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11-22-2006, 08:43 AM
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Stuck in the middle - 50g tank, which Deltec skimmer?
ok, hopefully a simple question
 It's a toss up between the Deltec MCE300 or the MCE600. The size of my tank kind of falls between the 2 (seeing how manufacturers over-rate their skimmers). The tank is empty now, but I'm planning on softies, a few small fish (maybe 5) and the typical custodians - so the bio-load will be relatively small. It has to be a HOB skimmer that has the pump outside, as I don't want it to eat space inside the aquarium. It also has to be quiet. Now, I'm guessing that in-aquarium pumps will be quieter because the water and glass will baffle the sound, but I can't stand a whole bunch of hardware in the tank - especially as this HOB will be on the side of the tank, not the back. So which one would you recommend? 
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11-22-2006, 02:55 PM
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If all your planning on is soft corals then the smaller one should be fine. If it were me though I would spend the extra $50 and go for the bigger one you could always feed more to compensate
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11-26-2006, 10:56 AM
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I think there will be more than a $50 difference between the MCE300 and MCE600, based on what stores in the UK are selling them for. But I'm not too concerned about the price. I'm just wondering if the MCE600 would be overkill for the size of my tank. Also, the bigger the skimmer, the bigger the pump, which means that it will be louder, and I'm trying to keep the noises to a minimum.
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11-26-2006, 01:12 PM
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If you can make the bigger one work I would go with that. Down the road when you decide to do an upgrade you'll be glad you got the better in the first place.
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11-26-2006, 03:50 PM
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Something else to consider. The MCE300 is a brand new skimmer in the Deltec line and the bugs haven't been worked out of it yet. I have been following this thread about another reefers experiences:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=963923 Seems to be a mixed bag? On the plus side, it should be considerably cheaper than the MCE600 when they are available. Or, you could also just splurge for the MCE600 if you have the $$$!
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