20 Gal Start-Up @ Day #1
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Yes. From what I can tell, the Mag one is a bigger skimmer than the one that Doug has.
Upside is that you'll have a skimmer that can grow into a new tank with you. The downside is that you'll be eating up a fair chunk of interior room with a pump that's approximately 5"x4"x4" and, as mentioned, putting a fair amount of heat into the mix, too.
This is a softies tank, correct? Get a Seaclone. With a little adjustment, they're perfectly good for a fish only or softies tank.
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The sump is tiny it will have to be an hob skimmer period.
Need to look at the prizm or a bak pak like yours.
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: blue;">Loren W.</span></span>
Need to look at the prizm or a bak pak like yours.
<span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: blue;">Loren W.</span></span>
I don't mean to offend anyone here who uses the following (they can all be successful):
For the future, I would recommend avoding:
Seaclone
Bak-Pak (or most CPR products for that matter)
Fission Nano-Skimmer
Remora
Prizm
Seaclone (aka "Seaclown"): you get exactly what you pay for it. Not too much.
Bak-Pak: see Seaclone.
Nano-Skimmer: see Bak-Pak.
Prizm: see Nano-Skimmer.
Remora: you don't get what you paid for. It's better than the others, and definitely does fine on a small tank <30G, but for the price tag it's ridiculous. You could get an Octopus NW150 for less than a Remora, and it can handle 75-100 gallons out-of-the-box. I don't know about their HOB models, but their in-sumps are good. A bit bigger than your standard HOB, too, but well worth it for their price tag. Asthetics are the only reason I would ever get something other than an Octo if I plan to spend <$200.
For the future, I would recommend avoding:
Seaclone
Bak-Pak (or most CPR products for that matter)
Fission Nano-Skimmer
Remora
Prizm
Seaclone (aka "Seaclown"): you get exactly what you pay for it. Not too much.
Bak-Pak: see Seaclone.
Nano-Skimmer: see Bak-Pak.
Prizm: see Nano-Skimmer.
Remora: you don't get what you paid for. It's better than the others, and definitely does fine on a small tank <30G, but for the price tag it's ridiculous. You could get an Octopus NW150 for less than a Remora, and it can handle 75-100 gallons out-of-the-box. I don't know about their HOB models, but their in-sumps are good. A bit bigger than your standard HOB, too, but well worth it for their price tag. Asthetics are the only reason I would ever get something other than an Octo if I plan to spend <$200.
