Coral Life Super skimmer 220

[warforged]

I need someones view on this skimmer. DonW and I are going over refugiums and he suspects my skimmer may not be good enough..but because he is not familiar with my skimmer he said ask Skimmy...

I dont know who that is so I will just throw this question up in the appropriate section.

Is my Coral Life Venturi Super Skimmer 220g good for a 55gallon tank?

 

[Skimmy]

hmm,well those are pretty crappy so,
i'd say off the top of my head yes, upgrade as soon as you can comfortably afford.
in the mean time, if it's in a sump, i 'd say mesh mod that thing.

 

[luke33]

Its plenty for a 55g imo. If you run it as a hot you need to keep your tank level constant for it to work well. They do much better in sump with a constant water level though. And as a hot you'll have a few overflows for no reason.

 

[warforged]

It's Hob....and I always keep my Ro/Di nearby to keep the water level just right.... I dont have the issues I have read about ... the bubbles diffuse just fine... I also altered that outtake some i have zero problems with it.

As for skimming I get the dry or wet as I desire with a simple nob twist...the bubbles are intense and it has a cyclone effect in the water chamber a tornado of micro bubbles..

Its much better than the last one I owned the 60g rated...the largest one they make I bought and its far superior in the bubble creation ...

Now I would like to know why Skim finds this skimmer to be bad..I am all for feedback with detail so I can understand to.