Next upgrade opinions?

[mossyoaktoe]

Ok well I'm looking to make yet another upgrade. I just added 100g with my new larger sump & frag tank. Considering, in this order:
1. Replacing my sicce 2500 on my RO 200 extreme with bubble blaster 3000
2. Replacing two of my coralvue balasts with lumatek select-a-watt 250hqi to better drive my radiums.
3. MP-40

Flow is the least necessary as I've just added a hammerhead and the water is really moving along with my 3 evolution 1050's on wave maker.

Anyways, what do y'all think?

 

[mossyoaktoe]

Nobody?

 

[reefernutz]

I would look at a skimmer sized for your water volume and stocking levels. The higher end skimmer makers spend a lot of money on R&D to match the pump with the skimmer. You could get a different pump for your skimmer, but you can't be sure it will perform any better and if it does, for how long?

 

[mossyoaktoe]

New skimmer is out of the question, the current is doing well enough that everything is happy & clean, I just wanted to make it better just because. Also, this skimmer model is available now with this pump and it's achieving great results. Most, including myself, have come to the conclusion that the Sicce pump is just undersized for the Octopus 200 extreme(cone style) and that it can handle a LOT more air & water. Another interesting thing I found out while talkin with CoralVue i found that they prefer the wedge pipe flow restricter to the gate valve mod hands down. But that's for a different discussion. I think as of now I'm just gonna build an algae scrubber for the extra filtration & pods and then go ahead and order a couple lumateks.