Hey al, i recently upgraded from a Octo regal 150sss to a Octo regal 200sss.
I purchased the skimmer from a guy who stopped with his tank and the price was good and nitrates were climbing a bit so i thought why not.
Now my tank + sump are around 120 gallon.
Nitrate 15
Phosphate 0.08
I expected that the skimmer would take care of the nitrates fast but it just stays at 15.
Is the Octo 200sss skimmer too oversized for my tank or is there something else that I'm missing?
150s is rated for 211 gallon
200s for 400 gallon
I've read some things about when a skimmer is oversized the gunk couldn't make is to the neck or something.
Does this mean that i would need more bioload to make it work?
I mean, i have nitrates in the water so it should work right?
I purchased the skimmer from a guy who stopped with his tank and the price was good and nitrates were climbing a bit so i thought why not.
Now my tank + sump are around 120 gallon.
Nitrate 15
Phosphate 0.08
I expected that the skimmer would take care of the nitrates fast but it just stays at 15.
Is the Octo 200sss skimmer too oversized for my tank or is there something else that I'm missing?
150s is rated for 211 gallon
200s for 400 gallon
I've read some things about when a skimmer is oversized the gunk couldn't make is to the neck or something.
Does this mean that i would need more bioload to make it work?
I mean, i have nitrates in the water so it should work right?
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