Skimmer
cmaxwell39
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A little more info will help people make suggestions.
Do you have a sump or does the skimmer need to be HOB?
If you have a sump, how much room do you have to place a skimmer in it?
What other filtration do you have in place?
Do you have a sump or does the skimmer need to be HOB?
If you have a sump, how much room do you have to place a skimmer in it?
What other filtration do you have in place?
Definitely need more information. Are you running a sump or will this be HOB or external? My suggestion is to hawk the marketplace and pick up a used one.
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William Chiavetta
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I do not have a sump and I would prefer external. I have a Fluval 407 filter. I'm sorry for not giving all the info. Thank you so much for replying
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William Chiavetta
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haha I will def look around at reef octo thank you so much for the suggestion.
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William Chiavetta
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Marketplace is always a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion. I have a fluval 407 and this will have to be external.
PlumbTuckered
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I don't know that a tank can be maintained by a $150.00 skimmer with "dirty/messy" fish.
What kind of fish are we talking about?
cmaxwell39
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The reef octopus HOB is a decent skimmer for that size tank. It won't be in the $150 range new though.
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William Chiavetta
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Like a dwarf moray eel
Uncle99
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You could consider a Cora-Life 160 HOB skimmer to pull dissolved organics but you’ll need some good mechanical filtration to pull the messy stuff.
I used a simple AquaClear 110 with sponge which I changed out every two days along with the 160 skimmer listed above, on this 64g, it’s quite inexpensive and for me, worked very well.
Aqua clear on the left, Skimmer on the right.
This system 3 years old.
I used a simple AquaClear 110 with sponge which I changed out every two days along with the 160 skimmer listed above, on this 64g, it’s quite inexpensive and for me, worked very well.
Aqua clear on the left, Skimmer on the right.
This system 3 years old.
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William Chiavetta
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1. That tank looks AWESOMEYou could consider a Cora-Life 160 HOB skimmer to pull dissolved organics but you’ll need some good mechanical filtration to pull the messy stuff.
I used a simple AquaClear 110 with sponge which I changed out every two days along with the 160 skimmer listed above, on this 64g, it’s quite inexpensive and for me, worked very well.
Aqua clear on the left, Skimmer on the right.
This system 3 years old.
2. Thank you so much this is VERY helpful
Uncle99
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Thank you
It has no sump!
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William Chiavetta
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very impressive!
Uncle99
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Thank you.
That’s nice of you.
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