to small of skimmer

well i wrote this all out once and hit post and it didnt work. lol so here we go again but shorter this time
i got a skimmer that i was told was a euroreef 180 well its not its a rs-80 rated for 80 gallon tank i guess. but it seem to be doing a good job in my tank. so my question is should everything be ok just running that skimmer? it seems to be doing just as good as the aqua-c 180 i had thats still sitting in the sump but isnt plugged in. and i want to take it oue but if the new one isnt going to be ok i need to know

Hey mods can you change the title to say skimmer instead of reactor?

I took care of your title for you. The skimmer is going to just work and work. It's not going to hurt anything running it. I run an undersized one on my 100 gallon tank and my parameters are all ok. Just keep an eye on it. You can always upgrade later or just get a second smaller tank

yeah.......it will just work a little harder for you but should be OK..............and I really like the idea of another tank for that other skimmer! .........what do 'ya say marlin?

Cool thanks. ill take the old aqua c out then. I do plan on gettin a good one in a few months. along with a controller lights and a bunch of stuff. just need to safely get by till then. i dont think a second tank is going to happen. one is a big enough power bill. plus i live in an apartment "that i manage" but moving two tanks if i ever had to would be to much hassle. BUT... a lion fish tank would be cool

Its going to do all it can do. Sizing a skimmer is kinda guess work anyway. Sizing a skimmer really comes down to the bioload in the system so that skimmer might do just fine for you as long as you dont have a ton of fish.

i dont have many fish only like 9 or 10. long as its not filling up once a day it should be fine then right?

Its only going to pull out as much as it can. You should be ok with it and its going to be much better then the aquac you had

I would rather have one that is too big then one too small , JMO incase you decide to add to the live stock!!


We ran a 55 gallon for many years with out any skimmer at all , it depends on your habits whei it comes to the tank, I think a skimmer will save ya a little cash over time but IMO it should be cleaned regularly, The ones I have are HOB skimmers so my sugestions are based on that style,,


JMO

this is just temporary till i get my settlement then ill get a real good one"not bubble king good but good" a controller lights yada yada. just need it to hold together for bout 3 month

LOL

I have been holding it to gether for over a year ,take your time , you can do it~!

In the mean time todays new stuff just gets cheaper