protien skimmer

rickyswtanks · 08-20-2009, 07:29 PM

i want to start a 24 gallon nano cube and it will fist be a fish only with live rock. eventually i will buy a lighting upgrade. then it will be a reef tank. but i would like to have a protien skimme. people put them in the back filter chambers i would like to know what kind would fit in there so it deosnt have to be out in the open. thanks if you answer it will be very helpful!

intenseneal · 08-25-2009, 03:26 AM

Ok first off you dont NEED to upgrade the lighting on a NC24. The PC lighting is great for soft corals and LPS corals. If you do go with a 150 watt HQI. As for a skimmer for the NC24 a Remora Nano, CRP Bak Pak, even Sea Clones will all work great on a NC. I think Tunze makes a good nano skimmer too. Anything else is a waste of money, you might as well do water changes.

DaveK · 08-25-2009, 05:14 AM

While I can recommend the Remora skimmer. I can't recommend a CPR Backpack or a Seaclone. These are among the worst skimmers out there. They just don't work very well.

rickyswtanks · 08-26-2009, 05:05 PM

thank you for info but i found one specially made for nano cubes but not made by them its a different brand

Varga · 08-26-2009, 06:02 PM

If this is going to be a FOWLR tank, you dont need good lights or a skimmer.

rickyswtanks · 08-28-2009, 04:15 PM

after so long i going to make it a reef tank

redsea reefer · 08-28-2009, 04:26 PM

Tunze 9002 skimmer

DaveK · 08-29-2009, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Varga

If this is going to be a FOWLR tank, you dont need good lights or a skimmer.

While I agree about the lighting on a FOWLR tank, I disagree with not using a skimmer.

Fish produce a lot of waste products, much more so than inverts or corals. In addition a FOWLR may contain some big fish or a large number of fish compared to a reef. Even in a reef, fish, are usually, by far, the main producer or waste products.

While fish do not requite water as pristine as what would be required for a reef, water quality is still everything. Better water quality means a lot healthier livestock, and less problems.

Using a skimmer will remove a lot of waste products before the biological filtration needs to deal with them. In addition, it's also cheep insurance if something dies. The additional skimmate tells you to start looking for a problem.

While it's possible to set up a system without a skimmer, this is not something I'd recommend, even on a FO or FOWLR.

08-20-2009, 07:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
rickyswtanks Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	protien skimmer i want to start a 24 gallon nano cube and it will fist be a fish only with live rock. eventually i will buy a lighting upgrade. then it will be a reef tank. but i would like to have a protien skimme. people put them in the back filter chambers i would like to know what kind would fit in there so it deosnt have to be out in the open. thanks if you answer it will be very helpful!

08-25-2009, 03:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
intenseneal Tubeworm Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: AZ Posts: 35 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: protien skimmer Ok first off you dont NEED to upgrade the lighting on a NC24. The PC lighting is great for soft corals and LPS corals. If you do go with a 150 watt HQI. As for a skimmer for the NC24 a Remora Nano, CRP Bak Pak, even Sea Clones will all work great on a NC. I think Tunze makes a good nano skimmer too. Anything else is a waste of money, you might as well do water changes.

08-25-2009, 05:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
DaveK Acropora Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelpahia, PA Posts: 1,903 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: protien skimmer While I can recommend the Remora skimmer. I can't recommend a CPR Backpack or a Seaclone. These are among the worst skimmers out there. They just don't work very well.

08-26-2009, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
rickyswtanks Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: protien skimmer thank you for info but i found one specially made for nano cubes but not made by them its a different brand

08-26-2009, 06:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,368 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: protien skimmer If this is going to be a FOWLR tank, you dont need good lights or a skimmer. __________________ Varga's Cube http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...on-cube-5.html

08-28-2009, 04:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
rickyswtanks Tunicate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 16 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: protien skimmer after so long i going to make it a reef tank

08-28-2009, 04:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
redsea reefer Tridacna maxima Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 4,221 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: protien skimmer Tunze 9002 skimmer __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Vortech MP10 Eddie's RSM 130

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