Protein Skimmer Brand?

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losninos
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Protein Skimmer Brand?

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I'm about to order a protein skimmer for a 120 gal. new marine aquarium. Any suggestions for a brand? I'm looking at Marineland 100, Coralife Super and Red Sea Prizm. Thannks!
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CoralVue Octopus. They arent overly expensive and if you do a little research you'll find they're one of the best on the market. Highly recommended.
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Are you looking for a HOB? Forget the Prism. The CSS is an OK skimmer, not sure the 220 is big enough though. What do you plan on keeping in that tank?
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CSS 220 is not big enough for a 120g, unless lightly stocked.

Forget about the Marineland 100 aka seaclone, they are trash!

On a 120 you should have a sump. It will really help out a good deal. If you cant use a sump for some reason I would suggest a Octopus BH 2000
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