Bubble magnus

[invertinoob]

So i fell into the beginners trap and purchased a seaclone 100 protein skimmer. needless to say i hate this thing. it may be suited to skim a nano tank but is not well suited for my 56 gallon. lately i have been making steps and equipment adjustments because i would like to start keeping sps. my first step of course would be getting rid of this P.O.C skimmer. i was thinking about the bubbly magnus curve 5 or 7. does anyone have opinions, experience and or criticism on this skimmer. If you do not like this skimmer would you offer me advice on skimmers of same to close value?

[downbeach]

An RO NWB110 (http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reef-octopus-nwb110-4-pinwheel-in-sump-protein-skimmer.html), might be a more suitable size for your system.

[invertinoob]

i was thinking about the curve 5 or 7! i love reef octopus and that one really seems in my price range!

[downbeach]

How big is your sump? Although I think it's a little too big, you might get away with the 5, the 7 is definitely overkill. I think the size of the RO is just better for your system.

[invertinoob]

my sump is 7 gallons. im going to try to put 20 down there. it will be hard though because i have a corner tank. so space is limited. the reason i want such a big skimmer is because in the next 5 years i would love to upgrade my system to a 100 gallon plus tank. possibly as much as 150. i agree that the 7 would be over kill for my tank now.

[downbeach]

Do you have room for an in sump skimmer? If not, you might consider going to a RO BH90 HOB. I would wait until you have a bigger system, and get another appropriately sized skimmer. I think you could keep your current system as your QT.

[invertinoob]

right now i'm running my seaclone as an in sump. it is definitely jammed up in my sump with the return and skimmer in the same compartment. i do think it is possible though.do you think that if i run a 20 or even 15 gallon with no baffles as a new sump micro bubbles would be an issue? eventually when my boys get older the 55 gallon will be the tank that i put in their room and 100+ will be my system. i was thinking i would use it as a frag tank as well. anyways i like that the bubble magnus has the pump under skimming cylinder. it would be able to fit in my sump now as an in sump skimmer. and i think with adding the extra 15 to 20 gallon sump volume would be more than enough for the curve 5 maybe even the 7 idk. i am definitely not opposed to the Reef Octopus NWB110 at all.

[joshman1204]

I have the curve 5 on my 58 gallon tank and I love it. I know it is rated for a much larger tank but I have a pretty heavy bio-load and feed heavily as well so it works out pretty good for my situation.

[invertinoob]

thanks for the great info. how long have you owned your skimmer?