Skimmer advice

[sergifed91]

Got a 125 gallon tank with a 55 gallon sump. Not sure what skimmer I should get ?

 

[Jedi1199]

Bubble Magus is a well trusted brand as is Reef Octopus. Personally I run a Rossmont on my 180 and have no issues with it. The one knock against it is the pump is not internal so it has a very large footprint compared to other models. The trade-off is that it is easy to remove and clean.

 

[sergifed91]

I'm running a lifereef skimmer. But no matter what I tried I get microbubbles. No luck at all.

 

[Jedi1199]

Can you post a picture of your sump? Maybe a little tinkering will figure it out?

 

[Jeffcb]

I like Red Sea. I have a RSK 300 and a RSK 900. Both work great. Quiet, Easy to clean, Sicce enteral pump and has an internal neck cleaner. You may want look at the RSK 600 depending on footprint.

 

[Jedi1199]

Here is how mine is setup. Because of the larger footprint, I had to put it in the first chamber instead of the 2nd. The water has to pass through a sponge in order to reach the 2nd section and return pumps so even if I had microbubbles, they would never reach the display.

How old is your skimmer? Perhaps it is still just breaking in? I find microbubbles are most common when it is a new setup.

 

[X-37B]

Got a 125 gallon tank with a 55 gallon sump. Not sure what skimmer I should get ?

Well it depends on what you plan to have in your system.
A Tunze dc skimmer is what I run in my 40 breeder sump with no baffles.
Quiet and efficient.
Easiest cup to clean on any skimmer. You dont even have to turn it off.
I started with a 9410dc in my 120.
I upgraded when no3 got to 20.
My 9430dc keeps no3 at <5.
My 9410dc is in my frag system now.

 

[dedragon]

Can you post a picture of your sump? Maybe a little tinkering will figure it out?

I think this is your answer.
if not there are many skimmers out there that would work, my choice would be the aquamaxx rc-2, trusted body type and sicce pump for $230 is hard to beat
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/cones-rc-2-in-sump-protein-skimmer-aquamaxx.html