9015 skimmer got enough guts for a 150g?

[fkshiu]

Planning a 150 gallon + 50 gallon sump. Stocking will be about medium with mostly LPS and some clams.

Will a 9015 skimmer be able to handle this or should I move up to a 9020?

thanks!

 

[rvitko]

9010 is what I would get, it should be all you need and if I am wrong you can upgrade it to a 9015 for about the same money.

 

[Tyrinius]

Fkshiu,

I am running a 9020 on my 150g. Total water volume is about 134 gallons with the sump (All Glass Model IV) after I subtract the water displacement of the live rock (200+ lbs), sand bed (2"), 1" difference from the water line in the tank to the top of the tank and equipment in sump. This is as best as I can figure. All said I have experimented running just one of the 9010's and it has been able to keep up easily. I have a fairly heavy bioload. Hope this helps.

 

[Ginzo]

Can you post pics of your 9010 and 9020 ?

 

[Tyrinius]

I can try, but no promises. I haven't posted any pics on here yet so have patience. Just to clarify, the 9020 is just two 9010's connected together at the factory to make one unit.

 

[Ginzo]

Can you seperate them..or are they stuck together ?

 

[rvitko]

They are glued together and actually a bit stronger than the 9010's because the foam risers allow more air to be delivered, the same air flow on a 9010 would just produce a cup of water.