Skimmer for 6-800 total gallons

[KafudaFish]

I have a question that needs an answer please. Why do you include all of the support gallons to figure out the skimmer needed? If you have a 300 gallon display with a 200 gallon sump would it not need a different skimmer than a 450 gallon display with a 50 gallon sump? I know that the 200 would have LR and some biodiversity but would it put the same strain on the system as the additional 150 gallon display for the second system? Thanks.

 

[KurtsReef]

Well, I am looking at it like this...

You can only put so much of a fish load into a 240 gallon aquarium and 75 gallon refuge. The other water is simply there for volume and will have no real negative bio load on the system.

I do want to have a skimmer that is rated for 500+ gallons only to overbuild. I could more than likely get by with a skimmer rated at 300, but why go smaller. My current system has a skimmer rated at 100g, its a 100g total water system and does pretty good but could be doing much better with a skimmer rated for 200g. My bioload is between moderately high to high in this system.

So for me, no a system that is a 300G display with a 200g sump would not need the same skimming capability as a 450g display with 50g sump if loaded with the same amount of waste producing creatures per gallon in the display (1.5x the fish in the 450 gallon system)

 

[yaktop]

For me, if I have to start splitting hairs I need to go bigger. bigger wont create problems, smaller will which then tends to go bigger later. No savings there. Biggest mistake by most.

 

[KafudaFish]

Ok I understand the logic behind it. The bigger the skimmer the greater the safety component such as a fish dying in the system. There is just a huge price difference between the skimmers listed above. Would there be any advantage to running two lesser lph skimmers vs. a greater one if the price equaled out. One would skim wet and the other dry. Again just curious.
Oh and sorry to hijack the threat KurtsReef. Good luck with your project.

 

[yaktop]

actually different types of skimmers are thought to pull out differeant afluent. so yes that works and some people think better. but.......two skimmers to clean, most likley two pumps etc.

 

[KurtsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10353536#post10353536 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by KafudaFish

Oh and sorry to hijack the threat KurtsReef. Good luck with your project.

No problem at all, the more information the better.

And thanks.

I am 99% sure I will go with the large Octopus recirculating model for my tank...

Need too see what the tank is going to run me, estimate should be here by Thursday/Friday.
Anyone a mortgage broker?

 

[NYCREEF69]

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