Protien skimmer for nano

[Frankie_Garcia]

Need help on deciding what is a good skimmer for a 29gal tank!? Reef tank with many mushrooms, Xenia, Kenya tree, and Zoas. I currently have an oceanic bio cube skimmer from my previous tank

 

[Mebbid]

Are you looking for an in sump skimmer or a hang on the back model?

 

[Frankie_Garcia]

Hang on!

 

[Frankie_Garcia]

Hang on the back!

 

[Tkey3425]

Reef Octopus BH100 Hang-on-the-Back Protein Skimmer - Bulk Reef Supply
reef octopus bh100 rated up to 50 gallons

 

[dmolavi]

Eschopps PSK-75H is great, too.

 

[bribo12]

+1 on eshopps!

I love mine

 

[dmolavi]

I'm sure I'll love mine, too

 

[carey]

I have a couple in sump eshopps and really like them. Cheap and they work just as well if not better than my octopus.

You can also consider a hydor slim skim, about $100 but a very good nano skimmer.

 

[Frankie_Garcia]

I've come to figure out there's no cheap good protein skimmer. You get what you pay for. I bought a eBay skimmer for $50 junkkkk!

But I guess if I wanna nice tank I need a good skimmer.
Coralife a good brand?

 

[Mebbid]

Honestly.... For a tank that size a refugium should suffice. I'm not running a skimmer on my 20g tank with 10g refugium and am successfully growing acropora and birdsnest.

 

[Frankie_Garcia]

What about a hang on skimmer?

 

[dmolavi]

What about a hang on skimmer?

The one I recommended is a HOB. As is the BH100 and BH90 from Reef Octopus.

 

[Frankie_Garcia]

What bout a hang on refugium?

 

[dmolavi]

What bout a hang on refugium?

Mod an aquaclear HOB filter. Lots of how tos on the net about it.

 

[Race37]

Ya the aquaclear 110 has a large body for a fuge and takes just a couple modifications to make it work. Cpr makes one that would work a lot better, but they do cost more, the largest one holds about 5 gallons from what I understand. I am building a nano reef out of a 20H right now, but I'm having another 20 gallon fuge that will sit above it on the other Side of the wall in the closet, so instead of pumping to the tank from the fuge it will have the pump in the main tank. I also have enough room then to put almost any skimmer I want and everything other then power heads and a "overflow box". Leaves me more room for corals and less ugly pieces of equipment.