Skimmer

PrettyBoy · 09-28-2006, 02:35 PM

what hang-on back skimmer is quite?im thinking of getting a cpr bak-pak or a remora, which one is quite,any suggestions of any other good quite skimmer for a 20 gallon

**Chiefmcfuz** · 09-28-2006, 02:36 PM

Remora

drunktank · 09-30-2006, 01:19 PM

coralife is pretty quiet too

jackson6745 · 09-30-2006, 04:47 PM

I don't think either one is quiet. The Aqua C hisses and the coralife slurps

Pseudo · 09-30-2006, 05:59 PM

Deltec MCE 300 is new but big enough for a 20 gallon.. The Deltec MCE 600 is good and quite if you really want to spend $500 on a skimmer for a 20 gallon. I like the AquaC's for smaller tanks but make a hissing sound that can be annoying.

tomzpc · 09-30-2006, 06:50 PM

Personally, I think that you're better off going skimmerless on a 20 gallon since it's so easy to do high percentage water changes. You can run carbon in a hang on back filter. Replace the carbon weekly and do a 5-10 gallon water change weekly and you're good to go. If you absolutely positively have to have a skimmer then the remora pro is a decent choice for a 20.

HAVIC · 10-01-2006, 11:33 AM

My friend has a AquaC remora on a 30gallon and you only hear the hiss if you are up next to the tank but a few feet away and you do not notice it.

fritz · 10-01-2006, 11:38 AM

My Remora filled a 20x10 room with hissing sound.

inline6 · 10-01-2006, 12:07 PM

I agree w/tomzpc go skimmerless.
If anything for a 20g I would prefer to use a HOB fuge that has a built in over flow.

09-28-2006, 02:35 PM	#1
PrettyBoy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: BrOoKlYn Posts: 156 Reefer Ratings: (1) Friends: (0)	Skimmer what hang-on back skimmer is quite?im thinking of getting a cpr bak-pak or a remora, which one is quite,any suggestions of any other good quite skimmer for a 20 gallon

09-28-2006, 02:36 PM	#2
Chiefmcfuz Big Nosed Lazy Reef Dummy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 11,966 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (31)	Remora __________________ Brendan "So this is how liberty dies, With thunderous applause" Padme Amidala in "Revenge of the Sith" My reef tank 24 gallon Aquapod

09-30-2006, 01:19 PM	#3
drunktank My Name Is John! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Jersey City, NJ Posts: 1,759 Reefer Ratings: (14) Friends: (1)	coralife is pretty quiet too __________________ DrUnKtAnK Jersey Side

09-30-2006, 05:59 PM	#5
Pseudo OG Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 2,295 Reefer Ratings: (41) Friends: (5)	Deltec MCE 300 is new but big enough for a 20 gallon.. The Deltec MCE 600 is good and quite if you really want to spend $500 on a skimmer for a 20 gallon. I like the AquaC's for smaller tanks but make a hissing sound that can be annoying. __________________ If your tank suxs and you know it , clap your hands...

09-30-2006, 06:50 PM	#6
tomzpc LET'S GO METS! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pawling, NY Posts: 278 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	Personally, I think that you're better off going skimmerless on a 20 gallon since it's so easy to do high percentage water changes. You can run carbon in a hang on back filter. Replace the carbon weekly and do a 5-10 gallon water change weekly and you're good to go. If you absolutely positively have to have a skimmer then the remora pro is a decent choice for a 20. __________________ HUDSON VALLEY REEF KEEPERS - www.hvreef.org Last edited by tomzpc; 10-01-2006 at 07:33 PM.

10-01-2006, 11:33 AM	#7
HAVIC Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 110 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	My friend has a AquaC remora on a 30gallon and you only hear the hiss if you are up next to the tank but a few feet away and you do not notice it.

10-01-2006, 12:07 PM	#9
inline6 Gemini Aquarist Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 2,360 Reefer Ratings: (27) Friends: (0)	I agree w/tomzpc go skimmerless. If anything for a 20g I would prefer to use a HOB fuge that has a built in over flow. __________________ Tank link: http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...i-inline6.html

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