Bare bottom and skimmer

[TRUKINGNY]

I am setting up a deep blue 57 gal rimless tank and I wanna go BB but everything I read says you have to oversize your skimmer but doesn't say how much I was looking at the Reef Octopus SRO XP 1000SSS
Which is rated for a 125 gal tank is this enough of a oversize?

 

[jcdeng]

Depends on your bioload, if you less than 5 fishes in there then 125 is good

 

[kenconnect]

1st off welcome back bro..imo i would go a lil over double of the size of the tank and I personally dont like bb you see alot a stuff all over the floor

 

[Paolissimo]

I went bare bottom, and it just looks ugly. My aqua scape is not all that, so that could also be the reason why i think it's ugly. Also If you plan on keeping sand dwellers fish, obviously you will need sand.

 

[TRUKINGNY]

any one else??

 

[Og Drogon]

I have the same tank, and I went with the bubble magus nac-3 and let's just say I have a "HEAVY" bio-load, and it's working very nice.
It's rated up to 80g I think.
The only problem with the skimmer is keeping the pump under it when you clean it lol... But I have a 3" sand bed too.

 

[Awibrandy]

I went bare bottom, and it just looks ugly. My aqua scape is not all that, so that could also be the reason why i think it's ugly. Also If you plan on keeping sand dwellers fish, obviously you will need sand.

DITTO

My 20 gallon is barebottom, and I intend to get some sand in it soon.

 

[House of Laughter]

I have posted this a hundred times

If god wanted no sand, we'd have no sand.



House

 

[batt600]

I have a bar bottom and it look great , Dont know what all the others are talking about. As for skimmers go about 100 to 200G over rated for you tank

 

[bizzarro]

Why would going bare bottom require a bigger skimmer? I figure it's the opposite. Ever since going BB, the water quality is much better and easier to maintain. Most of the detritus collect and visible that it's easier to remove.

I don't use the SRO LX-1000S on my 29G anymore, I have a CPR fuge with macros and the live rock in the DT.

Before I went bb, I had crushed coral.

 

[TRUKINGNY]

ok so for the BB guys which skimmer is better for my set up
Super Reef Octopus XP1000 Space Saver (110 Gallon) Internal Cone Protein Skimmer
or
Reef Octopus Diablo 6 Inch 160 XS Space Saver (160 Gallon) In Sump Protein Skimmer w/ Gate Valve

 

[TRUKINGNY]

Why would going bare bottom require a bigger skimmer? I figure it's the opposite. Ever since going BB, the water quality is much better and easier to maintain. Most of the detritus collect and visible that it's easier to remove.

I don't use the SRO LX-1000S on my 29G anymore, I have a CPR fuge with macros and the live rock in the DT.

Before I went bb, I had crushed coral.

i think you need a bigger skimmer bc you need something to make up for the sand bc sand is a natural filtration in our tanks maybe someone with better knowledge can answer it im not %100

 

[TRUKINGNY]

also what will happen if the skimmer is to big for my system?

 

[masterswimmer]

also what will happen if the skimmer is to big for my system?

The skimmers' output will not be consistent. In other words, your skimmer can't pull DOC's out of the water if the efficiency of the skimmer is such that it already removed the DOC's and your water is running ULNS. As you feed, your fish produce waste, your bacteria breaks down ammonia & nitrite, your skimmer will again begin to foam up with the nasty gunk you expect to see. Since your skimmer is 'too large' for your system, it just strips the DOC's faster than a smaller skimmer would, thereby creating a type of skimmer 'down time' while there is nothing present in the water for it to process.

Hope this wasn't too confusing.

Russ