Tunze 9005 too large?

[E.intheC]

I am building a 30 gallon cube with a 20 gallon refuge tank. It will have a moderate bioload (2 clowns, 1 small wrasse, and 1 goby) but I want to have a mixed reef with sps, lps, etc.

Should I purchase the Tunze Nano skimmer or the 9005? I'd like to have the best skimmer for the situation above..

I feel like the nano might be a bit small, but the 9005 might be too large. (It's more expensive too... so is it worth the extra 100?)

Thanks!

 

[lukin]

I have the 9005 on a 14g display with a total water volume of about 70g. I have 3 fish. I get about 100ml of tea colored water every 2 or 3 days with gobs of mud in the neck. The 9005 I think would be great for your tank and would far outperform the 9002.

 

[E.intheC]

thank you for the input. it's good to hear from people who have first hand knowledge of the skimmer.

 

[2006]

I think you could get away with using the nano skimmer with that low of a bio-load.

I have the nano skimmer in a 20 gallon with two small clowns and a purple firefish. They are fed 1/8 cube of formula one a day. I do 25% water changes every two weeks. No hair algae and the glass is barely hazy after one week.

 

[E.intheC]

excellent. more first hand knowledge. I bought my tunze 9002 nano on sunday