Tunze skimmer

[corals4life]

Which protein skimmer would you go with for the following tank:
Tunze skimmer 9006 or 9011?

60 gallon, no sump
1 small clown fish
coral - no sps
(In tank skimmer, instead of a HOB skimmer)

I was told to buy the biggest protein skimmer you can, so I purchased a 9011. I haven't put the skimmer in the tank yet and I'm wondering if I just bought way too much protein skimmer and I should try to go with a 9006 instead.

Any thoughts are appreciated.

[ndolf]

You cant have too much skimmer. I have a 9010 on a 125 gallon, works great for me.

[corals4life]

Thank you ndolf.

[reeftivo]

Originally Posted by ndolf

You cant have too much skimmer. I have a 9010 on a 125 gallon, works great for me.

the Tunze line would be fine for his application but keep in mind that ime you can have a skimmer that is improperly sized for a given system. The neck size, turnover, dwell time,feeding and nutrient levels are all in play when deciding which skimmer will work for you. If you have a skimmer with too big of a neck, high turnover and a system with low to moderate nutrient levels, you most likely will never build enough foam head to keep the skimmer pulling consistently. It would pull a lot initially but then will fizzle out to near nothing until nutrient levels build up again. That would not be ideal because you would want the skimmer to pull consistently.

So in my opinion "yes" you can have too much skimmer.

Again, this is only my .02 and your mileage may vary

Happy Reefing

Tivo

[corals4life]

Thank you reeftivo