hob skimmers

[Nano_Steve]

hey all,

id like a comprehensive list of some hob skimmers and so far i have only seen remora's and prizms. are there any others out on the market that would do well on a smaller tank like say.........oh i dunno, an mb7? ;)

thanks in advance, steve

[alexwolf]

I have a CPR BakPak2R on mine, I love it. I am getting rid of it soon though, to get a HOB fuge. I have the bubbletrap and preskimmer too, i love it. Theer are pics in my gallery steve

[Nano_Steve]

i didnt see any pics of it, am i looking in the wrong place?

http://www.maast.org/modules.php?set_albumName=alexwolf&op=modload&name =gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php&page=2

if you are selling it keep me in mind when you do, i need a skimmer for my new nano setup and i dont have any room in the fuge area to keep one so i need an hob to go into the main tank.

-steve

[alexwolf]

page one, nano2. I will try and get a better pic for you. I just dont need it, i only have 4 really small fish. I really need a fuge.

[Nano_Steve]

how well does it work on yours? would you be interested in trading? i could build you a fuge like mine if you want and we could get you set up the way i have mine planned.

lemme know, steve

[alexwolf]

I am wanting one like the CPR aquafuge with a light, which I can get for about $80 shipped from that guy on Nano reef.com. I will be glad to trade you for one like it, or I can just order it and sell this one to you. It doesnt matter,

[Nano_Steve]

heck man, we could build you an aquafuge. ive even got a little 13 watt jali light that i could throw in. 80 bux is a little out of my budget at the moment, heck.....the entire project is out of budget, im having to mooch off of family members now :?

lemme know if you want to build an aquafuge, they arent very difficult, but i only know how to work with glass so far :(

-steve

[alexwolf]

i need the aquafuge with the jalli light, thats EXACTLY what I want. What do we need to do? Maybe you can get some acrylic lessons from someone :)

[btacker]

Steve, there is a CPR HOB fuge sitting at Aquatek on the used shelf. I don't know how much they want for it.

[btacker]

Yeah, I think I would either just do water changes or do a fuge or both and skip the skimmer.

[Nano_Steve]

well i have a 5.5 fuge planned for the tank and i will be doing probably weekly water changes. so you guys dont think a skimmer would help out that much huh? i want to do a species specific tank with this mb7, i want 3-4 yasha haze gobies and 2-3 randalli pistol shrimp. plus tons of acros, zoos, and rics if i can find someone to sell me some!!!! :P

-steve

[matt]

On my old 10 gallon nano, i used a 5.5 gallon fuge and a prizm skimmer on the fuge. It worked great.

[Nano_Steve]

yeah i mean i did a 10 gallon with nothing but 2 hob filters and it turned out great but this time i am doing acros and i have to keep a close eye on my water parameters to make sure they not only stay alive but grow as well. i guess im wondering whether just water changes once a week will be enough compared to that AND skimming.

-steve

[Nano_Steve]

alrighty then! :) thanks folks for making my mind for me ;) ill go with the general consensus and just do weekly water changes. thanks a heap all!

-steve

[alexwolf]

thanks guys for blowing my deal :?

[Nano_Steve]

jajaja, alex, dude im all about helping you make a fuge for your tank! you just give me the word and give me a little time to finish mine up and we'll knock out some plans!

-steve

[MikeDeL]

I have had my nano cube running for 4 or 5 months now, and Im wanting to add a skimmer to it. Even with weekly water changes my nitrates problably alittle higher then they should be. There is about 10 gallons of total water volume in it. Even with 2 20% changes a week it didnt seem to help. Now Im back to one a week. Nitrates really seem to go up, but they never go down either. Im in the planning stages of adding on a sump now. I think Im going to end up with a skimmer in it. I'll see how much nitrates improve after the sump is hooked up.


Mike