Protien Skimmer for 125g

I need a in-sump skimmer to replace our dying Berlin. Obviously its been a while since I bought one. I dont even know where to start. Can anyone offer any advice?

 

coralife 125 ...ebay ..very cheap

octopus skimmers... not as cheap... but still cheaper then the average bear

 

I have heard great thing about the octopus extreme's. I don't have a in-sump model (have an HOB), but mine absolutely rocks. When I get a big tank set up, thats what I was going to go with

 

Oooooo....Here are a few to look at in my personal order of preference. I tend to like overskimming, as we tend to overstock our aquariums....So here goes.

PM Bullet-3
ETSS 600XR
AquaC EV-240
ASM G2 (related to the Octopus....just a little more high end. Same basic design)

If you want to spend some serious money....These are the best of the best.

Deltec TS1060 (~$1200)
Bubble King Deluxe 200 Internal (~$1600)

Peace......John.

 

Is there such a thing as over skimming?

 

basically no in my expierence

 

Well, you can overskim to the point of taking all of the nutrients out of the water column. But you have to go really overboard.

 

The reason I ask is that I have an extra skimmer that im not using, and theres already a skimmer in my sump so should I run two? Would it hurt?

 

if it fits in your sump it wouldn't hurt, double the recommendation is common in a lot of tanks.


if im not overskimming with my coralife 125 on a 10 gallon. then i don't know what is. everythings good so far.

 

Perfect. Thanks so much. I will start looking at them all. I appreciate all the info.