Tunze Nano Doc 9002 skimmer

[navyav8tr]

Looking for some advice on the Tunze Nano Doc 9002 skimmer. I have been looking around for a good quality skimmer that is small in size and can take care of a 30 gallon Oceanic cube. I am looking at mainly SPS and am not sure if this sucker can handle the load. It has a very attractive footprint and could easily fit into a smaller sump. I have been looking at the smaller ASM and the Urchiun but ran across this one. Any ideas or thoughts on this?

 

[lennyd19]

Tunze always has good quality products if I could have fit it my nano I would have got one. imo they are good

 

[auntievan]

I bought one several weeks back to replace my CPR...from Marine Depot. I've always admired the Tunze name...price seemed a little out of reach when I first started SW years ago. The 9002 is quiet, has a very small foot print and is doing a great job. I also don't have all the salt spay that I got with running the CPR. Click on my photo gallery to see picture of the 9002. It is running on my 46 bow.

 

[springerhd]

I've also been thinking about the same thing, urchin vs. tunze for a 24g pod. Want SPS and to not have to do a water change every week.

Not sure if it matters, but the tunze has a clip to hang from the side of the tank so it is in the right amount of water, but the urchin can't sit in more than 12" of water. If where you want to put it is deeper than that, you'd either have to lower the water level or make a shelf for the skimmer.

Also, tunze runs on 1/2 the wattage that the urchin does. Less heat.

All that said, I'll probably end up coughing up the extra $30 for the urchin myself.

 

[navyav8tr]

I actually wrote the Tunze rep from the Tunze forum and he stated that the nano reef package was actually backordered about 6 weeks. I think I will probably hold off for it just because it looks pretty darn good and the footprint is hard to beat. Thanks for the replies.