JCTReefer
Valuable Member
Hello,
I purchased the Regal 250int for my new build and I’m thinking I went too big. The skimmer is still in the box with the original packaging. My tank size is a 210 with 50 gallon sump. The actual water volume of the tank is about 190 gallons when you do the math off the internal dimensions. And the sump volume would be around 22 gallons running 7 inches of water. So about 212 gallons total. And then you think about displacement from substrate and rock. I’ll probably be a little under 200 gallons when you account for that. I feed only once a day, so probably a medium biolaod. I was thinking of down sizing to maybe a Regal 200int.
I also like the Elite 220int and it has about the same footprint as my Regal 250int. It’s not quite rated for the same water volume, but I’m not sure I need it. The upside to the Elite is the skimmer body is removable from the base. And also the discharge is lower in the water, so I figured it would be quieter. And the silencer seems to be built for a quieter air intake. I even thought about the Regal 250sss. I know it’s rated the same as the Regal 250int, but at least the body is removable. I’m not sure why the ratings are the same bioload wise with both 250 models. Usually space saver models are less efficient due to the pump being in the skimmers body. Now when you look at the rating between the regal 200int and regal 200sss they are different on the BRS website. I do like the ease of maintenance on the Int models. But like the removable body on the elite line. The Elite sss models look like they’re more difficult to assemble/disassemble than the regal sss models. All this being said, I’m not sure what I should do. I likely send the skimmer back and do something a little smaller. After watching all the BRS videos on skimmers. Particularly the one on one “Choosing the right skimmer for the right job”, I think I might have over sized. So out of the models I talked about above, what are y’all’s opinion? Fish wise I’ll be keeping a yellow tang, blue tang, 7 azure damsels, melanurus wrasse, Royal Gramma, Clownfish pair, and Emperor angel. So the tangs and Angel would be the heavy bioload fish. Of course the less you feed the less they poop! Lol. I’d love to get some opinions on my current skimmer and the ones mentioned. Does anyone have experience with any of these models for this size tank? Then main thing is, I don’t want to over size: I have no idea why the recommended tank sizes for these skimmers are so different from one website to the next. There’s so many variables and every system is different. I think the manufacturer guidelines/recommendations are possibly over exaggerated.
I purchased the Regal 250int for my new build and I’m thinking I went too big. The skimmer is still in the box with the original packaging. My tank size is a 210 with 50 gallon sump. The actual water volume of the tank is about 190 gallons when you do the math off the internal dimensions. And the sump volume would be around 22 gallons running 7 inches of water. So about 212 gallons total. And then you think about displacement from substrate and rock. I’ll probably be a little under 200 gallons when you account for that. I feed only once a day, so probably a medium biolaod. I was thinking of down sizing to maybe a Regal 200int.
I also like the Elite 220int and it has about the same footprint as my Regal 250int. It’s not quite rated for the same water volume, but I’m not sure I need it. The upside to the Elite is the skimmer body is removable from the base. And also the discharge is lower in the water, so I figured it would be quieter. And the silencer seems to be built for a quieter air intake. I even thought about the Regal 250sss. I know it’s rated the same as the Regal 250int, but at least the body is removable. I’m not sure why the ratings are the same bioload wise with both 250 models. Usually space saver models are less efficient due to the pump being in the skimmers body. Now when you look at the rating between the regal 200int and regal 200sss they are different on the BRS website. I do like the ease of maintenance on the Int models. But like the removable body on the elite line. The Elite sss models look like they’re more difficult to assemble/disassemble than the regal sss models. All this being said, I’m not sure what I should do. I likely send the skimmer back and do something a little smaller. After watching all the BRS videos on skimmers. Particularly the one on one “Choosing the right skimmer for the right job”, I think I might have over sized. So out of the models I talked about above, what are y’all’s opinion? Fish wise I’ll be keeping a yellow tang, blue tang, 7 azure damsels, melanurus wrasse, Royal Gramma, Clownfish pair, and Emperor angel. So the tangs and Angel would be the heavy bioload fish. Of course the less you feed the less they poop! Lol. I’d love to get some opinions on my current skimmer and the ones mentioned. Does anyone have experience with any of these models for this size tank? Then main thing is, I don’t want to over size: I have no idea why the recommended tank sizes for these skimmers are so different from one website to the next. There’s so many variables and every system is different. I think the manufacturer guidelines/recommendations are possibly over exaggerated.
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