Skimmer Q&A Thread

[spartanman22]

I'm not sure if this topic is addressed somewhere in the 167 pages of information, but I did a quick search and didn't see anything relevant come up.

Are protein skimmers additive in capacity? For example, on a 120 gallon AIO vs a 120 gallon sump. Would 3 x Tunze DOC 9004's (rated at 65 gallons) give me equal TOTAL skimming capacity as one Simplicity 240? I know I threw brands out there, but this isn't meant to be a brand comparison question, more of a stacking or additive ability of skimmers.

 

[Sojiiro109]

This is the official R2R Skimmer Q&A Thread where the answers to your questions are as concentrated as skimmate!

We will do our best as a community to answer questions you have concerning protein skimmers so ask away!

Thank you!

Howdy! I have a RSK900 from RedSea that's about 4 months old on my new tank which has no livestock outside of the copepods that I'm seeding with. Everytime I feed phyto, I tell ReefBeat to turn the ReefMat and skimmer off and hence the problem. When the skimmer turns back on, 10/10 times the cup overflows with water even though I've set the over skimming protection on to the highest level. Also, the air silencer gets about an inch of water inside that I have to empty out. Any ideas, solutions or workarounds? Thank you fellas.