What skimmer should I buy?

[Bmac]

What's a good skimmer for a 125 gallon aquarium?

Brand?
Model number?
Price?

Any and all help is appreciated.

 

[carey]

Is this a reef tank? fish only? What is your stocking as far as fish? Are you running a sump, and if so how big is the skimmer compartment?

 

[Bmac]

It's a fowlr now but will be a reef tank. No stock yet but not going crazy with stocking. I do have a sump and the skimmer compartment is 18x11 inches.

 

[Bmac]

Bump


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[carey]

I have several tanks and what worked best on my 125g reef was the eshopps skimmer. I would look at the eshopps psk 200. About $200 or so I;d say, maybe a bit less. reef octopus is also a good skimmer but I believe you'd be spending more money.

 

[Bmac]

I have several tanks and what worked best on my 125g reef was the eshopps skimmer. I would look at the eshopps psk 200. About $200 or so I;d say, maybe a bit less. reef octopus is also a good skimmer but I believe you'd be spending more money.

Money is no problem as long as what I buy is worth it.

 

[Bmac]

It has to be an in sump protein skimmer

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[mr_X]

Here you go-
Bubble Magus BM 180EX Protein Skimmer Brand New | eBay
I'm running the same skimmer. It's excellent for the money and has a footprint of 11.05"x9.05"

 

[huma-huma]

I bought a Bubble Magus Curve 7 a few months ago and absolutely love it! The curve 7 runs a ROCK pump whereas the one X posted runs an ATMAN pump.

 

[mr_X]

Just pay attention to the amount of air they pull. That's what's important with skimmers. The more air, the more bubbles, the more organics you will remove.

 

[Bmac]

Thanks X. I like the sound of the 180ex

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[huma-huma]

well this is crap, i did some researching on the curve 7's rock sp-200 pump and im coming up with air draw at 450L/h... can someone verify that? if thats a true number i need to look at upgrading the pump on my curve 7

 

[mr_X]

It seems to be 450lph.

 

[huma-huma]

and the crappy part is that since they are housed inside the body of the skimmer, idk if i can swap them.. guess ill find out