Skimmer & Lava Rock

[nsu7]

Hi should I wait till after 3 mos of my tank being established to add a skimmer, and is lava rock bad in SW FO ref metals in it?

 

[OrionGirl]

Real lava rock, or the stuff sold at many LFS called lava rock? Entirely different rocks--the stuff sold at the LFS is safe, I've used it for many years.

If you're doing a fishless cycle, you can hold off on the skimmer. If you're cycling with live rock, adding it now will be beneficial to the survivors on the rock.

 

[nsu7]

Ok, thanks so much. Yep, I got it at the LFS (Petco...)

Will hold off on the skimmer, thanks!!! Do you think I should go with the Coralife Super Skimmer 220, dual cpr bak pak2, or the remora pro?

 

[OrionGirl]

I've heard good things about the cpr bak paks, but I really think any of the three would work.

 

[kcmo lawman]

I have the Coralife Super Skimmer on my 55g and I love the job it is doing. I am able to set it to skim wet or dry depending on what I want done at that time. For the most part I leave it set to skim dry for a darker, thicker collection of junk in the cup. As OrionGirl said, any of the three should work fine for you but even though I have the Super Skimmer if I had the chance I would probably go with the Aqua C skimmer myself.

Hope this helps,

Bradd