Upgrading my skimmer for my 30 gallon

reret10 · 10/26/2015, 07:16 PM

Hey guys!
After about 5 years of use, my old skimmer pump burned out and my old skimmer is grungy, disgusting, half epoxy and in need of replacement. Ive spent a while looking online and searching in threads for a good skimmer for a 30 gallon tank and i've gotten mixed results. I want to get a skimmer thats going to skim moderately to aggressively since i've got some cool SPS in my tank, but I don't want anything thats overkill. I haven't got a big bioload: 2 clownfish and a banded goby. I was thinking about the reef octopus 110 but I want other hobbyists opinions.
If theres another cheaper or similarly priced option that does a great job in a tank like mine, then by all means recommend it but this one pretty maxes out my price range. I can't really afford anything over 200$
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reef-o...n-skimmer.html

Thanks guys!
Ian

RotaryGeek · 10/27/2015, 07:34 PM

my buddy is building a 20 gallon rimless with a 20 gallon sump and he already bought that same skimmer. i think for the money its going to work great. as long as you have the room, bigger is almost always better.

rishma · 10/27/2015, 08:24 PM

Tunze 9004.... Just works so well.

emily97 · 10/28/2015, 03:16 AM

I got a 110int on a 29 gallon and it skims great,but I also have a aquamaxx ws1 and it skims great too.

Mark426 · 10/28/2015, 06:14 AM

RO 100ss

10/26/2015, 07:16 PM	#1
reret10 Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 421	Upgrading my skimmer for my 30 gallon Hey guys! After about 5 years of use, my old skimmer pump burned out and my old skimmer is grungy, disgusting, half epoxy and in need of replacement. Ive spent a while looking online and searching in threads for a good skimmer for a 30 gallon tank and i've gotten mixed results. I want to get a skimmer thats going to skim moderately to aggressively since i've got some cool SPS in my tank, but I don't want anything thats overkill. I haven't got a big bioload: 2 clownfish and a banded goby. I was thinking about the reef octopus 110 but I want other hobbyists opinions. If theres another cheaper or similarly priced option that does a great job in a tank like mine, then by all means recommend it but this one pretty maxes out my price range. I can't really afford anything over 200$ http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reef-o...n-skimmer.html Thanks guys! Ian __________________ Some people take things with a grain of salt, others take it with a half a cup per gallon.

10/27/2015, 07:34 PM	#2
RotaryGeek Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 713	my buddy is building a 20 gallon rimless with a 20 gallon sump and he already bought that same skimmer. i think for the money its going to work great. as long as you have the room, bigger is almost always better. __________________ 125 w/ 30 gallon sump. ASM G3 w/ Sedra 9000 and gatevalve. Two Little Phishies 550 phosban reactor. 3x150w XM 10k MH, 2x 96w PC.

10/27/2015, 08:24 PM	#3
rishma Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,206	Tunze 9004.... Just works so well.

10/28/2015, 03:16 AM	#4
emily97 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 44	I got a 110int on a 29 gallon and it skims great,but I also have a aquamaxx ws1 and it skims great too.

10/28/2015, 06:14 AM	#5
Mark426 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,479	RO 100ss