Skimmer or no Skimmer??

[o.c.d.]

I have kept seahorses.I would also say a good skimmer is a must, esp with seahorses. The don't have a stomach so they require min two feeding a day. Some may disagree but most will not. That type of feeding will add excessive nutrients into the system, so be prepared to clean you filter often. The better the skimmer the less often you will have to water change. Going with a sump will increase the amount of water vol and releave the cleaning of the filter. and allow you to get a bigger skimmer that will not be in the display. I also have the deltec mce 600 and it does make noise I've had to cushion the pump to quiet vibration and to air intake has no muffler so you can hear it sucking air. Still a very good skimmer for hang on version.