Skimmer overkill????

[markgutin]

Use to have a 240 and thus I purchased a reef octopus skimmer rated for 500 gallons . I forgot the exact model but it came with the diablo pump. Long story short I moved and was forced to sell the 240 and just bought a 90 gallon SCA at the show. The 90 gallon came with this skimmer: SCA-302 180 gallon Protein Skimmer. Should I use my old skimmer or my new skimmer?
Would it make a big difference ??
The reason I ask is due to the fact that I am about to order a custom sexy *** sump from AA and believe the old skimmer is going to take a lot of real estate in the already small sump. Any input appreciated.:rock:

 

[reeferside]

here lets make this easy on you. Sell my your old skimmer and use the new one

 

[Emac909]

It might be over kill but u could alway set it up on a timer to skimmer a few hours a day. If the pump doesn't have start up issues.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I'm in the same boat. Building a 100 gallon tank and ATB 1050a skimmer rated for 500+ gallons.

 

[Confuse]

How big is the neck? If it's too large, it might have trouble with the foam head collapsing and not reaching the cup at all. What about the base diameter?

 

[Smite]

My sca skimmer actually worked really well. When I bought an aquamaxx there wasn't much of a performance difference, just slightly quieter. I'd go with that over a skimmer rated 5.5x the tank volume.

 

[markgutin]

Shoot i had a feeling something like that would be possible . It is this one :http://www.saltycritter.com/coralvue/reef-octopus-regal-220int-in-sump-protein-skimmer.htm.

 

[markgutin]

here lets make this easy on you. Sell my your old skimmer and use the new one

For the right price everything can be sold :smile (2):

 

[reeferside]

For the right price everything can be sold.

Send me a PM with ur asking price + pictures. lets make this happen