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DaveK · 03-15-2007, 06:09 PM

I formally used a Red Sea Berlin Skimmer on my 125 gal reef, and found it a bit small for that. I'd say that it would be ok on anything around 75 gal or less.

In a traditional FO (Fish only) system you maintain a biomass someplace to process whatever the skimmer can't deal with. Ages ago this was undergravel filters. Later, it was trickle filters and other forms of wet/dry filter systems.

Today, I think a FOWLR (Fish only with live rock) or a reef system gives better results. In effect you have moved the biomass from the filtration system to live rock and maybe live sand. In addition the live rock looks a lot better than the dead coral skeletons and regular rocks formally used.

It's not so much that the other systems don't work, they do, but the more modern setups work a lot better.

03-15-2007, 06:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
DaveK Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelpahia, PA Posts: 653 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Siporax I formally used a Red Sea Berlin Skimmer on my 125 gal reef, and found it a bit small for that. I'd say that it would be ok on anything around 75 gal or less. In a traditional FO (Fish only) system you maintain a biomass someplace to process whatever the skimmer can't deal with. Ages ago this was undergravel filters. Later, it was trickle filters and other forms of wet/dry filter systems. Today, I think a FOWLR (Fish only with live rock) or a reef system gives better results. In effect you have moved the biomass from the filtration system to live rock and maybe live sand. In addition the live rock looks a lot better than the dead coral skeletons and regular rocks formally used. It's not so much that the other systems don't work, they do, but the more modern setups work a lot better.