump mj-sk400 and was wondering if the plastic was ozone safe, I was also wondering if I'm better off running the ozone at certain times in the night and if I'll need an air pump if I've got a...

Has anyone had issues with snails getting stuck in the skimmer pump water intake? My trochus snails spawned in my tank and I have a bunch of babies, which I thought was great, until this morning. I saw that my skimmer wasn't drawing in enough water so I assumed it was clogged with something...

It’s only been a week since having 2 clownfish in a 13.5 Fluval evo tank. I am starting to get ready for weekly 10% water change. I already have RO water filter in my house. I know rodi water is the best for saltwater tanks, so I might just get an extra di filter from aquaticlife buddy and run...

I've had my skimmer running for about a month now and it has still not break in?. it does not produce the brown water with bubbles, only clear water with small gunks, and accumulates brown gunks on the lid of the collection cup. What i think the reason is not enough waste being produce, I only...

So I have held of buying a skimmer because I thought i'd delay the cost a bit, and add it when needed. But it's been a year now since I've started, and I'm wondering, if the point of a protein skimmer is to eliminate organic waste, and none of my parameters are exceeding the recommended...

SEEKING ADVICE: Skimmer and flow I own a gen2 bubble King 200 mini, which i've been thinking to use on my next build (75g display tank + 30g sump). In addition i'll be running a filter roller. My concern is that the skimmer is oversized and that i might be better with a smaller or simply run...

Hi all, I'm just setting up a new tank, and had a question about using skimmers. I understand they should be run for a week or so to 'break in', is that right? Currently my sump water is deeper than is recommended to operate the skimmer (for either a dry or wet skim). I've ordered a stand...

How do I properly adjust a skimmer? My AquaTop Recife 40’s skimmer had no instructions, so I’m really not sure what the recommended height is. Once I have the height set, should I be raising and lowering it to keep getting skim mate? Basically, when I do a water change, that day my skimmer is...

Hi all, I installed an algae-scrubber on my 150gal about 5 months ago, and I love it. Since then, my skimmer has collected about 1-inch, MAYBE, of skimmate. So now I'm wondering if I should just remove my skimmer altogether... Has anyone replaced their skimmer with an algae-scrubber...

Hi, Selling a eshopps nano skimmer for $90. It’s too big for my need and has been in the water for only a week. Location: Torrance, CA thanks for looking!

Hi treating cyano with chemiclean….. nearly all gone just doing a second dose….. I have a in tank tunzee skimmer and have took the cup off to help put O2 back in the tank…… This is putting a large amount of micro bubbles inside my tank, will this harm my fish? No corals at the min… Thanks in advance

A little oversized for my tank and not enough sump space to perform its best. (10”x11” footprint) I bought this used a few months ago ($250) with broken impeller. So I purchased a new one with receipt to prove. ($240) $600 shipped. $500 picked up in Downey, CA.

Anyone with a smaller tank.. I found a skimmer on a budget. I have been using this with great results and it is only $14 shipped. Link. It may take around a month to receive but worth it. Tim

Protein skimmer in working condition for tanks up to 40 gallons. Comes with original box, accessories, and manual that would've come with it. Skimmer could use a citric acid soak prior to using. Local pickup only. Selling for $50

This monster skimmer is in great shape and has a practically new reef octopus varios 6 pump powering it. This was used on a large system for about a year. I’m asking about half of what they go for new. Trying to keep it reasonable for what it is, but I’m not going to be using it for some time...

Looking for an inexpensive but working skimmer for live rock setup. Maybe someone has something in their fish closet they no longer need. Willing to pay to get it shipped also.

Thank you in advance Need help getting my skimmer Tubing in a different chamber, going grow chaeto, it kills the flow not sure how to repipe

Thought someone might find this interesting, doing a regular deep clean of my skimmer and had the pump apart after letting it run in a hot water acid bath. when i pulled out the impeller i was greeted with a impeller full of pet hair. Maybe someone will go clean there pumps now.