9010 & 9011 Together in 180

[johnwonus]

I have a 180 galon mixed reef and would like to know if I put my 9010 and 9011 together oin the sump would it be beneficial or would the two somehow compete and not work as well.

 

[rvitko]

There is likely enough difference one will win, but both will remove some, I suspect the 9011 will be a bit stronger. If both were perfectly matched they would work well in tandem.

 

[johnwonus]

So is it worthwile to run both units or just run the 9011? I have a mixed reef with more SPS than LPS.

WHat do you think?

 

[rvitko]

If you have them, it is worth trying, I think the likely outcome is the 9011 will skim more or all and the 9010 will skim a little or intermittently when the 9011 is cleaned. But I may be wrong and it would not be impossible to match the performances though it is tricky, time consuming and I would need both skimmers to do it, I basically have to calibrate the water and airflow to match and the issue is small deviations in impellers and air flow obstructions.