Nautilus EX Protein skimmer hook up

[bsilvest]

Hello everyone I am new here and glad to have found you all and people who are into the same Hobbies, I am getting ready to setup a new (for me) approx 110 Gallon reef tank and got a Nautilus Ex Protein skimmer with this tank and was wondering if anyone is using one and if you have some pictures of how you hooked yours up. I will be setting up a overflow with sump under the tank and just looking for ideas, Im thinking I will Probably need two pumps for this setup one for the skimmer and one to return to the tank unless someone has a better idea, Thanks ahead for the imput

 

[DHyslop]

I'd return the Nautilus and get something else, or if you can't afford something nicer right now put it in the piggybank for a few months until you can.

 

[Adamc1303]

You can always t off your return line and feed a skimmer. However that skimmer is 100% useless it will not pull out any skimmate at all. It's just waste of space in your sump and money if you paid for it. For a 110 take a look at the Octopus skimmers. They have the cone skimmers and everything that is latest technology and works well. They are very reasonably priced as well.

 

[bsilvest]

sea side CS8 protein skimmer

sea side CS8 protein skimmer

yeah this one was just with the tank and sump when I got it used so was wondering haven't really seen any good reviews on it. I did see and checked out a skimmer i think by sea side aquatics CS8 with an internal pump for about 200 and it will definitely help with the limited space I have in this sump. what do you guys think of those.

 

[Adamc1303]

This one is 300 bucks but it's an awesome choice. Welcome to this hobby it is very very expensive!

http://premiumaquatics.com/aquatic-supplies/CV-XS-160.html

 

[Adamc1303]

Check out the used for sale threads. You can find great deals on stuff.

 

[bsilvest]

cool thanks Ill check it out and yeah been doing fresh water for years and have a few full eco systems running with fish I have a 10gallon nano I am taking down almost completed my 60 gallon nano reef and getting ready to do a 110 gallon or so in wall for the living room should be fun, and expensive isn't the word but man seeing it completed makes it all worth it, I love seeing the pictures of some of the reefs members have its inspirational and all too cool.