skimmer question

rustyjames · 09/18/2009, 12:45 PM

sorry for yet another skimmer question. i need a skimmer, 30 gallon tank, 20 gallon sump. which one? used asm g2 or new tunze doc nano, both same price and i don't think i'll be upgrading any time soon. thanks.

Playa-1 · 09/18/2009, 05:52 PM

I think the G2 would be overkill for your setup. I don't know much about the Tunze but tunze usually has quality equipment so I would likely lean towards the tunze if that were my only two choices. I don't think you can overskim so If you have room in the sump then there would be nothing wrong with running the G2.

Misled · 09/18/2009, 06:15 PM

Nothing wrong with running a G2. I have a G3 on my 54.

MCCOOL · 09/18/2009, 07:47 PM

Neither would be a bad choice. I have a euro-reef rs80 on a 40br with 20l sump and love it, you can pick them up pretty cheap used.

cloak · 09/19/2009, 05:18 AM

Try seeing how the tank does first before you get a skimmer.

thegrun · 09/19/2009, 07:09 AM

If you go with the Tunze, I would step it up to the DOC 9005 if you have much of a bio load. I have a 9002 on my 28 gallon tank with a 7 gallon sump and I would guess it is on the edge of its capacity. Good skimmer and quiet, I have no experience with the G2 to compare it with, but I hear good things about them.

09/18/2009, 12:45 PM	#1
rustyjames EMT-B Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 879	skimmer question sorry for yet another skimmer question. i need a skimmer, 30 gallon tank, 20 gallon sump. which one? used asm g2 or new tunze doc nano, both same price and i don't think i'll be upgrading any time soon. thanks. __________________ I see your Schwartz is as big as mine. Current Tank Info: 20 long

09/18/2009, 06:15 PM	#3
Misled RC Mod Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa Posts: 11,440 Blog Entries: 11	Nothing wrong with running a G2. I have a G3 on my 54. __________________ Jesse I'm not saying I'm Batman. I'm just saying nobody has ever seen me and Batman in a room together.

09/18/2009, 07:47 PM	#4
MCCOOL Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,135	Neither would be a bad choice. I have a euro-reef rs80 on a 40br with 20l sump and love it, you can pick them up pretty cheap used. __________________ 58g reef

09/18/2009, 05:52 PM	#2
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I think the G2 would be overkill for your setup. I don't know much about the Tunze but tunze usually has quality equipment so I would likely lean towards the tunze if that were my only two choices. I don't think you can overskim so If you have room in the sump then there would be nothing wrong with running the G2.

09/19/2009, 05:18 AM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Try seeing how the tank does first before you get a skimmer.

09/19/2009, 07:09 AM	#6
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	If you go with the Tunze, I would step it up to the DOC 9005 if you have much of a bio load. I have a 9002 on my 28 gallon tank with a 7 gallon sump and I would guess it is on the edge of its capacity. Good skimmer and quiet, I have no experience with the G2 to compare it with, but I hear good things about them.