I have a 160G mixed tank with half SPS, 1/3 LPS and the rest softs. There is also another 50G of water in the sump and refugium. I am looking to upgrade my current skimmers and was looking at your 9015, 9020, and 9420 skimmers. Which do you recommend? Could I use a 9420 for my size tank? How do these skimmers compare to the ATI Bubble Master 200 which is the other skimmer I am considering? I also see that everyone's sold out of your 9420. Any idea when supply gets better?
TUNZE Skimmers
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Lt. Hotpants
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My experience with the bubblemaster is that it is a fantastic skimmer if you are willing to constantly monitor and tweak it. If this is the case, then the BM is your best bet, nothing aside from a bubbleking can compete with it.
If, on the other hand, you want more of a care-free skimmer then i would go with the tunze.
If, on the other hand, you want more of a care-free skimmer then i would go with the tunze.
Lt. Hotpants
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the tunze 9420 of course, the smaller ones don't have a chance at filtering a 200 gallon system
Aquadepot
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Pauper,
Sizing skimmers is very difficult as stocking levels vary so much from aquarium to aquarium all the models you mentioned could work on a 160 US gallon aquarium it really depends on the stocking density as Lt. Hotpants mentioned the 9420 would perform best as it is the largest in your list. A bonus with the 9420 skimmer and its its larger versions are the simple plug and play when installed.
Regards
Graeme
Sizing skimmers is very difficult as stocking levels vary so much from aquarium to aquarium all the models you mentioned could work on a 160 US gallon aquarium it really depends on the stocking density as Lt. Hotpants mentioned the 9420 would perform best as it is the largest in your list. A bonus with the 9420 skimmer and its its larger versions are the simple plug and play when installed.
Regards
Graeme
