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skimmer vs fuge
alrighty guys , i have a 10 gallon nano reef , she's alive with color but lacks in the cleanliness department( too much algae and suspended material. i have a fuge in the bcak of the tank with lr and livesand , i am thinking of changing that to a skimmer , good idea, bad idea? any siggestions?
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i luv my fuge it has cute down the amout of hair algea in my tank so far and i am soooo glad
and this is a very contravercial issue but i have not used my skimmer for abotu a year and now i just started using it about a year ago and i havn't noticed much difference some belive it is a nesseside other believe it is not im not sure on mine but why not do both jus build a d.i.y. skimmer ur own way and then u can custom build it to the exact size hope i wuz some help p.s. sorry about my spelling :lol: |
how would i build a skimmer onto my tank , i am using a skilter 400 as my fuge , i know it is a skimmer but i have heard they are junk so i use it as a fuge with live sand and rock
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skim vs. fug
Hey Steve,
I have a 15g tall with a 500 aquaclear mainpump/refugium with a small powerhead as the only other equipment. (excluding lights and heater) ...ie no skimmer for >1yr. The bioload has been variable but reasonbly high for a 15g....4 fish,shrimp,crab,hermits,snails and up to 20 corals and frags, including SPS. Given that skimmers remove DOC and aerate, sooo to go without one; you must remove organic another way...as well as maintain good oxgenation. In this tank, I manage DOC by: -weekly 20% water change (aerated and warmed)==DOC dilution -lots of carbon...apx. 1cup, swap out half/ month....also keeps coral chemical warfare down.Plus a small amount of Purigen to remove what ever other nasties are there...ie sometimes get a trace of nitrate..(jury still out on purigen)===chemical and physical removal or detox. - there is also a sand bed,LR(fuge and tank), some macroalgea, that do what they do.........natural processing. But MOST important IMHO is to prevent DOC build-up. By this I mean things like good pulsing flow over and through and under the LR (closer to 2 lb/gal), vacumn and turkey baster up any visible debris, and of course careful feeding. ....and this allows me to go skimmerless :cool: ....lots do it and have success...and after owning a prismpro...I have my doubts about small skimmers anyway :rolleyes: |
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