- Location
- Old Bridge, NJ
Starting up a 50breeder, what skimmers do you guys recommend?
Recommended skimmer
- Thread starter barracauda
- Start date
- Location
- Queens
Do you have a sump? If so, AquaC Urchin. If not, AquaC Remora. If you do decide to buy them online, I can help you make it super silent... doesn't involve much hard work at all... or you can go with other suggestions 
Good luck starting your 50 breeder.
I think your thread is on the wrong section of the forum xD
Good luck starting your 50 breeder.I think your thread is on the wrong section of the forum xD
- Location
- Huntington
Should post this on the Equipment forum. There's also a great sticky thread there already for skimmers
- Location
- Queens
AquaC is awesome, why would you run away from it ? Skims right away, don't even have to adjust. Slight modification and it becomes quiet as a baby:birthday:
? Skims right away, don't even have to adjust. Slight modification and it becomes quiet as a baby:birthday:The performance isn't even in the same league as other skimmers. Even a Tunze 9002 will easily double the performance of an Aqua C, and will do it much quieter and more efficiently.
I used one a long time ago (probably 2006 or so), and my father has one on his FOWLR tank (bought the whole setup used and it came with it..) now. I just can't recommend them to anyone.
I used one a long time ago (probably 2006 or so), and my father has one on his FOWLR tank (bought the whole setup used and it came with it..) now. I just can't recommend them to anyone.
- Location
- Staten Island
Yea I think the remoras are good also. I use one on my tank now and I used them on my nanos as well and the thing skims like a beast.
- Location
- Bridgewater, NJ
I have a Bubble Magus NAC 3.5 on my 50b. I've been told it's a little undersized but I can't say if it is or not since I'm still cycling.
- Location
- Staten Island, Brooklyn
Do you have a sump? If so, AquaC Urchin. If not, AquaC Remora. If you do decide to buy them online, I can help you make it super silent... doesn't involve much hard work at all... or you can go with other suggestions
I think your thread is on the wrong section of the forum xD
the super silent method, is it the one with the cut plastic jar cover and air tubing?
IMO/IME Aqua C is not so great. 10 years ago it was a good option. The spray injection wanna-be beckett skimmer is just plain weak. In a 50 gal tank you want more skimming power. I wold choose some type of needle wheel skimmer that will suck around 500lph (should say in airflow specs of skimmer)
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- Location
- Staten Island, Brooklyn
so can you recommend one thats HOB and better than the remora? and doesn't the skimming power depends on which powerhead you use with the Remora? Mag 3 for instance, is rated for 40 - 120 gallons.
with the exception of the Sea Clone, the Prizm, and the Coralife SS, I can't think of a skimmer that's worse, honestly.
Tunze 9002 is better but not large enough for a 50 gallon. You might look at the 9010. That's not HOB, but you don't need a sump.
In addition, the Deltec MCE series, AquaMaxx HOB (same as the Warner Marine H2/H1, which are great HOB's) will work well... the newer Octopus HOB's are good..
- Location
- Old Bridge, NJ
I have a sump, so i do not need a HOB
- Location
- Staten Island, Brooklyn
- Location
- Old Bridge, NJ
I'm lookin for an in sump skimmer, for a 50b, tank will be pretty stocked, and lookin to spend 200-250
- Location
- Old Bridge, NJ
headroom is almost 3 feet roughly, sump isnt built yet, so whatever footprint
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