new skimmer?????

[low riderr]

I want to replace my present skimmer [a berlin turbo] with one that will get the job done. I am running a 125 w/ a45 gal. sump I have a blue tang,potters angel,3 nemo,a flying grund,one sand siffter,a mandrin,and one purple psudoe. i also have a mixed assortment of sps,lps and soft corals about half a dozen each and will be adding more as money and time allow. I am thinking about a tunze 9010. will this work for me? is there a better option out there ? too many choices to little experience please help thanx.

[Drewcipher]

It depends on how much money you want to spend. Do you want an in sump skimmer or an external one? If you want a in sump skimmer, what are the dimensions of your skimmer compartment in your sump?

I have been told that Tunze skimmers are pretty good, but I haven't used one myself. I bought an H&S from finsreef.com for one of my tanks. I chose it over Deltec because of some threads I read about poor service from them.

Also, it depends somewhat on your eventual bio-load. If you heavily stock and/or heavily feed, you need a bigger skimmer to get rid of stuff.

[clevername]

Here is a cheapy. Its rated for 160gallons which means 45G will be perfect! Also read the second link for mods. People have posted there 150G tanks running on this. Yes i know i am going to be bashed by posting a $100 skimmer, but i am a firm believer in buying what works and NOT a name brand.

give it a chance, read the second link
http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=319

Follow this thread for more tweaks/info
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1048116

[kodyboy]

chev is right this $100 skimmer would work well.

[Drewcipher]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9535381#post9535381 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by clevername2000
Here is a cheapy. Its rated for 160gallons which means 45G will be perfect! Also read the second link for mods. People have posted there 150G tanks running on this. Yes i know i am going to be bashed by posting a $100 skimmer, but i am a firm believer in buying what works and NOT a name brand.

give it a chance, read the second link
http://www.aquatraders.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=319

Follow this thread for more tweaks/info
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1048116

I don't want to bash that skimmer as I have never used it, but personally I think you need more. Did you guys think he has 45 gallons of water? That is his sump. He has a total water volume of 165 gallons. I prefer to over power the skimmer for my tank, but others don't.

[Drewcipher]

You know, another option, if you have the space in the sump is get 2 of those skimmers and set one to skim wet and the other more dry. I have seen more people advocating this in the last couple years. I am not sure if it really makes a difference or not, but it is a thought, and at $200 for 2 skimmers, you still get it at a decent price.

I would make sure that you search for users of that skimmer and see how they like it first. I saw one that said it blew away a remora. That would be great on a 40 gallon tank, but I wouldn't try a Remora on a 125 with a 45 sump.

[kodyboy]

Oops, I thought his tank was 45 gallons:) I would go with a reefoctopus nw200 or an aquaeurousa unit http://www.reefnut.com/reefshop/product_info.php?cPath=47&products_id=113
I am pretty sure I would choose the classic 250:)
The tunze 9010 work as well, and be really quiet.

[clevername]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9543520#post9543520 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kodyboy
Oops, I thought his tank was 45 gallons:) I would go with a reefoctopus nw200 or an aquaeurousa unit http://www.reefnut.com/reefshop/product_info.php?cPath=47&products_id=113
I am pretty sure I would choose the classic 250:)
The tunze 9010 work as well, and be really quiet.

My mistake also, i didnt see he has a bigger tank. Scratch my idea

[puddldude]

I really like my Octopus NW200. I did the recirc, gate valve, and did the enkamat mod and I am very impressed. I had a ER before that got dropped, smashed, and this does just as well if not better. For around $200. For the price it is tough to beat.

[kodyboy]

the octopus skimmers are hard to beat, but the aquaeuros (made by the same company) seem to be doing so.

[luke33]

Yep, you can get the huge aquaeuro with 3xNW pumps for around 235 bux....and it would skimm a 250g fine imo, and this way you won't have to ever get another skimmer. And its much cheaper than teh tunze.