Skimmer Poll, opinions, and fun.

[Chef Reef]

so a recirculating design is better then. i take it there is a seperate pump that puts the water into the skimmer? or does water from the overflow drain into it somehow?

(Im still using a HOB style skimmer, but its in sump so i do not know to much about other skimmers.)

On a side note, that is a huge skimmer, and wow i can buy a car for that price..

 

[ReefWreak]

CR, it's all about priorities man

 

[jeffbrig]

You can either use a separate feed pump, or gravity feed from a drain. I have one of my drains split and a 3/4" hose feeding the skimmer. A valve on the outlet is constricted to set the water level inside the skimmer body. I think I run about 300g/hour through the skimmer, a little more than the tank's volume every hour.

 

[jeffbrig]

Picture of my drain setup, the smaller hose feeds into the skimmer

 

[ahoyhoy239]

imo a skimmer for a 75g and 210g will be very different, but im gonna go ahead and recommend what i have, an Octo NW200. Stock form it will be overkill for a 75, as i know it is for my 92 and honestly i should have got the NW150. The good thing is that its less than $200 and every one and there mother had modified this thing and stuck it on 200g+ systems with good results.

 

[Chef Reef]

hmm i might look into that. know where i can find some mods?

 

[ahoyhoy239]

Heres a few threads:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1284642&perpage=25&pagenumber=4

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1187501

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=898776

 

[ReefWreak]

I've been saying to people to buy Matt (ding2thedong)'s DNW-200 and recirc it. By itself it would be perfect for a 75, and then if you recirc mod it, mesh mod it, and if you really want to go nuts and add a second recirc pump, it would really be a cranking skimmer. And he's selling it for cheap too...