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12-04-2005, 12:40 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Stamford,CT
Posts: 50
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protein skimmers
need to invest in a new protein skimmer. anyone have a recommendation for a hang-on protein skimmer
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12-04-2005, 12:43 PM
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Milkshake Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SW Florida
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Many people love the corralife supper skimmer, What size tank will this skimmer be going on? What do you plan on keeping in this tank also.
Tim
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12-04-2005, 12:46 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Wjat size tank are you wanting to skim, how heavily is it stocked? Corals, Fish, etc, how much do you feed?
Hangons are usually limited in the volume they can efficiently skim, In sump or external plumbed skimmer typically run off powerheads or pumps that are much larger than the small powerheads used on the smaller HOT skimmers
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12-04-2005, 12:59 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Stamford,CT
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it is a 46. have a copper banded butterfly, purple pseudo chromis and a hep tang. coral wise have a frog spawn, torch, zoos, ricordia, star polyp |
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12-04-2005, 01:16 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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The Corallife skimmer is getting good reviews, the Aqua C Remora also gets good marks tho I would go for the Pro model in your case.
46 is a small tank for that hippo tang if it gets any size to it, they can get well over 10" FWIW
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12-04-2005, 01:40 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Stamford,CT
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i have a prizsm on there now and it seems like it is hardly skimming at this point. yeah the hippo was a mistake for this size tank , he is about 4" right now we shall see
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12-04-2005, 06:37 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 23,968
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I have a 50 gal reef with the Remora Aqua C Pro and love it but they say the Coralife is good to!I got my Pro of of E-bay and saved alot!
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12-04-2005, 08:05 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
Posts: 7,592
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As said above, the Remora Pro is a good choice.
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