Skimmer needed for a small space

Eric55 · 12/05/2006, 04:11 PM

Can anyone recommend a quality skimmer (for a 25 gallon tank) that will fit in a compartment that is 4 inches deep by 8 inches wide? Height is not an issue.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Eric

RamPuppy · 12/05/2006, 04:25 PM

would these nano-skimmers sort of be what your looking for?

http://www.sapphireaquatics.com/store/

hahnmeister · 12/05/2006, 04:29 PM

Nope. Not gonna find one ready made. I had a similar problem and ended up building my own... 4" deep (with pump, so the body itself is 2" wide), and 5" wide. Works off a Maxi-Jet pump (Mj600 for a 15" high one, MJ1200 for a 22" high one). Kills a remora, and I bet it it kills the new Deltec MCE300 as well...
You can see it come to life at the bottom of this page... cheap to make... $10 in acrylic, some electrical conduit fittings, PVC, etc.
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...c=58540&st=140

I have refined the design over time to perfect certain things.. I even have one with a bubble-plate like a Bubble-King! Let me know if you are interested in building one, and I can send you more info.

Eric55 · 12/05/2006, 06:37 PM

The Sapphire skimmer looks nice. Thanks!

hahnmeister · 12/05/2006, 07:00 PM

its got a crap output though.

Waxxiemann · 12/05/2006, 07:27 PM

Wouldn't this bad boy do the trick?

http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C..._tunzeprod_pi1[predid]=-infoxunter050

EDIT: (link won't work)

Check out TUNZE.com and go to DOC skimmers, the NANO DOC SKIMMER seems to fit the bill perfectly to me.

Sorry the link doesn't work

hahnmeister · 12/06/2006, 12:34 AM

http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C..._tunzeprod_pi1[predid]=-infoxunter050

There it is. You have to right-click the page and pull up the page properties to get the direct link. Good suggestion though... perhaps the best one really. I always forget about the nano DOC skimmers.

12/05/2006, 04:11 PM	#1
Eric55 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 490	Skimmer needed for a small space Can anyone recommend a quality skimmer (for a 25 gallon tank) that will fit in a compartment that is 4 inches deep by 8 inches wide? Height is not an issue. Thanks for the suggestions! Eric

12/05/2006, 07:27 PM	#6
Waxxiemann Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 2,364	Wouldn't this bad boy do the trick? http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C..._tunzeprod_pi1[predid]=-infoxunter050 EDIT: (link won't work) Check out TUNZE.com and go to DOC skimmers, the NANO DOC SKIMMER seems to fit the bill perfectly to me. Sorry the link doesn't work __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein

12/05/2006, 04:25 PM	#2
RamPuppy Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 531	would these nano-skimmers sort of be what your looking for? http://www.sapphireaquatics.com/store/

12/05/2006, 04:29 PM	#3
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	Nope. Not gonna find one ready made. I had a similar problem and ended up building my own... 4" deep (with pump, so the body itself is 2" wide), and 5" wide. Works off a Maxi-Jet pump (Mj600 for a 15" high one, MJ1200 for a 22" high one). Kills a remora, and I bet it it kills the new Deltec MCE300 as well... You can see it come to life at the bottom of this page... cheap to make... $10 in acrylic, some electrical conduit fittings, PVC, etc. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/inde...c=58540&st=140 I have refined the design over time to perfect certain things.. I even have one with a bubble-plate like a Bubble-King! Let me know if you are interested in building one, and I can send you more info.

12/05/2006, 06:37 PM	#4
Eric55 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 490	The Sapphire skimmer looks nice. Thanks!

12/05/2006, 07:00 PM	#5
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	its got a crap output though.

12/06/2006, 12:34 AM	#7
hahnmeister Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brew City, WI Posts: 10,156	http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C..._tunzeprod_pi1[predid]=-infoxunter050 There it is. You have to right-click the page and pull up the page properties to get the direct link. Good suggestion though... perhaps the best one really. I always forget about the nano DOC skimmers.