Good small hang on skimmer

[Moosetache]

Hey all....I am considering setting up a 15 gallon little reef in my room, and was going to get a hang on fuge for the back as well as a small hang on skimmer. Has anyone had any good experiences with a small skimmer like this? Do you even think it is necessary?

I guess if I do get one, one of the obstacles is that the tank is only 12" tall. hard to find something that short.

thanks

 

[marduc]

Perhaps look at an AquaC Remora. it is 17.5 inches tall, but from where it hangs it is probably ~12" from the bottom.

 

[Moosetache]

I will look into that....this is going to be a 15 gallon tank...do you think a skimmer is necessary? Or would changing about 2 gallons a week be okay long term?

 

[marduc]

Necessary?? no, but I would change more water weekly than that perhaps 5 gallons if going without.

Personally I would go with a skimmer and 2 gallon weekly changes if it were me, but smaller tanks often go skimmerless, but it is much easier to replace a greater volume of water on a regular basis than with larger tanks

 

[Moosetache]

I had heard in the past that it is possible to skim "too much" out of a tank. I just wanted to make sure that I wasnt doing that if I get this setup going.

I also am concerned about how much I am skimming out of my 65 reef. I only have to empty the cup about every 2 weeks....I only have one percula, one psuedo and a lawnmower blenny. Am I not skimming much because I dont have much bioload and only feed like every other day?