Protein skimmer?

[Pulldeez]

I have a 30 gallon half moon that's have been running for almost a year now, was wondering if a protein skimmer should be added in or does my once a month WC take care of it?

 

[JMSKI333]

Do you have a sump or are you looking from something of the HOB variety?

 

[Pulldeez]

I just have a little penguin 200 hanging off the back

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

A protein skimmer should be a must if you have corals. Water changes are great, but they don't help as much as a skimmer. You are replacing vital nutrients with water changes, but a skimmer cleans all of the junk out of the water column. So unless you are changing 95% of the water every time, then a skimmer would help greatly.

Don't change 95% of the water, I was just saying :)

 

[Pulldeez]

Okay and if I were to get one what kind and what size would be efficient

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

Do you have a sump or would you be using a hang on back?

 

[Pulldeez]

Do you have a sump or would you be using a hang on back?

no sump

 

[Hurricane Aquatics]

Ok,

I wouldn't go over the top with a super expensive one right off. I have the Coralife and you can either hang it on the back or put it in a sump. It works great and runs about 70 dollars for the version you would need.

 

[RacinRevo0818]

Need way more info to be helpful?
Reef tank?
Fish load?
Lighting?
Saltwater?
Not being rude just need more info

 

[laciex]

Yeah we need more info on your tank. Also I would get a better skimmer first so if you upgrade you can use it on the bigger tank. You can be cheap or you can be good but you can't be both is one of the terms used for a skimmer. Get a good hang on or internal on because they are more future proof and run circles around cheapies!

 

[bluedevils38]

You don't have a dump and your doing only once a month water changes?????

 

[Eienna]

What are your parameters? Are you having trouble with nitrate or phosphate?

 

[mlewandowski61]

Get a Aquamaxx HOB awsome skimmer and can be found for under $200 got mine for $179 shipped so look around.

 

[raswank]

Just don't get a Coralife. garbage

 

[Pulldeez]

Need way more info to be helpful?
Reef tank?
Fish load?
Lighting?
Saltwater?
Not being rude just need more info

I have 2 10-15p zoa's, galaxea frag, war coral frag, duncan frag, longnose hawkfish, bicolor blenny, 2 percula clowns, diadem dotty, couple hermits, a couple snails, 3 small rbta. Running small led fixture.

 

[Pulldeez]

What are your parameters? Are you having trouble with nitrate or phosphate?

parameters are all good no high levels of anything