I probably should have mentioned that I already have 2 small hermits 3 bumblebee snails and a (rented) Sea Hare in the tank. I was getting essentially zero out of the skimmer until I put the Sea Hare in there last Sunday and then I got a little skimmate so my gut tells me things are as they should be but there is just very very little bio load in the tank.
My plan is to add very little and leave several weeks in between additions at the very least so I can gain a sense of the extra load each animal brings. With just a 29 Gal tank and no sump, there's not going to be a ton of stuff in this tank anyhow.
If I can keep this going without killing everything in it then the plan is to go to something closer to 100 Gal, drilled, with overflow and a sump; proper lights etc. Just don't tell my wife
