Can you OVER-skim?

[Dale]

To play the devils advocate

Again, some of the discussion is based on peoples personal preferences and not with the livestock selection in the tank. There should really be the caveat "if you keep this, you should do this" in order to be accurate.

Will one be successful with SPS species if one strips the water column of nutrients?

Will one be successful with filter feeders like feather dusters, clams, certain softies, sponges etc... if one strips the water column of nutrients?

Dosing and stripping is fine for a smaller aquarium but what if you have a 200 - 300 gallon system?
I say this from my own experience in creating a coldwater set up. I naturally built a very efficient skimmer (keep er clean) and then began stocking native species, primarily filter feeding flora and fauna... Oops! This (ought to have been obvious) revelation caused me to take a step back and rethink the whole filtration regime.
I'm not saying I have all the answers - just that I know there are a couple o more questions I need to answer first.

Ok, the devils had enough of my time already