Skimmer Size

[areefer01]

I can agree with you on something , but I still don’t agree with you on a skimmer sizing .
For me
1 how much contact time does my water going in have to mix with the air to bind with organics .
2 a skimmer to big , meaning neck size you will have a hard time getting a steady head of foam . Life reefs are a different breed of skimmer but even they have different sizes .
3 if you have a skimmer to small for you system yes it will constantly be producing skim mate but you will be leaving a lot of organics in the water .
4 the start and stopping of the pump to vary days , times on and off leads to premature pump failure. Skim mate drying in the next ( hurts performance)
5 There is a thing of to big of a skimmer either no foam head or strip the system of all nutrients and to small of a skimmer not taking out enough .

The OP should take in to count what type of system he wants , high nutrient, low nutrient, size of he is Bioload , what are his feeding hobbits . Is he going skimmer only or is he running filter socks , roller mat , auto water change and what is his water changing habit. There are so many more variables to picking a skimmer .

No worry - not trying to sway your opinion as we found some common ground.

 

[me & my baby]

We can agree on what we do and leave the rest out there