Skimmers

[enjoiskater158]

I have a 30 gallon tank and I'v been looking into skimmers a little. i wanted one to help with the biological filtration. i have 35 lbs of live rock and 20 lbs of livesand and a simple wisper powerfilter. i was thinking either 5 or 10 more lbs of liverock or a protein skimmer to help. I'v heard they take trace elements out of the water also which is bad b/c i have a couple corals and getting more eventually. would it be worth it to get a skimmer and have to always add trace elements for the corals or should i stick with buys more live rock? thanks for the help

 

[PaulasPets]

A skimmer is definitely a good thing to add to your setup. It is however advisable to turn off your skimmer for a couple of hours after you added trace elements and after feeding.

Paula

 

[enjoiskater158]

would this skimmer be ok for my 30 gallon if not any recommendations?
http/www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod...p;N=2004+113771

 

[SkiFletch]

Those Prizm skimmers are not very good at all... Where do you live (US? UK? Other?) and will the skimmer have to be hang on or mounted in a refugium?

 

[Ter]

SkiFletch,

what would you say... for a 80 gallon tank.. would be a good or at best hand-on skimmer?
Ter

 

[SkiFletch]

hang-on skimmers start to get a little under-powered over 50gallons. When the tank volume gets that big usually a skimmer which is too big to be cost efficient is required. Hence lots of people with big tanks have sumps and in-sump skimmers. I still have to know if you're US or UK before I go reccomending anything, cause the options are different

 

[Chac]

I go reccomending anything, cause the options are different

Speak about sitting on the fence

 

[Ter]

Canada north america.. we get the same stuff as the states more or less i figure

 

[SkiFletch]

I'd send Lynden a pm then about where to find skimmers online in canada. I'd look into the larger coralife superskimmers for a good hang on the back skimmer for a tank that size. Might also consider the AquaC skimmers, but I'm not sure how available they are north of the boarder

 

[Ter]

Thanks man I found both here... link

 

[SkiFletch]

Thats one of two canadian sites I've seen linked to a lot. Decent prices too if you ask me. Lynden might know the other big canadian hardware distributor...

 

[Mr.September15]

How bout in U.S whats the best place to get it from?

 

[enjoiskater158]

sorry for not responding my computer has been down i live in the USA i was hoping for a hang on skimmer cause my tank is pretty small and has no sump