i purchased a reef octopus skimmer that they rated for 250 and BRS recommends for a 160g tank. I bought it from BRS for a 120g tank. At the last minute I decided on a 225g from DSA. needless to say I opened the box to measure it for a sump. So BRS will not let me return it despite the fact that it was with in the time period and it has never seen water. (lesson learned). So i will finally get to my question. Will this skimmer work for a 225 or should I just try to sell it? if I do sell it what would be a fair price for it being that it is new? http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/reef-octopus-classic-200int-8-internal-protein-skimmer.html
Will this skimmer work?
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That will mostly depend on your bioload. I had a skimmer rated up to 120 gallons on my tank with 100 gallons of volume. Worked great until my bioload exceeded the skimmer's capacity, then I had to upgrade.
Depending upon your planned stocking and alternative forms of filtration you may be using, it may be fine for you. Hopefully someone who has used that skimmer can chime in, but if you keep the bioload low and plan on using chemical filtration (gfo, biopellets, etc) and/or biological filtration via chaeto in your sump, that skimmer may be plenty.
Depending upon your planned stocking and alternative forms of filtration you may be using, it may be fine for you. Hopefully someone who has used that skimmer can chime in, but if you keep the bioload low and plan on using chemical filtration (gfo, biopellets, etc) and/or biological filtration via chaeto in your sump, that skimmer may be plenty.
I do not plan on having a fuge and I do plan on loading the tank up down the road. I will be running gfo and carbon and maybe put some ceramic media in the sump. So I am guessing that I may need to upgrade. Would it be a better idea to sell the skimmer new or use it for a while then sell it when my tank gets more lof a load?
So I have a question here. How does one determine when a bioload is too big for a given skimmer?
I've been giving my LifeReef VS2-24 some sideways glances lately. It is working fine and skims well (clean/dump the cup about once per week) but is rated rather high for a fairly small skimmer. It's rated for 250G and is on my 150G DT/25G sump (175G total.)
Fish:
Sailfin Tang
Yellow tang
3 bluegreen chromis
flame cardinal
2 banggai cardinal
female (lonely) squareback anthias
Various SPS Acro/Monti and LPS GSP, frogspawn.
Parameters are rock solid and very low-nutrient. Everyone seems fat and happy.
I've been giving my LifeReef VS2-24 some sideways glances lately. It is working fine and skims well (clean/dump the cup about once per week) but is rated rather high for a fairly small skimmer. It's rated for 250G and is on my 150G DT/25G sump (175G total.)
Fish:
Sailfin Tang
Yellow tang
3 bluegreen chromis
flame cardinal
2 banggai cardinal
female (lonely) squareback anthias
Various SPS Acro/Monti and LPS GSP, frogspawn.
Parameters are rock solid and very low-nutrient. Everyone seems fat and happy.
N & P are rock solid (tested twice weekly since the tank is only 4-months old) at zero. Skimmer is squeaky clean but I'm about ready to replace the pump with a Mag-12. The original 9.5 failed early and the Eheim 1262 isn't doing it justice.
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The refugium is built but has not been fired up yet. Maybe that's another task for the weekend.
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The refugium is built but has not been fired up yet. Maybe that's another task for the weekend.