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03-27-2006, 02:53 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL,Florida
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 |  Skimmer for 72 gal with limited space
Hey all
I have a 72 gal with very little space left in my sump area to fit a skimmer. I probably have about 6"X 6" left in there. I am open to pretty much any suggestions, in sump or hang on the back type. Any help would be great thanks all.
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72 gal bowfront with Megaflow. Coralife superskimmer. Two 250W MH 10,000K. 1 Yellow tang, 1 false perc, 1 royal gramma, Midas Blenny and Three Newly aquired Banggai Cardinalfish. Crocea Clam. Button polyp, starburst, shroom, white bubble coral, Xenia, colt coral, Frog spawn, Montipora Capricornis Coral, Ricordea and a newly aquired Open Brain. Lettuce sea slug. Double star and Linki star. | 
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03-27-2006, 04:28 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
ASM G3 it actually takes up very little space. Plus it can be dismantled to quite small to get it in a sump.
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03-27-2006, 11:38 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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Remora Pro HOT with a Mag 5 or Rio 1700plus pump _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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03-28-2006, 09:27 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Thanks to both you guys. I will look into those two skimmers. Where is a good place to get these skimmers. Any other suggestions would be great. | |
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03-28-2006, 11:45 PM
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| | Torch Coral
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03-29-2006, 12:02 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: arizona
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try a hang on if you don't have alot of space. atleast u could hang it on | |
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04-23-2006, 08:32 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Does anyone else have any suggestions on a skimmer I could use. I kinda like the external mounted skimmer. | |
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04-23-2006, 08:53 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
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I would say the SeaClone 100, but everyone else would yell at me. I've heard good things about the Remora and the Red Sea hang-on skimmers, but see the ads on the left of this page for more choices. _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
Decorated Firefish, 2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, 2 Green Chromis damsels, Condalactis & Macrodactyla dorensis anemones, 1 big bristleworm.
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04-24-2006, 03:55 AM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montreal, Canada
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Since space is a factor and a skimmer is a must I would look into the "Coralife Super Skimmer". They make 3 models (depending on your needs) and they can be used as both "in sump" & "HOB".
You can check them out here: http://www.marineandreef.com/shoppro...s_coralife.htm
Good luck. | |
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05-02-2006, 06:21 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort St. John, BC Canada
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If you want a HOT skimmer I have tried a few over the years and IMO the Deltec MCE 600 is a great skimmer that would work very well on your system and could be used on either your main tank or sump. The benefits of this skimmer is that the pump is contained within the skimmer body, it has a nice slim profile so does not require much clearance between to fit in tight spaces. I am currently using this skimmer on my 44g cube and it really skims out some nasties. Another HOT skimmer that I have used is the Remora Pro HOT skimmer. This skimmer also works very well but what I didn't like about it is that the pump is quite large and ugly and it must go inside the tank (or sump if your setup allows).
For in sump the ASM or Euroreef skimmers also work very well. I have used an ASM G3 and G4X (with factory recirculating mods). | |
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