What name brand protein skimmer for 50 gallon sea horse tank?

[dmcmares24]

What is a good name brand hang on protein skimmer for a 50 gallon sea horse tank. Something with a slow output as to keep the current to a minimum.

 

[DanU]

Most good performing skimmers don't have a slow output. Keep in mind, it was once thought that a seahorse tank should have minimum flow but we have since found that a higher flow tank is much healthier and folks have a higher degree of success with seahorses with a good turnover rate.

Dan

 

[parrthed]

Aquamaxx HOB-1 would be my choice.

 

[knap_123]

Eshopps

 

[dmcmares24]

After a lot of research, I have picked the Aqua Maxx Hob-1. It has all the features that I need and also it gets Great Reviews! Thanks for your help.

 

[ThRoewer]

I use the Red Sea Berlin Airlift Skimmer for my smaller tanks. It's internal and not HOB but has a very small footprint. It is air operated but won't spell any bubbles to your tank like most pump driven skimmers.

 

[dmcmares24]

With the AquaMaxx HOB-1 hang on Skimmer you can purchase a bubble stopper to solve the problem with the bubbles returning into the tank. I will post how good or bad this works when I receive the skimmer this week. I have a feeling that the Aqua-Maxx is going to work out just fine.

 

[ThRoewer]

The fact that you need a bubble stopper on the return tells me already that it's designed rather poorly.

 

[angieg1123]

I love my reef Octopus BH-90. No microbubbles and it works great

 

[tjdouglas]

May I suggest that you get a skimmer that is rated for a tank that is much larger than your fifty gallon aquarium? Seahorses are messy and create a lot of waste IME. (You can't skim too much, but you can definitely skim too little and that is never a good thing.)