I bought a cheap skimmer a year or so ago for my 125 gallon saltwater fish only live sand saltwater tank I have had the tank set up for 3 years but I didnt even install the in tank skimmer,its huge and horrible looking but here is my main question....
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There is a nipple on the collection cup, that allows you to run a tube to a larger container. A one gallon milk jug, sitting within a 5 gallon bucket, should give you the time you need to check regularly. Keeping your water level at the same point at all times, allows you to set the skimmer and simply leave it. That being said, I have found that putting the skimmer in my sump and baffling it off to maintain the water level is by far, the best solution. I also have a IP Camera mounted to monitor my sump, to keep an eye on the collection level. Hope this helps!
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It is large enough I have mine on 50 gallon tank but the impeller on the skimmer broke after about 1 month , but Instant Ocean Replaced it immediatley after calling customer service
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I use no filters on my mixed reef. They catch all the little bugs that are good for the tank and become food for the fish. I would suggest a skimmer with out any other filters. I used a back pack on my 40gal reef when I started and a fluval 301. The fluval would fill up with copepods, baby snails, littletube worms and limpets. I wanted the micro fauna to remain so I stoped using the fluval and just added a overhead for water movement.
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Do yourself a favor and throw that piece of junk out now. The light it comes will does not grow anything but the lowest of low light plants (and only directly centered under the light). The filter is too strong a flow and it not warped in foam tends to vibrate and b loud. The plastic the tank is made of will get stress fractures (appears like insane amount of tiny webbing) and you can actually see the tank pow outward if you fill it to within 1/2" of the top. Its not worth it.Also evolve4 does not mean 4 gallons, its barely 3g total but less (around 2.3) in the front swim area. You can't fit much of anything live in there without it being too cramped. Do yourself a favor and throw that piece of junk out now. The light it comes will does not grow anything but the lowest of low light plants (and only directly centered under the light). The filter is too strong a flow and it not warped in foam tends to vibrate and b loud. The plastic the tank is made of will get stress fractures (appears like insane amount of tiny webbing) and you can actually see the tank pow outward if you fill it to within 1/2" of the top. Its not worth it.Also evolve4 does not mean 4 gallons, its barely 3g total but less (around 2.3) in the front swim area.... » Read More Do yourself a favor and throw that piece of junk out now. The light it comes will does not grow anything but the lowest of low light plants (and only directly centered under the light). The filter is too strong a flow and it not warped in foam tends to vibrate and b loud. The plastic the tank is made of will get stress fractures (appears like insane amount of tiny webbing) and you can actually see the tank pow outward if you fill it to within 1/2" of the top. Its not worth it.Also evolve4 does not mean 4 gallons, its barely 3g total but less (around 2.3) in the front swim area. You can't fit much of anything live in there without it being too cramped. « Show Less
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I replaced the filter with a fluval filter. Yeah, it was strong and dangerous in my opinion. I just sold this tank! It is an awesome tank! More on the fluval mini filter, you can adjust the current. Make sure you can return it because I have found some models of the filter to be noisy.
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Works perfect with my 32 gallon tank and I believe it's rated for up to 75 gallon. It's a great skimmer for the price.
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Is there anything else in there besides the turtle? If you want to use this one just do the math and make sure there's enough room to fit the skimmer in there. The water level needs to stay pretty consistent, otherwise it doesn't work that great.
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Answered earlier...NO SKIMMER comes with tank. All else does--pump, air exhaust into tank, 2 different filters, LED lighting, little "pointed" balls at rear to help filter...but no skimmer. All is 'hidden' at rear. Questionable whether skimmer needed. Mine hasn't.
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I have 2 koralia 1650 in a 125 (72 inch length) and they are too much for the tank as a placed a partial obstruction in front to tame them down. I also have 2 850 which do not seem enough. For a 55 gallon I would stick with the 850 to 1000 range. I do like their magnetic base and wide column of water generated. I have mostly crushed coral salt tank with some aragonite sand. The sand is a problem with too much turbulence. Just one of the 1650 will transverse the whole 72 inch tank
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ok thank you vary much im trying to decide what to use in my saltwater tank
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Depending on the size of your tank, the more circulation the better. I have a 60gal with a built in wet n dry sy1 (626) 915-3636stem. & I'm using the fluval 306 as 2nd filter. Got 4discus, 4angels, & 3silver dollar. 11 fishes doesn't seem much for 60gal. But the discus fishes are a good size. For what I have "YES" 2 filters works best & 10% water change every 3wks. Hope this helps u decide ?
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I have 36" wide 75 gallon tank and I have one of these up. Had it about 2 months my corals are doing ok so far. I have mostly soft corals and a few lps corals. I've noticed my soft corals have lost some color right under the light so its a little stronger than my 150w metal halide. Any wider and I would suggest 2 of these though as the light drops off pretty fast on the edges of my tank, but my soft corals are ok with that
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I started with 6 weeks long time period in my 60 gal tank, per bottle.Well, in 8 months time, my aquatic jungle has been harvested 3 times. My tank is 24 inches tall, and I had lillies growing ouy of the top. More plants....more CO2 I got another for a smaller tank and uses 6 times more due to a miniscule leak. :(. And they are expensive. I am a ruralite and am dragging my feet to get into town for a better setup. It may be a good "Starter" setup. BTW, the "leaker" valve on a 10 gallon moss shrimp tank, goes thru 6 times faster than my "jungle" 60 gal.....IMHO, the "20" is a piece of junk as well....Fluval needs to start over and do it right....... I started with 6 weeks long time period in my 60 gal tank, per bottle.Well, in 8 months time, my aquatic jungle has been harvested 3 times. My tank is 24 inches tall, and I had lillies growing ouy of the top. More plants....more CO2 I got another for a smaller tank and uses 6 times more due to a miniscule leak. :(. And they are expensive. I am a ruralite and am dragging my feet to get into town for a better setup. It may be a good "Starter" setup. BTW, the "leaker" valve on a 10 gallon moss shrimp tank, goes thru 6 times faster than my "jungle" 60 gal.....IMHO,... » Read More I started with 6 weeks long time period in my 60 gal tank, per bottle.Well, in 8 months time, my aquatic jungle has been harvested 3 times. My tank is 24 inches tall, and I had lillies growing ouy of the top. More plants....more CO2 I got another for a smaller tank and uses 6 times more due to a miniscule leak. :(. And they are expensive. I am a ruralite and am dragging my feet to get into town for a better setup. It may be a good "Starter" setup. BTW, the "leaker" valve on a 10 gallon moss shrimp tank, goes thru 6 times faster than my "jungle" 60 gal.....IMHO, the "20" is a piece of junk as well....Fluval needs to start over and do it right....... « Show Less
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You don't want to use hang on back filtration for a salt water system. .. do research before you set up a saltwater system they are very expensive and you will kill everything if not set up properly. .. get a protein skimmer not a filter like this
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I have one set up going in my 25 gallon and tone honest I am not sure if this is enough for the size of my tank. The mixture does not last 30 days. It dies with in 15day at most. While it is running and producing bubbles every 3 seconds or so.... It gets very slow (like a bubble every 15 seconds or so by the second week). Try it out. It wouldn't hurt but it will not make a big difference in 29 gallon tank in my opinion.
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I use my Filstar in a 75 gal fresh water aquarium. No skimmer needed and it does a great job!
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Hi Brenda we purchased the 18 by 52 it came with the salt water system and the Sand pump the salt water system is awesome the water is so clear and great on the skin and hair and no burning eyes. So if the pump that came with is not a sand pump I would recommend you get one. We decided not to level under the pool with sand because after we take our pool down for the winter we did not want a big sand pile left for all the neiborhood animals to use as a litter box so we used cinder blocks. My husband dug a hole in the ground and put the block in and lined each pole up on each block he used a stick with a level on it and it worked out great! Enjoy your pool I'm sure you will love it Hi Brenda we purchased the 18 by 52 it came with the salt water system and the Sand pump the salt water system is awesome the water is so clear and great on the skin and hair and no burning eyes. So if the pump that came with is not a sand pump I would recommend you get one. We decided not to level under the pool with sand because after we take our pool down for the winter we did not want a big sand pile left for all the neiborhood animals to use as a litter box so we used cinder blocks. My husband dug a hole in the ground and put the block in and lined each pole up on each block he used a... » Read More Hi Brenda we purchased the 18 by 52 it came with the salt water system and the Sand pump the salt water system is awesome the water is so clear and great on the skin and hair and no burning eyes. So if the pump that came with is not a sand pump I would recommend you get one. We decided not to level under the pool with sand because after we take our pool down for the winter we did not want a big sand pile left for all the neiborhood animals to use as a litter box so we used cinder blocks. My husband dug a hole in the ground and put the block in and lined each pole up on each block he used a stick with a level on it and it worked out great! Enjoy your pool I'm sure you will love it « Show Less