Protein Skimmer

[HManOne]

I am in the process of starting my first aquarium...55g. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good quality protein skimmer. The Red Sea is too tall for my cabinet. I see Sea Clone and Queen Turbo Skimmer TS2000 quite a bit on different sites. I would like to put it in the sump.

 

[HManOne]

Does anyone have any suggestions

 

[Lateral Line]

Are you starting a marine aquarium?

 

[HManOne]

Yes, saltwater aquarium, fish only...maybe gonna use live rock. Not sure if it is necessary for live rock...but I've been asking for opinions.
Thanks

 

[Lateral Line]

Okay! I'll move this thread to the Marine Hardware forum. I hope you get better answers there, if not PM me.

 

[ste2k3]

Are you in the Uk or USA?

This can make a big difference in the skimmers available. you say that the berlin is too big for the cabinet so I guess that will rule out the aquamedic turboflotter 1000sl and the deltec ap600. you may get a deltec mc500 in the sump but It may be too tall. The biostar flotters are not a bad little skimmer but they are small and may not come on your tank especially with fish only. I'f you could hand a skimmer on the back of the display tank, then I would definatly recamend the deltec MCE600.

ste

BTW: I would always advise on getting live rock.

 

[HManOne]

Not all the Red Sea filters are too tall, I have about 20" clearance in the cabinet.
I will defintely check out the ones you recommend (steK23).

Oh BTW, I am in the USA

 

[CRangelfishy21]

The ASM skimmers are good. They're almost the same as the euroreef except half the price . I've had lots of people tell me that they work really well. I think there's a 19.5 inch model, G-1 I think. I think I'm getting the G-1x for my soon to be 75 gallon.