jket88 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I have a 2 feet tank, filtration system is overflow, I have 3 small blue tangs, 1 clean shrimp and 2 true percular clown with 7kg live rock and Hawaii black live sand. I understand my tank are overload with fishes, I facing problem like nitrate too high, that why brown algae keep growing. I have a skimz BR80 bio reactor to assist me to reduce the NO3 in my tank. I also reduce the light duration to 6 hrs. I do water change every 3 to 4 days to reduce nitrate. I wish to have some advice on powerful skimmer that can do me a good job in keeping my NO3 low. I also add Continnum aquatics coraline purple.Cx to accelerator for coraline algae grown. Please advice which skimmer I should purchase and where to purchase. Thanks for advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Btw, My tank can hold up to 16 gallon of water, I have bio homes , and ceramic in my filtration system, any advices on external hang on skimmer? I m thinking of getting Reef octopus BH 90 or BH 1000, any others good advice? Fishes waste in my tank keep increasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Anyone can advise me where can I get reef octopus BH90 & BH1000 ? How much is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Supporter Harlequinmania Posted February 16, 2014 SRC Supporter Share Posted February 16, 2014 You can check with iwarna on reef octopus skimmer. If your budget allow go for deltec hangon skimmer instead for a better skimmer. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Quote 1000 Gallon Tank in the Hole http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/topic/120957-1000-gallon-3d-hole-in-the-wall/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 You can check with iwarna on reef octopus skimmer. If your budget allow go for deltec hangon skimmer instead for a better skimmer. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2 Thank you for your suggestion, I check with irwana today at about 5pm, they don't have this 2 model, any other where else I can get? If go for deltec,which external skimmer you suggest? Please advise. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitz Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I saw bh1000 at ah beng shop few days back. Maybe u can go there and take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo77 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Deltec mce300, 400 and 600. Reef octopus is good but a bit bulky to me. U can also check on bubble magus hang on skimmer. If u are on budget, redsea Prizm is working well. Another brand is skimz. Hope this help. Quote Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262 FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000 Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000 Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500 Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w Controller : GHL Profilux Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox Ozonizer : Sander C50 UV : Corallife 6x Algae Scrubbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Deltec mce300, 400 and 600. Reef octopus is good but a bit bulky to me. U can also check on bubble magus hang on skimmer. If u are on budget, redsea Prizm is working well. Another brand is skimz. Hope this help. Many thanks for your help, but I heard reef octopus is good for protein skimmer, BH90 and BH1000 is it too big or bulky for my 2 feet tank? Roughly how much is mce300? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Evolutionz Posted February 16, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted February 16, 2014 You'll never go wrong with deltec. For mce300. Probably can source for 2nd hand 100+ Quote EvolutionZ's Floating Reef: (Decommed) EvolutionZ's 4ft shallow Mixed Reef Build : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member SunkistC Posted February 17, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted February 17, 2014 Agree with Deltec.. quality and performance assured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC82 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 sorry to hack into this thread. How is redsea prizm protein skimmer and tunze 9004 doc skimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I think tunze 9004 is v ex. But how is the performance since he bring up this question. Thanks for all the advise . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Anyone know where I can purchase deltec mc300? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC82 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Tunze cost $179, think it's worth it, cause can take 60 to 250 lites. Should not be a problem with 2ft tank right? Somemore not that bulky. Just my thought, thinking of getting tunze reefpack 250. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Is there any good and power skimmer that can put on the floor recommend for my 2 Feet tanks? Thanks for all advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 I m going to mad pet aquatic supply at midview city to take a look at their deltec skimmer this week. See if I can find any skimmer to suit my tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_ng Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 If you're running a 2ft tank with no sump, space in aquarium very precious! Would advice on a skimmer that has the pump externally.. So that you can keep more things on the tank. Just my opinion hope it helps I'm just learning too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 If you're running a 2ft tank with no sump, space in aquarium very precious! Would advice on a skimmer that has the pump externally.. So that you can keep more things on the tank. Just my opinion hope it helps I'm just learning too Yup. I agree. That y I m looking for external skimmer or hang on type. Is there external type which can put thd floor? Cos I m thinking for deltec mc600.But it maybe too big to hang it behind my 2 feet tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 I m using mce600, that v powerful for my 2 feet tsnk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeneryx Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 bro, just came across this hope it helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 bro, just came across this hope it helps Yup. Thanks for the helpful link. I intend to create a fitration system like put a spong below the outlet of the skimmer to act as another fitration for my tank. Someone is also offering me reef octopus otp1000 skimmer. I would like to buy it to spare in case I wan to set up another tank. How is this otp 1000? Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken_ng Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 bro, just came across this hope it helps I tried too but no reply! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Aquareef123 Posted February 21, 2014 SRC Member Share Posted February 21, 2014 Bro how u like the deltec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Aquareef- good skimmer and effective. We bought RO/DI unit yesterday . And try to make some water using tap for my next top up of tank water. And I also bought the TFS meter to test the reading for the RO/DI unit, the read was zero compared to tape water reading. (118ppm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jket88 Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Sorry . Is TDS meter. Not TFS meter for the above post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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