nicuz Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I have a 1 week old 20 gallons tank (sand + water). I'd like to keep 2 clowns, 1 cleaner shrimp and 2 soft corals (one will be an anemone). I recently purchased a Red Sea Prizm Skimmer but I will have to return it because it doesn't work properly and it makes way too much noise. Here's what I am looking for: - decent protein skimmer (not top of the line but not the worst) - type: hang-on - not too hard to install (I'm a beginner) - not to noisy - price range: about $150 - optional: I live in Canada so I would prefer (but not necessarily) a Canadian retailer I would really appreciate any recommendations. Nick Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...hreadid=1597544 imo. Link to comment
Artie1a Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Save your money and skip the skimmer. It's not worth the aggravation. Little skimmers seem to have alot of problems. Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 he says he'll only ship to the US, but you may be able to make a deal. Link to comment
05XRunner Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 dont know if they ship to canada but can shop around more for it http://www.aquacave.com/reef-octopus-bh-10...immer-1011.html http://www.aquacave.com/aquac-nano-remora-...-pump-1122.html Link to comment
xbwolfx Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 oh wait, you're not keeping sps? don't waste your money on a skimmer. Link to comment
nicuz Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 I thought protein skimmers are a must for corals Link to comment
Lalani Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 I thought protein skimmers are a must for corals False. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Then you thought wrong. You can keep anything even up to some of the more hardy SPS without a skimmer provided you don't overfeed and go semi-regular waterchanges. Link to comment
divecj5 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 False. +1....I have SPS and no skimmer. Everything is nice and happy including the two clowns and firefish. Staying on top of waterchanges is key. Link to comment
nicuz Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks for the advice guys. Well this is great news. The skimmers can get pretty expensive. So do I use just a regular filter or no filter at all? Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 First figure out what you need to "filter". Generally you just need: - tank - SW - decent lights - water movement - temperature regulation Everything else is either for special cases or fluff. Link to comment
ajmckay Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Generally you just need: - tank - SW - decent lights - water movement - temperature regulation Everything else is either for special cases or fluff. Well... He should probably invest in some good live rock don't you think ? This will provide a much more stable mode of biological filtration, not to mention good hiding places for his fish. If I were you, nicuz, I would probably skip the skimmer for a 20gallon and instead spend a little more ensuring you get high quality live rock, and plenty of it. Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Sorry, I thought LR was a given. Link to comment
lakshwadeep Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 and live rock, which is very important to have. Many memebers use it as the only biological filtration. Link to comment
nicuz Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Yes of course I have live rocks. My buddy sold his 75g tank and he gave me some of his rocks (he had the rocks for about 1 year). So no filter. Got it. Thank you again for the advice. Link to comment
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