best hot skimmer

mesquite · 07/22/2007, 02:02 PM

I would like to know what do yall think is the best HOT skimmer for a 120 rr with 30 gallon sump.Thanks

dhnguyen · 07/22/2007, 02:28 PM

why do you want a HOT skimmer when you have a sump? Even the "best" HOT skimmer can compete with an average insump skimmer

mesquite · 07/22/2007, 07:40 PM

I do not have room in my sump. It is a 30 gal tank made in to a sump

jlt23 · 07/22/2007, 08:16 PM

I think the only HOT skimmer that is rated for your size tank is the Deltec MCE600. I have the Deltec MCE300 on a 20G and it works great.

Musho3210 · 07/22/2007, 08:30 PM

Tunze? Not an HOT but doesnt need a sump.

pjf · 08/21/2007, 06:33 PM

I have an AGA 29-gallon tall tank that has been converted to a sump.

My first skimmer was a Remora with the upgraded MJ-1200 pump and a pre-skimmer filter box. I placed it on the side of my sump and it was unproductive. This unfortunate result was due in part to the lower water level of the sump that causes the pump to work harder and leave less pressure for foam production. HOT skimmers, like the Remora, prefer main aquarium tanks where the water levels are closer to the rim.

I measured the Deltec MCE600 and MCE300 HOT skimmers to see if they would fit my sump cabinet. Unfortunately, both of them sit high enough above the rim that I would not be able to remove their collection cups.

Finally, I purchased a Tunze 9010, which is compact enough to fit inside the small overflow compartment of my sump. Do measure the footprint that an in-sump skimmer must fit into and see if the Tunze 9010 will work. Be sure to measure the Tunzeâ€™s footprint with the optional vertical exhaust pipe. The Tunze 9010 is a stronger skimmer when configured for â€œin-sumpâ€ mode with the vertical exhaust pipe.

HBtank · 08/21/2007, 06:44 PM

I would go with an external recirculating skimmer if you do not have room in the sump. You do have a little room in the stand right?

They are generally better than most internal skimmers, much less HOT.....

kodyboy · 08/21/2007, 06:48 PM

HOT skimmer = bermuda aquatics rogue wave
in tank or in sump tunze 9010
in sump DAS ex-2

afelder · 08/21/2007, 07:55 PM

second the bermuda aqautics rouge wave

07/22/2007, 02:02 PM	#1
mesquite Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: mesquite,tx Posts: 60	best hot skimmer I would like to know what do yall think is the best HOT skimmer for a 120 rr with 30 gallon sump.Thanks

07/22/2007, 07:40 PM	#3
mesquite Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: mesquite,tx Posts: 60	skimmer I do not have room in my sump. It is a 30 gal tank made in to a sump

07/22/2007, 08:30 PM	#5
Musho3210 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Evanston IL (near chicago) Posts: 1,899	Tunze? Not an HOT but doesnt need a sump. __________________ Ryan

08/21/2007, 06:33 PM	#6
pjf Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,954	Go "In-Sump" I have an AGA 29-gallon tall tank that has been converted to a sump. My first skimmer was a Remora with the upgraded MJ-1200 pump and a pre-skimmer filter box. I placed it on the side of my sump and it was unproductive. This unfortunate result was due in part to the lower water level of the sump that causes the pump to work harder and leave less pressure for foam production. HOT skimmers, like the Remora, prefer main aquarium tanks where the water levels are closer to the rim. I measured the Deltec MCE600 and MCE300 HOT skimmers to see if they would fit my sump cabinet. Unfortunately, both of them sit high enough above the rim that I would not be able to remove their collection cups. Finally, I purchased a Tunze 9010, which is compact enough to fit inside the small overflow compartment of my sump. Do measure the footprint that an in-sump skimmer must fit into and see if the Tunze 9010 will work. Be sure to measure the Tunzeâ€™s footprint with the optional vertical exhaust pipe. The Tunze 9010 is a stronger skimmer when configured for â€œin-sumpâ€ mode with the vertical exhaust pipe.

08/21/2007, 06:44 PM	#7
HBtank Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 2,957	I would go with an external recirculating skimmer if you do not have room in the sump. You do have a little room in the stand right? They are generally better than most internal skimmers, much less HOT..... __________________ 80g Aiptasia dominated reef tank.. with fish and now a bunch of berghia! Current Tank Info: 80g tank, re-starting a reef after a zoanthid nudibranch plauge, followed by months of steady and unstoppable STN/RTN, crashed; stayed FOWLR for a couple years, currently an aiptasia dominated reef tank with fishies and BERGHIA

07/22/2007, 02:28 PM	#2
dhnguyen Moved On Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kingston, WA Posts: 4,751	why do you want a HOT skimmer when you have a sump? Even the "best" HOT skimmer can compete with an average insump skimmer

07/22/2007, 08:16 PM	#4
jlt23 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 712	I think the only HOT skimmer that is rated for your size tank is the Deltec MCE600. I have the Deltec MCE300 on a 20G and it works great.

08/21/2007, 06:48 PM	#8
kodyboy Moved On Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 2,990	HOT skimmer = bermuda aquatics rogue wave in tank or in sump tunze 9010 in sump DAS ex-2

08/21/2007, 07:55 PM	#9
afelder Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 1,160	second the bermuda aqautics rouge wave __________________ Thought For The Day.... "In the Torah it says "love thy neighbor as thy self". The Buddha says there is no "self". So maybe you are off the hook." All animals are created equal some are more equal than others.~Orwell Current Tank Info: NEW 70 gallon rr with a 25 gallon sump Bermuda 3-C that skims rings around a RS80 and 2 koralia 4 & 2 tunze 6045 eheim 1262 return 6x39 watt t-5