Interesting comparison
 

I just seen this comparison between four identical tanks with different filtration after a year. The description is a bit long winded but still a neat little study.
Watch "1 Year Update of reef tanks w/ Different filtrati…" on YouTube
1 Year Update of reef tanks w/ Different filtrati…: http://youtu.be/4iSW_GPP9ac

So we don't really need skimmers then??? I'm so confused.

thanks for posting!!!! cool find

I remember seeing this when I was in the midst of research for setting up my first tank. Was interesting then, even more so now that I have a year and a half experience with my tank. It seems to offer compelling evidence for the benefit of running a macro fuge.

As an experiment, I wish that they had done some more isolation between the tanks. The 2 tanks in the middle get more light than the 2 on the ends.