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05-08-2007, 11:20 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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is this skimmer overkill?
ok, so I am setting up a 29 gallon mixed reef, sps dominant. probably about 20 gallon sump. I picked up a coralife needlewheel super skimmer 220 from a friend of mine. Is that overkill for my system? any possible problems this will cause? comments?
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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05-08-2007, 11:23 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Itll work great. If you end up feeling you are skimming too much, simply turn it down or turn it off for a while each day.
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05-08-2007, 11:25 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: spartanburg, south carolina
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Probably is overkill but it won't hurt anything to run a big skimmer. besides, you'll probably upgrade toa bigger tank in a year  |
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05-08-2007, 11:28 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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I won't be upgrading for some time. I used to have a big tanks, and one broke on me, and it don't have the time or money to deal with replacing that again. I just want a small tank for a while. maybe a few years from now and I will upgrade. but until then, am I hurting anything with this big of a skimmer
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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05-08-2007, 11:30 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fl
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In the future you will wonder how you ever thought this skimmer was to big  .
It is easy to make a big skimmer "smaller", but real difficult to make a small skimmer bigger.
Steve
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05-08-2007, 11:32 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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so if I feel that I am overskimming, shoudl I just skim dryer?
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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05-08-2007, 11:50 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fl
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jasontkd
so if I feel that I am overskimming, shoudl I just skim dryer?
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Sure, or you can just turn it off like I do (like Fly said above).
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05-08-2007, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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ya, on my smaller tank i have askimmer that I dont skim to potential with as i feel it is too much. I also have this delusion that some of my homemade food concoction actually feeds some of my stonies, so i like to turn off the skimmer for a couple of hours after i feed. 
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05-08-2007, 12:11 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: houston
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You'll be fine, it's considerably better than the alternative (too little or no skimming).
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05-08-2007, 12:56 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: new york city
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I have the coralife 220 and just a little advise def clean the bubble defuser pad weekly works much better when you do
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05-08-2007, 08:46 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
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if there is sand in the tank, than no, the skimmer is not overkill. i do not think that that skimmer is overkill even if it is a BB tank.
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05-08-2007, 08:59 PM
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Pinch That Penny
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Redmond Oregon
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skim away my man
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05-08-2007, 10:42 PM
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P P PUPPPY POWER
Join Date: Mar 2006
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no such thing IMO
I had 2 skimmers on my system until 2 days ago
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05-09-2007, 09:57 AM
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ditto, no such thing, and I totally agree, you'll eventually wonder how you EVER though this would be too much skimmer...
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