skimmer help please!!! trying to decide

[WindyDayzz]

I have been looking to buy a skimmer for a few weeks now and decided i like the extreme 200 but cannot fit it in my space. i have 10in x 16in and cannot find the right fit. I want to spend under $400 or soo. What can i do for this... Does anyone have a skimmer to recommend?? please i am stuck

my tank is a 180 with 40gal sump medium stock... I love to feed them..

maybe i need a recirc????

[indydog1]

try a hang on unit if you cant find one to fit.

[dzeadow]

look into recirc models, most work out of sump and just require a feed pump.

[krzyphsygy]

I have owned a few differnt types and now i have an H&S A-150 and could not be happier.

[eddnyster]

the Aqua C EV series skimmer have a small footprint and so do the Bermuda skimmers. I would personally go with the Bermuda BPS-5C for you tank. My LFS has it on their 400 gal system (2 tanks 200gal each strictly SPS), and that water is pristine!

[spsphreak75gal]

BM 200 may be?

[clevengergl]

Any chance you can adjust the baffle width in your sump to accommodate a slightly larger footprint? If so, you could look at the MSX skimmers. The MSX should easily handle your tank heavily stocked and it fits within your price range at $360. Footprint is 11.5 x 13.5

[saltman1120]

is it true that you can overskim to the point where you are starving inverts and corals?

[clevengergl]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12491200#post12491200 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltman1120
is it true that you can overskim to the point where you are starving inverts and corals?

Definitely different schools of thought on that, but I believe it is safe to say that you can skim to a point that you are stripping the water of enough DOC's and nutrients that you could have to dose supplementally to meet the corals/inverts' feeding needs.

[luke33]

Don't worry about overskimming, you won't

[eddnyster]

Luke...as much as I agree with you there are others that would say that this actually can't happen. I think the guy that suggested this said that putting an over sized skimmer on your tank will begin to bleach out corals because of the lack of nutrients.

[luke33]

I didn't say it can't happen, but in this case, its not going to. : )

[eddnyster]

lol
well if you go all technical on me...

Oh and that sux you're not able to fit the MSX in your sump
I just bought a Bermuda 3C...and although I'm really happy with it I wish I woulda seen the MSX first.