protein skimmer

[mcbdz]

Need help in deciding on a protein skimmer. We have 55g tank with Coralife Aqualight 48" with 2- 65 watt 50/50s, 350 Penguin boi-wheel, Regent overflow filter, 2 power heads, 10# of LR, 60# base rock, 56# LS. Would like opion on skimmer. Thanks for any and all info.

 

[amadent]

mcbdz, I have a 72 bow. Not a very high bio load and 85lbs LR..I'm using a prizm pro and like it very much. Alot of people will disagree with me but, what the hey. It pulls out a lot of green black gook, and my fish and amenome are thriving.

 

[teresaq]

look at aqua remora pro. i had one on m 55 and it did a great job.

 

[1knight164]

Had the Prizm and it did pull a lot of junk out of the water. The one I had needed constant adjusting to keep it skimming and to keep it from overskimming. By that I mean filling up with water. I swiched to the Aqua C Remora like TQ mentioned and enjoy it. It's much quieter and once it's adjusted properly you're done. My other choice would've been Coralife, but never got a chance to try one.

 

[kroch3rd]

i got a coralife ss 125g and it works pretty good

 

[jayeden]

i ahve a saline solutions....i had a question about cleaning the skimmer......all the junk gathers in the top....whats the best way to shut it on/off and clean it out???and as well how often should it be done...

 

[kayak385]

I have a corallife ss 65g in my 75g tank with megaflow model3 sump.
My ss works great, I have a flame angel and 2 green chromis with a coral banded shrimp and they all seem very happy. Then again 75 gallons is a lot of space for these little guys.

 

[joncat24]

coralife ss65 or ss125

 

[specialreef]

The thing about skimmer chosing is not about what it combines with in your setup. What you need to think about is the bio-load your going to put in the tank,Small or big? Whats your actual set up going to be,what you putting in, then you determing which skimmer is best for you.

 

[specialreef]

Also just a little tip: be careful with that 350, Hang over the back (HOB) filter it can lead to nitrate accumilating,therefor your algae blooms will be alot stronger and longer.
The reason i wrote this is because i bought one myself without knowing its reputation.Then i had an outbreak of hair algae(what a pain).I did not realize that i wasnt cleaning my filter pad as much as i had to(and water changes). Therefor i had a nitrate loving/feeding factory. Just a little help so you can avoid it a little. hopefully you'll understand.