Protein Skimmer Recommendation

[gtafragger]

I've got a 40 Breeder with a 10G sump and I am upgrading to a 30 gallon sump because of overflow problems. I currently have a coralife 65 superskimmer and with the more water volume(got more fish too) I want to upgrade. I would like to get a good skimmer that is also a pretty good deal. I have a low to mid range bio-load. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[ssteal]

Reef octopus nwb 110 or external dnwb 110

[r-balljunkie]

Just about everything under the sun will be an upgrade to the CL SS65. you might want to look at the bubble magus lineup.

[moondoggy4]

Different skimmers have different depth requirements for your sump. Do you have a budget? Reef Octopus, Bubble Magnus, Sea Side Aquatics, SCA 302, Tunze 9410, Reef Dynamics IN80, there are plenty of good skimmers I would not over size the skimmer, I will be running a Bubble Magnus NA6A with the new style pump on my 40 breeder.

[Flippers4pups]

Reef octo. solid performance, mid priced. No problems.

[azjohnny]

my vote goes for the Reef Dynamics INS80
http://www.reefdynamics.com/INS80-Protein-Skimmer-p/ins80.htm

[reeferlover]

Octopus

[mkbtank]

Reef octopus is awesome.

[swcc]

reef dynamics ins80 is perfect for a 40 breeder. you could go with a cone, but, a cone that does not have the pump external will not pull what the ins80 can. As some stated reef octo makes the nwb110..not bad...less of a skimmer than the ins80 in capabilities. Much worse pump. Maybe the recent impeller upgrade will increase the longevity of the pump. They upgraded impellers in June . Cone wise... If you can find an I-Tech 100 used..I would say get that. It would be nice if companies offered a cone as good as that one for smaller tanks.
If money is no object you could go with a atb840 or bubble king mini160 as well.

[klipprand]

Been very happy with my Reef Octopus - best skimmer I have owned.

[gtafragger]

Alright thanks for all the help! I'll look for a boxing day sale on them but I'll probably get a Reef octopus of some kind