hurleycr
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I was trying not to start a new thread but am not getting the information I need to make an eduated decision. I have been in the middle of a tank breakdown for three or four months, and in the middle of that breakdown got to upgrade to a 210-220 gallon tank. Meaning that I once again need to upgrade my skimmer. This tank will be totally diffrent than my last. Its much more thought out.
What i'm looking for is a powerful skimmer that can process most if not all of the water going through it. I understand this may not be possible but I would really like to get as close as possible. While I like the effciency of a NW, i'm really looking into a beckett. To be more specific, i'm looking at the MR-3R Dual Stack by MRC aquatics. I will be taking the advice of some folks on RC and will be relying on the skimmer not sand and live rock this time to process the water.
I already know this skimmer is way overkill for my aquarium. I realize that there are smaller skimmers that will perform well and will do what it needs to for that size tank. However, I do plan on having a massive bio-load in this tank. It will be SPS all the way.
I am aware of the powerful pump that is required to run it. The way I figure it, my old tank had three sequence pumps running it. One being a hammerhead, and the others 4300's. Since I'm going without the closed loop and sea swirls this time, and elminating that pump and the sea swirls it will be close to a wash for electrical consumption. I will be using just one 4300 for the return, and one pump for the skimmer. The rest of the flow will be provided with Vortech's.
Now that the background is out of the way. My questions are these.
How overkill is it really?
Will it do what I think it will do, which is process majority of the water, being fed to it via the overflows?
Given the pump noise, how loud is the beckett itself?
I plan to plumb it externally to my sump, the output will be at the mid to lower range of the sump. If the sump is designed to have a constant level in that compartment, will the backpressure effect the skimmer? I have heard mixed things about this one so any help will be appreciated.
Lastly, with it being a recirculating skimmer, and external to the sump how bad or what are the chances of overflow? Do the lids lockdown? I'm not experienced with this type of skimmer, as it will be my first big skimmer and am not sure how it is designed.
I was trying not to start a new thread but am not getting the information I need to make an eduated decision. I have been in the middle of a tank breakdown for three or four months, and in the middle of that breakdown got to upgrade to a 210-220 gallon tank. Meaning that I once again need to upgrade my skimmer. This tank will be totally diffrent than my last. Its much more thought out.
What i'm looking for is a powerful skimmer that can process most if not all of the water going through it. I understand this may not be possible but I would really like to get as close as possible. While I like the effciency of a NW, i'm really looking into a beckett. To be more specific, i'm looking at the MR-3R Dual Stack by MRC aquatics. I will be taking the advice of some folks on RC and will be relying on the skimmer not sand and live rock this time to process the water.
I already know this skimmer is way overkill for my aquarium. I realize that there are smaller skimmers that will perform well and will do what it needs to for that size tank. However, I do plan on having a massive bio-load in this tank. It will be SPS all the way.
I am aware of the powerful pump that is required to run it. The way I figure it, my old tank had three sequence pumps running it. One being a hammerhead, and the others 4300's. Since I'm going without the closed loop and sea swirls this time, and elminating that pump and the sea swirls it will be close to a wash for electrical consumption. I will be using just one 4300 for the return, and one pump for the skimmer. The rest of the flow will be provided with Vortech's.
Now that the background is out of the way. My questions are these.
How overkill is it really?
Will it do what I think it will do, which is process majority of the water, being fed to it via the overflows?
Given the pump noise, how loud is the beckett itself?
I plan to plumb it externally to my sump, the output will be at the mid to lower range of the sump. If the sump is designed to have a constant level in that compartment, will the backpressure effect the skimmer? I have heard mixed things about this one so any help will be appreciated.
Lastly, with it being a recirculating skimmer, and external to the sump how bad or what are the chances of overflow? Do the lids lockdown? I'm not experienced with this type of skimmer, as it will be my first big skimmer and am not sure how it is designed.
