Protein Skimmer for 30 Gallon Tank - Aquarium Advice

jeffs10 · 10-16-2004, 02:56 AM

Can anyone suggest a good Protein Skimmer for a 30 gallon tank that going to be full marine?

I was thinking of the Cyclone BAK-PAK 2sm Bio-Filter would this be a good combo unit for my 30 gallon tank?

http://www.cpraquatic.com/products/bakpak.html

steve r · 10-16-2004, 11:04 AM

i am very new to this, but i can say that after a ton of reading and research it seems that the aqua c remora ( with maxi jet upgrade ) may be the favorite. i just got mine yesterday for my 29 [acronym:bd5d43b85b="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:bd5d43b85b]. the CPR bak pak 2R also was very well liked.

steve r

Biggen · 10-16-2004, 11:20 AM

Aqua C Remora beats the Bak Pak hands down. I had both so I am talking from experience here. Don't get me wrong, the Bak Pak is good, but the Aqua C is better.

jeffs10 · 10-16-2004, 11:39 AM

thanks for the info all i have to decide is if im going to use a sump or not.

malkore · 10-16-2004, 02:10 PM

If the Remora seems to expensive, I think the CPR will be fine for a tank that size. I started running one on my 40g about 2 weeks ago, and I'm impressed with its effeciency. Granted I can only compare it to a Prizm, but the difference there was night and day.
Either of the 2 you've selected are going to treat you well, so I wouldn't sweat that.
If you do go with a sump, the in-sump skimmers are supposed to be more efficient than the hang-on models.

crage34 · 10-16-2004, 06:58 PM

i have a cpr on my 30 [acronym:7923ed02d6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:7923ed02d6] and it does well

PC · 10-17-2004, 12:19 AM

CPR [acronym:8db83c94c1="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:8db83c94c1] skimmer. Gotta clean it once or twice a year (And I mean take it to the sink and get all the goodies out) or it loses effiency real fast. I suppose that goes for any skimmer though. So far as I can tell, it produces copious amounts of skimmate (Yummy.)

10-16-2004, 02:56 AM	#1
jeffs10 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: chicago il Posts: 105 Images: 11	Protein Skimmer for 30 Gallon Tank Can anyone suggest a good Protein Skimmer for a 30 gallon tank that going to be full marine? I was thinking of the Cyclone BAK-PAK 2sm Bio-Filter would this be a good combo unit for my 30 gallon tank? http://www.cpraquatic.com/products/bakpak.html

10-16-2004, 11:04 AM	#2
steve r Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: kenosha wisconsin Posts: 653	i am very new to this, but i can say that after a ton of reading and research it seems that the aqua c remora ( with maxi jet upgrade ) may be the favorite. i just got mine yesterday for my 29 [acronym:bd5d43b85b="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:bd5d43b85b]. the CPR bak pak 2R also was very well liked. steve r __________________ 75g RR. 2x250 14k [acronym="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym] / 2x54 T5 act. 29g sump. ASM G1X skimmer. phosban reactor. 80lbs [acronym="Live sand"]LS[/acronym], 90lbs [acronym="Live rock"]LR[/acronym], 2x seio M620. kole tang, bicolor angel, mandarin dragonette, ocellaris clown / BTA , cleaner shrimp, 2x peppermint shrimp, a variety of soft, [acronym="Small Polyped Stoney"]SPS[/acronym], and [acronym="Large polyped Scleractinian (stoney) coral"]LPS[/acronym] corals, orange linckia star.

10-16-2004, 11:20 AM	#3
Biggen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Panama City FL Posts: 1,806 Images: 16	Aqua C Remora beats the Bak Pak hands down. I had both so I am talking from experience here. Don't get me wrong, the Bak Pak is good, but the Aqua C is better. __________________ Rodman

10-16-2004, 02:10 PM	#5
malkore Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nebraska, USA Posts: 6,540	If the Remora seems to expensive, I think the CPR will be fine for a tank that size. I started running one on my 40g about 2 weeks ago, and I'm impressed with its effeciency. Granted I can only compare it to a Prizm, but the difference there was night and day. Either of the 2 you've selected are going to treat you well, so I wouldn't sweat that. If you do go with a sump, the in-sump skimmers are supposed to be more efficient than the hang-on models. __________________ Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved My other passion: TheNinja 500R - updated 9/18/05

10-16-2004, 06:58 PM	#6
crage34 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 295	i have a cpr on my 30 [acronym:7923ed02d6="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:7923ed02d6] and it does well __________________ 30gal / 2: maxijet 600s / 150w heater / CPR Bak Pak2 (maxijet 1200)/[acronym:65c55ef054="Fish only with live rock"]FOWLR[/acronym:65c55ef054] 30lbs base rock 6lbs Brazilian [acronym:65c55ef054="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:65c55ef054] 35lbs sand (20lbs of [acronym:65c55ef054="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:65c55ef054] [acronym:65c55ef054="Live sand"]ls[/acronym:65c55ef054] i think it cycled my tank faster) 3 blueleg hermits 4 turbo snails royal gramma gold stripped maroon clown

10-16-2004, 11:39 AM	#4
jeffs10 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: chicago il Posts: 105 Images: 11	thanks for the info all i have to decide is if im going to use a sump or not.

10-17-2004, 12:19 AM	#7
PC Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 735 Images: 5	CPR [acronym:8db83c94c1="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:8db83c94c1] skimmer. Gotta clean it once or twice a year (And I mean take it to the sink and get all the goodies out) or it loses effiency real fast. I suppose that goes for any skimmer though. So far as I can tell, it produces copious amounts of skimmate (Yummy.) __________________ To fail to plan is to plan to fail.

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