Skimmer

ethom96 · Apr 10, 2014

What would be the best skimmer for a 135 gallon tank

tyler1503 · Apr 10, 2014

Ive only ever ran "cheap" skimmers, but the aqua one G220 is a good one for it's price. It's rated for 200 gallons HOB or in sump and should retail for roughly $100- $120. Mine pulls out ALOT of gunk from my 24gal and I'll put it on my 120 when it's up and going. It's very sensitive to water level changes though.

superchargedreefer · Apr 16, 2014

I would look Into the lifereef skimmers.

reeffirstaid · Apr 16, 2014

To be honest, an often overlooked and very high performer is the Red Sea CSkim 1800. I run one on my 150 and love it. It's large and boxy and doesn't have the sleek, refined look of many skimmers, but it's very powerful and easily cleaned.

Reefing Madness · Apr 16, 2014

In Sump or Hang on Back?
SC Aquariums SCA-302 180 Gallon Protein Skimmer - Protein Skimmers
Reef Octopus DNW200 8? Recirculating Protein Skimmer - Bulk Reef Supply
Super Reef Octopus XP3000I 10? Cone In Sump Skimmer - Bulk Reef Supply
Vertex Alpha 170 Protein Skimmer - Bulk Reef Supply
Bubble Magus BM-NAC77 Cone Protein Skimmer - Bulk Reef Supply

SWC XTREME HANG ON TANK SWC Xtreme HOT [SWC Xtreme HOT] - $399.99 : SWC - Salt Water Connection, Protein Skimmers, Calcium Reactors, Filters & Lights

Breakthecycle2 · Apr 16, 2014

Bubble magnus curve 7 is my vote. I recently bought one for my 120

Jonreefer · Apr 16, 2014

SCA 303 rated for 180g and gets good reviews..I am impressed with my SCA 301 for my setup

ethom96 · Apr 16, 2014

For in sump

Small triggers · Apr 16, 2014

Avast cs1 or cs3 ...both recirculating...and made in America! (And less than the diablo/reef octopus recircs)

NanaReefer · Apr 16, 2014

Jonreefer said:
SCA 303 rated for 180g and gets good reviews..I am impressed with my SCA 301 for my setup

This is good to hear. Plan on getting the 301 for my 40B with 20L sump. Thanks for sharing :)

ethom96 · May 11, 2014

How about the aquamaxx em200

Pete polyp · May 11, 2014

Breakthecycle2 said:
Bubble magnus curve 7 is my vote. I recently bought one for my 120

I'll +1... I have the curve 5 and the performance is impressive

rock_lobster · May 11, 2014

I think skimmers are mostly overated. Cheap skimmers like bak paks or red sea have worked for 6+ years for me.. If you have a nice refugium set up you will be fine AND your tank will be more healthy as most of us know the coral compete directly with the skimmer for nutrients. Also vitamins and other essential organic compounds will be removed from the water and could lead to deficiences if you overskim the reef tank.

Pete polyp · May 11, 2014

rock_lobster said:
I think skimmers are mostly overated. Cheap skimmers like bak paks or red sea have worked for 6+ years for me.. If you have a nice refugium set up you will be fine AND your tank will be more healthy as most of us know the coral compete directly with the skimmer for nutrients. Also vitamins and other essential organic compounds will be removed from the water and could lead to deficiences if you overskim the reef tank.

I can agree with that. I think overall health is better without using a skimmer. The reason I chose to have one on my new setup is because its barebottom and I plan to stock very heavily. The skimmer gives the ability to carbon dose, and I have a pellet reactor and pellets on standby for when I get fully stocked.

NanaReefer · May 11, 2014

Pete polyp said:
I can agree with that. I think overall health is better without using a skimmer. The reason I chose to have one on my new setup is because its barebottom and I plan to stock very heavily. The skimmer gives the ability to carbon dose, and I have a pellet reactor and pellets on standby for when I get fully stocked.

Total contradiction ;)

Pete polyp · May 11, 2014

A little perhaps. I just felt with this setup that a skimmer would be a good choice to help with nutrient removal. I want to pack a bunch of fish in this 40... Like a dozen or something crazy. Without am effective way to remove nitrate that wouldn't be possible. This is why I chose to carbon dose.