Nano Skimmer Over Kill?

Discussion in 'Protein Skimmers' started by littlej2455, Dec 21, 2011.

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  1. littlej2455

    littlej2455 Plankton

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    Hey,

    I am looking into starting a 10 gallon nano reef tank. I was looking into buying a skimmer for it, and it didn't know if it would be an over kill to buy a skimmer for it? I was looking at the Reef Octopus Nano Hang On Skimmer OCT NS-80. Any opinions? Thank you so much!
     
    littlej2455, Dec 21, 2011
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  2. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    IMHO, yes a skimmer would be overkill for a 10g tank. Routine water changes would be quite small and would suffice for removing DOCs/nutrients.
     
    Mr. Bill, Dec 25, 2011
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  3. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    +1, although, I'm not sure of the term overkill, it just won't do anything except overflow and cause headaches... It's very easy to change a large percentage of water in a 10g. This does the same thing, but better...
     
    m2434, Dec 25, 2011
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