Need Advice, Any Suggestions?

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Originally Posted by fiorano

i cant really help out with your question sorry but i have one for you ha ha. i was thinking about running my normal skimmer and my backup at the same time instead of buying new when i upgrade my display tank. then someone told me it was a terrible idea because 2 skimmers wont work together only the dominant one would pull anything out. but i figured if they are both getting water through them they should obviously both work correct? so basically how well does the 2 skimmer situation work for you? haha sorry for not being able to help you out

They are kinda correct, in Europe it is quite common to run 2 skimmers together. I am following there practice. The problem is that if you put a weaker skimmer in, then it may be over-dominated by the more powerful one. I had this problem: I had a EuroReef RS180 and put in a Tunze 9010 with it, well I couldn't get anything out of the Tunze, as the EuroReef disrupted the water too much.

So, I got rid of that and matched things up better, in my case I still have my EuroReef but also put in a Hydor 1000 Recirc... Welll it works great and also does the EuroReef. Both are Venturi systems and both work together and I pull out alot of crap, allowing me to have a heavy bioload.

So what I am saying is that you need to be careful, as you may have problems. If you can match the skimmers up and put 2 of the same, that would probably be the best.

I hope this helps.

Rick