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05-24-2007, 08:10 PM
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Here is another example of a successful skimmerless tank.
Second row 1st video on left. (Andre's Tank I beleive) http://www.reefvideos.com/ 
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05-24-2007, 09:02 PM
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I removed my skimmer last week.
It was only putting out about a cup of skimmate a week anyway and now I have a thriving refugium I decided it's time 
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05-24-2007, 10:05 PM
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29g oceanic. No skimmer 1 1/2" live sand 30-40 lbs live rock & rubble. Replaced bioballs with rubble, use that cheap fiber on top of the rubble & replace it 1 or 2 times a week. LARGE (really big) RBTA, gold striped maroon clown, cherub angel, dartfish, green clown goby, yellow watchman goby, 2 cleaner shrimp, assorted snails. Cheato stuffed in behind rock work. Stays clear & readings are good. Plenty of pods, worms etc. zoos, mushrooms, xenia
open brain & colt corals. Water changes every 2 weeks. Its working for now.
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05-25-2007, 01:26 AM
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This was my old 35g skimmerless hex tank. Everybody seemed to think it was my best tank.
   Anthony
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If you see it, can take care of it, better get it or put it on hold. Otherwise, it'll be gone & you'll regret it!
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06-08-2007, 02:53 PM
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Very nice, Anthony! What did you do to maintain it? And Marie, how is yours doing?
So I've been skimmerless for a few weeks now. My observations so far: the film on the glass seems to accumulate more quickly, but is not out of control. No reoccurences of nuisance algae otherwise. The polyp extension is insane. All of my corals are fuller and bigger than I've ever seen them. In particular, the bubble coral, short-tentacle plate, frogspawn and mushrooms.
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06-08-2007, 03:03 PM
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I discovered I am emotionaly attached to my skimmer and started it back up again
 . I did a water change the other night after changing the filters on my RO unit and immediately after the water change all the polyps on the corals withdrew, so in a panic I replaced the carbon and turned the skimmer back on. Everything is fine, it appears to be just a minor blip but I feel better leaving the skimmer where it is. For the 2 weeks it was turned off I didn't notice any big changes
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08-07-2007, 06:56 PM
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Over 2 months skimmerless now and haven't noticed any adverse affects! Corals are still showing amazing polyp extension and fish are happy! Same amount of green film on the glass as before.
Of course, I don't have any SPS (except for a green monti cap which is growing and doing alright as well). 
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08-07-2007, 07:06 PM
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I would only consider this only for mature systems with lots of biological transport methods.
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08-07-2007, 07:15 PM
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What do you consider a mature system?
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~Drew 10G Nano * 10G Sump * Deltec MCE 600 Skimmer * JBL Viper 150w MH * Zeovit * Vortech MP40W Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ~S. Ertz
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