Recommendation for a skimmer

[NickleCheese]

I have a 250 gallons tank + 50 gallons sump. I have 3 tangs, 1 goby, 1 blenny, 2 wrasses, 1 foxface, 5 clown and 1 damsel. There are sps and lps corals. Please help recommend a good skimmer for this tank.
Thank you!

 

[joseserrano]

What’s your goal long term.

 

[NickleCheese]

What’s your goal long term.

My goal is having a mature reef with colony of sps and lps (trachy , torches)

 

[LesPaulPlayer73]

For a heavy bioload this would work. Less bioload you can turn the pump down. I have an ATB with similar specs on my heavily stocked 180.
http://www.socalireefs.com/index.ph...0-int-skimmer-and-radion-xr15-g5-blue.107153/

 

[joseserrano]

so a mixed reef. Do you want heavy nutrient export from your skimmer, or more for redundancy and air ration

 

[tangreefkeeper]

this would do the trick for you
Reef Octopus Octo Elite 220-S
Super space saver cone skimmer
VarioS-6 S DC controllable pump
runs great , just needs a bath
selling for 550.00

 

[dlai531]

second ^

I have a RO Elite 150-S and it's the best skimmer I've ever owned. Amazing quality and best of all dead silent.

 

[jordan9095]

the larger tunze skimmers are great in my experience. there is no tuning or break-in.

 

[NickleCheese]

so a mixed reef. Do you want heavy nutrient export from your skimmer, or more for redundancy and air ration

nutrient export is my priority. The tank is already mature. I can't lower the nitrate to < 20ppm. It is always in the range of 20 - 40.

 

[joseserrano]

Oversized than. Reef octop, aquamaxx, Tunze, all good brands. If buying used, pump life/use is the most important part.

 

[ycnibrc]

Find a used bubble king 250. One of the best skimmer, my last one bought used from an owner of 5 years and i used it for another 5 years then i sold it to another reefer. I change out the pump when i bought it but the body is like a tank no change in 10 years.


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[five.five-six]

I’m still using a euroreef, they’ve been out of business for about 10 years now.


If I was going to replace my skimmer, I’d probably get the 250INT reef octopus.