can you "overskim" too much?

[nemofish2217]

hey, i was looking to upgrade my skimmer in my 45, and i had seen that lack of PE in sps, could be due to excessive skimming..... i have a excalibur skimmer right now and i religiously do 10% water changes weekly.... this is the skimmer i was going to get (the 65 gallon model). what do you guys think? Would that be too much skimming?

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=ES33000 also, is relatively good skimmer? i think it is, but i would like to have opinions... (even compared to the exalibur?)


I have two percs, twinspot goby, bi-color blenny, and long nose hawkfish...thanks for the input guys...

 

[MiddletonMark]

I don't think you can overskim an Acropora tank with that skimmer - I could be wrong, though.

At worst, you just need to feed more.

But on my 58 tank I run a PM Bullet 2 ... rated for a tank 3x my size - and IMO it just means I might have to feed a little more, if corals look pale, growth off, or fish hungry

Whether it's possible to overskim - that's debatable IMO.

 

[raskal311]

65gal rated in a 45gal is nothing but I do think you can over skim. I ran a g4x in my 90 and notice my sps loosing color after about a 3weeks. When I put back my g2 the color came back.

 

[nemofish2217]

so, basically, that skimmer would be better than the excalibur, and a good skimmer.... but it wouldnt be too much, right?

 

[drock59]

Overskimming is a relative term. IF you have a big skimmer then feed a little heavier. If there is nothing to skim the skimmer wont work, so i dont understand.

I run a barebottom and get very little skimmate simply becuase my tank has very little nutrients. My skimmer is rated for a 180g and my tank is 75g.

 

[manderx]

my skimmer is realistically rated for a tank 5-6x bigger than i'm currently running. when there's nothing left to skim, it doesn't skim. so my opinion is that unless you skim way too wet, overskimming from too large a skimmer is a myth.