chgoblknazn
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I have a 30 gallon display tank and a 16 gallon sump. I currently run a Bubble Magus BM-NAC3.5 Cone Skimmer. Last weekend I saw a fellow reefers tank and it was stunningly clean. The setup was one of the best I have ever seen. When he opened up the cabinet to show me his sump I noticed what appeared to be a skimmer but it was HUGE. I've never seen one that big in my life. I asked him what it was rated for and it was well past his tank size, maybe even past double his tank size but he said it works great and he loved it. It was churning bubbles out and scrubbing that column of water in it. It was hypnotic.
I've always read that you should always buy the biggest for your tank depending on your size and the most you can comfortably afford. Mr. Saltwater Tank says buy Go +1 and my visit last week has me wanting to go as big as possible, since I feed pretty heavy and in case I decide to upgrade in a few years. I've scoured the threads and read as much as I could about over-skimming but there really isn't much out there for a tank my size.
My first skimmer was a Hydor Nano Slim. My second is the current Bubble Magus NAC3.5 but I want something bigger to pull out as much of the organic as possible. I was thinking of going with the SWC 150 BMK or just adding a few more dollars and going with the SWC 160. I've read the specs for the SWC 120 and it seems pretty close to my current skimmer.
In my opinion I have a pretty medium load with a bunch of LPS/SPS and 1 Resplendent Anthias, 1 Court Jester Goby, 1 Yellow Assessor, 3 tiny Red Spot Cardinals and 2 small Occelerus Clowns. The clowns will be gone this weekend to make way for a Chalk Bass. There's also a Cleaner Shrimp in there and the typical cleanup crew and a Sand Star in the sump along with a few Emeralds. I'm sure I'll be adding more coral so I'm thinking this is a Med/High Bioload.
Would adding one of the above much larger skimmers be detrimental to my setup? Should I stick with what I have? I really want to upgrade to one of the larger ones.
I've always read that you should always buy the biggest for your tank depending on your size and the most you can comfortably afford. Mr. Saltwater Tank says buy Go +1 and my visit last week has me wanting to go as big as possible, since I feed pretty heavy and in case I decide to upgrade in a few years. I've scoured the threads and read as much as I could about over-skimming but there really isn't much out there for a tank my size.
My first skimmer was a Hydor Nano Slim. My second is the current Bubble Magus NAC3.5 but I want something bigger to pull out as much of the organic as possible. I was thinking of going with the SWC 150 BMK or just adding a few more dollars and going with the SWC 160. I've read the specs for the SWC 120 and it seems pretty close to my current skimmer.
In my opinion I have a pretty medium load with a bunch of LPS/SPS and 1 Resplendent Anthias, 1 Court Jester Goby, 1 Yellow Assessor, 3 tiny Red Spot Cardinals and 2 small Occelerus Clowns. The clowns will be gone this weekend to make way for a Chalk Bass. There's also a Cleaner Shrimp in there and the typical cleanup crew and a Sand Star in the sump along with a few Emeralds. I'm sure I'll be adding more coral so I'm thinking this is a Med/High Bioload.
Would adding one of the above much larger skimmers be detrimental to my setup? Should I stick with what I have? I really want to upgrade to one of the larger ones.
