Need Skimmer for Cad 39G

trilinearmipmap · #1 10-27-2008, 03:38 AM

I have a Tunze 9002 nano-skimmer, stay away from it, I get a couple of tablespoons of skimmate per week, and every few weeks the thing starts making a noise or stops working and I have to take it apart and service it. Unlike other Tunze products this thing is a piece of junk.

The bigger Tunze skimmers have good reputations though.

I am waiting for the Euro-reef nano-skimmers to come out then my Tunze will be for sale or I will take it out back and shoot it.

Oscar · #2 10-27-2008, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

I am waiting for the Euro-reef nano-skimmers to come out then my Tunze will be for sale or I will take it out back and shoot it.

According to the Euro-reef website they were demo-ing their nano skimmer this weekend. When you do shoot the Tunze please post the video.

MMAX · #3 10-27-2008, 03:00 PM

Why run a skimmer at all on a small setup like yours? I used to run a Super Skimmer on my 20gal and the thing was a piece of crap. Removed it and haven't had a problem since, I just go with a 4 or 5 gal water change every week or so.

Oscar · #4 10-27-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MMAX

Why run a skimmer at all on a small setup like yours? I used to run a Super Skimmer on my 20gal and the thing was a piece of crap. Removed it and haven't had a problem since, I just go with a 4 or 5 gal water change every week or so.

What is your bioload / livestock?

MMAX · #5 10-27-2008, 03:34 PM

3...make that 2 fish (one of my clowns committed suicide last night-jumped out), 2 cleaner shrimp, 2 turbo snails, 7 hermits, a few stometalla (slugs), hairy crab, 5 or 6 corals (mostly softies) and 1 sun coral.

justinl · #6 10-27-2008, 05:15 PM

I have never had any problem with my tunze 9002. could have more skimmate but runs pretty well imo. about a cup a week. 75g stocked with a few lps (fed), blue damsel, canary wrasse, peacock mantis.

however, if you have the cash, the deltec is superior from what i hear.

Oscar · #7 10-27-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by justinl

I have never had any problem with my tunze 9002. could have more skimmate but runs pretty well imo. about a cup a week.

Does the skimmate look like green tea or darker? What is the noise level like?

cwickham · #8 10-31-2008, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by justinl

I have never had any problem with my tunze 9002. could have more skimmate but runs pretty well imo. about a cup a week. 75g stocked with a few lps (fed), blue damsel, canary wrasse, peacock mantis.

however, if you have the cash, the deltec is superior from what i hear.

I love my tunze 9002 aswell, it can be set very easily to only remove the nastyest brown gunk... its silent, no micro bubbles and been running about 4 months now and no problems