Skimmer or refugium?

[Damianiac]

Hi bros... Can advice which one to go for if i have to choose one? Tank abt 3ft.. With sump tank.

Thanks!

[Astronaut Phyo]

Skimmer !!!

[Damianiac]

Skimmer !!!

So.. Can i say refugium not as impt? I read ard and seems like refugium is for fish food cultivation.. The other purpose is something like remove nitrate...

[xiggie]

Skimmer , phosphate removing reactor and any nitrate removing reactor .. 3 basic component .

[mitchell.liang.9]

How about get a combination of both? Skimmer to export detritus before it decomposes and refugium with macroalgae to absorb nitrate and also a place for copepods to grow.

[Angel Keeper]

Depends on livestock. If it's heavy, I'd recommend skimmer and reactors... If very light, I'd recommend refugium...

Angel Keeper

[asg]

Skimmer is a safer bet to remove organic compound i.e. protein. refugium depends on your set up, just like ATS...

[Shadow Walker]

IMHO, Skimmer and refugium are two different items and doing two different kinds of job. In that case why are we comparing both of them together?

[Saeight Abdul Rahman]

i would never skip skimmer. try both. it would be a good combination.

[xiggie]

Only got space for one laa ...

[blueclown]

Skimmer + Bio sphere

[Saeight Abdul Rahman]

Only got space for one laa ...

upgrade sump!

[flankell]

I ran refugium and skimmer separately before and found skimmer is much more efficiency for my setup.

[Damianiac]

Unfortunately i dont have the luxury to have the best of both world. Can only choose one. Even juz by choosing skimmer also have size restriction. Lol. Sump length abt 18" only.

[shahril]

As all the above experts mentioned.. if me given an option to choose 1, definitely skimmer unless your refugium is really really huge to function as an excellent means of nutrient export. But then again if your skimmer suddenly down or stop working, u must have a backup or get it replaced as soon as possible. So its good to invest in a good skimmer that can handle the bioloads.

[flankell]

yar, small skimmer is no use. a good skimmer save a lot of trouble.

[tofubox]

Skimmer. Get those with small footprint. I.e pump is inside chamber. Think skimz make a few of these models

[Damianiac]

Skimmer. Get those with small footprint. I.e pump is inside chamber. Think skimz make a few of these models

Thanks bro... This info save me alot of trouble searching which brand.

[joby553]

Hope this pic can help. It's a dc pump. One of the cheaper skimz skimmers

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[Damianiac]

Hope this pic can help. It's a dc pump. One of the cheaper skimz skimmers

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Bro... Thanks for sharing, it is used for wat tank size? 2ft? And.. Can i know the length of ur sump tank? Thanks alot.

[joby553]

My tank is 2 ft cube. The sump I think is 18inch by 16. I can't remember.

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[Damianiac]

My tank is 2 ft cube. The sump I think is 18inch by 16. I can't remember.

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Thanks alot!

[SubzeroLT]

If forced to choose one, i'd say Skimmer is higher priority.

I have a 3ft tank & using Skimz SM201 oval skimmer.

[Damianiac]

If forced to choose one, i'd say Skimmer is higher priority.

I have a 3ft tank & using Skimz SM201 oval skimmer.

Thanks bro for the model stated. Will go read up.

[waterperson]

+1 skimmer.

You can dilute the nitrate/phosphate with water changes. Hmm but the pods in refugium ...