skimmer crapped out what might happen?

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Originally Posted by chris88

my reef is a 50g with a 20g sump. The skimmer wasn't heavy duty to begin with it is a marineland in sump skimmer but it worked great. i do bi-weekly 20% water changes normally and i have also had great paramters and no alage growth. I may have to pick up another skimmer for now and sell the replacement when it comes in.

Depending on your bio-load, you should be alright for awhile with that size tank. I ran a 90g reef for 2 months with no skimmer. Keep a close eye on the water parameters and as mentioned above, cut back some on the feeding.