Nano skimmer upgrade worth it?

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Would upgrading from Bubble magus mini q skimmer to a bigger nano protein skimmer be worth it?

I am using a 2w Bubble magus mini q protein skimmer and I love it. I like it a lot more than the Reef octopus 110int I had for a different tank in the past although they are in a compete different category.
Easy to use, uses little power, consistent skim, little foot print, little noise etc.
I undersized the skimmer on purpose when I first got it. I had other means of filtration like an ATS and skimmer was only there to assist.
I have recently expanded my tank by connecting another tank to my 100 liter (30 gallon aprox) AIO tank and doubled it. So now I have two 100 liter (30 gallon) tanks connected side by side, totaling about 200 liters or 60 gallons.
I feed more than before and will probably feed even more in the future so there is already plenty of organic to skim.
I'm not too worried about filtration and don't mind keeping it as is but but if upgrading to a bigger nano skimmer would make a significant difference, I am willing to change it.
Due to space limitations, I can only get nano skimmers for AIO (can't even get a HOB kind).
Do you think it's worth upgrading or is it not going to make a meaningful difference?
 

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I doubt upgrading would make a significant difference. I have 3 tanks, one 275g total volume that runs filter socks and an ATS, another 65g with a reefmat, another 40g total with socks only. I have 5 skimmers sitting in storage. I moved away from skimmers because they really weren't pulling much. I don't feel I need to run one for aeration so it was just another maintenance item.
 
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I doubt upgrading would make a significant difference. I have 3 tanks, one 275g total volume that runs filter socks and an ATS, another 65g with a reefmat, another 40g total with socks only. I have 5 skimmers sitting in storage. I moved away from skimmers because they really weren't pulling much. I don't feel I need to run one for aeration so it was just another maintenance item.
By "they really weren't pulling much", do you mean you were not getting much skimmate?
Mine seem to be skimming stuff all the time so I thought maybe it will get even more stuff out if I get a bigger skimmer.
 

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By "they really weren't pulling much", do you mean you were not getting much skimmate?
Mine seem to be skimming stuff all the time so I thought maybe it will get even more stuff out if I get a bigger skimmer.
Bigger skimmers need bigger bioload not just bigger volume of water

But I’m also in the no skimmer club. I took mine offline over a year ago. It had to skim wet to produce anything and I didn’t really feel it was helping my system.
 

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