skimmer for 200 heavy load?

[dmopar74]

Anybody have any recomendations for a 200g tank with a heavy bio load? Was thinking of the sro 5000 or any other recommendations.

 

[kv2wr1]

I'm starting up a 180 and was told that the sro 3000 would be plenty. You might want to check out the coralvue forum for more info as I think Jeremy used the sro 3000 cone on his 210 or 220. The sro 3000 is rated for 300 g, but for heavily stocked 200g.

 

[JAustin]

I would do the SRO 3000 external.

 

[Garage1217]

SRO5000INT is what I run on my 225. She is a beast and a perfect match for my heavy load.

 

[dmopar74]

let me add that the actual water volume with sump is around 250g.

 

[dmopar74]

Anybody else?

 

[SWSCJ]

Skimz 251k

 

[dmopar74]

Anybody run the bubble magus nac9?

 

[Phishguy]

I use a bubble magus nac7. I've been using it for about 3 years and it's been great. Awesome value! For my upgrade, which will be about 300g total volume, I bought a 2nd one to run them together. If I had a bit more money, I would have gone with reef octopus.

 

[dzfish17]

For what its worth, Im using the sro xp5000 ext on my lightly stocked 600g tank and it handles the tank easily. You cant beat the 3 yr warranty and great customer service.

 

[geaux xman]

I have the SRO3000int in a heavily stocked 200g net system. it works great, except for the occasional cup overflow b/c i havent hooked up my ATO yet.

If i could do it over, i would go with the 5000 in case i do a future upgrade, which is very likely. Plus it doesnt hurt to have a more powerful skimmer.

 

[BuckeyeTodd]

atb 1050 or bk supermarin 250 would be the two best choices, wether they are worth the money or not is another question