Looking for suggestions on a new skimmer. Tank is a 42 gallon with a 10 gallon-ish sump, probably in the neighborhood of 35 actual gallons of water. It's a mixed reef with moderate loading. I'm on a budget, but am willing to pay a little more for a better quality product. Any suggestions? After doing a fair amount of research, it looks like my tank is a little on the large side for most of the nano skimmers, but small enough that I've got concerns about producing enough waste to make the next size up work well. I'm also willing to buy used if anyone has a skimmer they're parting with.
Skimmer question
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Conventional wisdom seems to be that you can never over-skim...and get as big a skimmer as possible given your size and budget constraints. I have a 29G biocube that runs an AquaC remora hang on back skimmer, which works very nice. That line of skimmers is very popular for smaller setups, so you see used units available more often. You could always do an A-C HOB skimmer (personally I'd do an Urchin for your size) that you hang on the side of your sump, if you find one.
I'm actually upgrading from a Remora, which I've got hanging on the side of my sump. Lots of problems with micro-bubbles, despite the skimmer outflow returning through a sponge. Not terribly impressed with the performance, but I was using a huge SWC on a larger volume before my move earlier this year.
I have one I would let go for $75, works great! http://www.marinedepot.com/AquaEuro..._Skimmers-AquaEuroUSA-ED3111-FIPSISNW-vi.html