Quote:
	
	
		| 
					Originally Posted by WarDog  Welcome to Canreef! I'm not sure where you are getting your information from, but in my honest opinion I wouldn't put water in a tank without a skimmer. No real order in which you need equipment either. Keep an eye on the buy/sell forum and check out other members tank builds. Lots of useful info there! | 
	
 I ran my tank skimmerless and sumpless for almost a year. Not necessarily the best way to do it, but it works just fine.  The sooner you get a skimmer the better though.  They certainly make a big difference.