Protein Skimmer Question

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Tank Set Up

75 gal All-Glass
Rena XP3
ZooMed Power Sweep 228
Aqua C Remora Pro with Mag Drive 3
85 lbs. Live Rock
Crushed Coral/Sand
40 w Coral Life

Hello All,

I’m new to the Marine Aquarium. I have had the tank set up for 5 weeks now, cycling with Live Rock. When I purchased the tank I listened to my LFS and bought the tempered tank that can’t be drilled, (I can see an upgrade in the near future) so I’m using a canister filter and a hang-on protein skimmer. At the LFS I purchased a Sea Clone 150 protein skimmer. After reading the reviews and post on this forum, I decided a new skimmer would be the better solution.

I went with the Aqua C Remora Pro with Mag Drive 3 with the pre-skimmer attachment. Once installed and turned on, it immediately started producing foam. The Mag Drive 3 is rated at 350 GPH.

My newbie question to the group: Is there such a condition as too much skimming? The unit is very large and has certainly taken away from the appearance of the tank. However I want a healthy tank.

Also any advice on the Aqua C?

The tank will be FOWLR and the Q-tank will be set up this week for the first fish purchase.

Thanks

MB
 
Well, there is a bit of controversy about that. A Remora Pro on a 75 is not really an issue, but some of the larger, highly efficient skimmers can pull a lot of stuff out of the tank. There isn't a lot of science, mostly "look at all that plankton in my skimmate," but the concensus seems to be that it is possible to overskim. I'm still not sure what that means in practical terms.

Eric Borneman wrote a little bit about it in ReefKeeping Magazine a few months ago. Not a lot of substance, but food for thought (see "myth 17"):
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-01/eb/index.htm
 
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Thanks for the information. I had read somewhere about the gph of skimming should equal the gph of filtering. That was an interesting article in the link. I'm going to let everything run as is and watch for "the results (of) a "sterile" looking tank" before I worry about cutting back on the skimming.

Thanks for the info.

MB
 
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