HELP! Protein Skimmer

[Matthew Hill]

I need help! I recently acquired my first saltwater aquarium off Craigslist and sadly is came with a canister. Although I have a AIO tank ready to be set up, I’d like to improve this tank! Is it going to do me any good to purchase a small protein skimmer and is it okay to have in the tank itself?!
I want this tank to be as healthy as it can be!

 

[WWIII]

Sure it would do some good. I'm not sure what most recommend, but the aquamaxx hob seems to be a decent little skimmer? What size is the tank?

 

[Matthew Hill]

Sure it would do some good. I'm not sure what most recommend, but the aquamaxx hob seems to be a decent little skimmer? What size is the tank?

It’s a 30g cube!

 

[DesertReefT4r]

With a 30g here is what I would do. Ditch the canister filter totally. Live rock, water flow and water changes are all you need to maintain a healthy tank this size. Get an Aquaclear 70 hob filter gut it and turn into a hob fuge and do 50% weekly water changes. You can get a skimmer if you want. I am big on skimmers so dont get me wrong but unless you want to add a sump imo there are no decent hob skimmers and its just not needed on a smaller tank.