Recommended skimmer for 55 gallon

[Divan_24]

I have a 55 gal with a 10 gal sump with a Coralife 65 skimmer. Its not bad but its not great,I want to invest in something better. What are your recommendations???

[350gt]

there is many to choose from.....


I had a nac 3.5 and it was good to me.....

louis at elegant always has some in stock and for a fair price......give them a call or stop in.

I also had a reef octopus and now a sea side aquatics..... both good companies IMO....

[reefreak]

My sca 301 had been good to me pulls out a lot of crud.

[jason081180]

if your looking to sell the Coralife 65 skimmer. i might be interested as long as it can be HOB mounted and a decent price.

[glarior]

What is your budget? How much space do you have and can it be external?

If it was me and depending on the bio load I would get a recirculating skimmer. As for brands... there are many but I have been pleased with my reef octopus skimmers. Ive had two coarlifes and never liked them. My friend bought coarlife 300 cone version but we are not impressed by it eithier.

[malofish]

Eshops has some decent skimmers in that gallon range like psk75 and psk100. But honestly the nac skimmers are pretty wicked for their prices!

[Zack]

Sca 65 or sca 303

[malofish]

Sca does make good skimmers at a reasonable price!

[sergiotami]

Sca are Great, mine ran for 6 months without any problems in my old 90 gallon, pulled out tons of junk. Recently sold it to upgrade Eshopps S-200 cone skimmer for my 215 gallon DSA tank, can beat the Sicce pump for quality and couldnt be happier....:) Maybe just me being biased :)

[350gt]

yes sir.... almost anything with a sicce pump, you cant go wrong with...