I set up my newest tank to be sumpless/skimmerless. Not going to last long though
I hate not having a sump. I thought it would be a nice challenge and change to have a very simple system with just LR and powerheads...not really...
Everything is doing very well and my SPS have better colour/growth than older tanks I used to keep with all kinds of equipment but there are problems.
I hate having my PH and temperature probe in the display, I hate the surface organics, I don't like the extra powerhead needed because of no return pump flow and I DESPISE manually doing water top offs! Everyday!
The tank is already drilled and I have a nice easy plan for an overflow but I am wondering about a skimmer? I was going to just do the sump with lots of macro and leave it at that but I started thinking that maybe I should just go ahead and add a skimmer too.
Do you guys think a Coralife skimmer is even worth it? I kind of get the feeling a Coralife would be about the same as no skimmer
Only reason I am thinking that one though is because I can't spend too much now. Its cheap.