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Excellent post Tony. This brings back the years of heated discussions on another board. ![]() Marie, thats an awesome pic. Was that Eric,s tank before the mishap?
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![]() Wow. Pretty awesome. Hard to argue with *that*
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![]() I have been running my system for a little over a year. I do 25% water changes every two weeks. My system is sumpless as well. I AM however going to be adding a skimmer. My biggest fear I guess is an overall system crash....don't know why. My fish are starting to get large and when I see them poop I am amazed how much bigger thier dumps are getting. I will be adding a hang on so Idon't think it will make a big difference either way...maybe help a little. Anyone have a hang on skimmer they want to sell???
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![]() and a nice looking aquarium.
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![]() Thanks Doug.
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![]() I agree--looks great! What size tank is that?
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![]() Thanks Iron Chef. It's a 120g 4x2x2. I guess I should include info in my sig.
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I have never seen a complete study that determined that the skimate from foam fractioning is indeed harmful to reef life (I think Borneman did some work but was it conclusive?) yet we assume it is. Why? Because it looks gross and smells bad to us so it must be bad for reef life? One variable that I do think is often overlooked is the marketing from the industry. As with most others, consumption is encouraged to increase profit and more/bigger is better (and more expensive). Quality skimmers are expensive in an already expensive hobby. If I had to set up a new system I would definitely look at avoiding purchasing a skimmer if at all possible by keeping the bioload reasonable and choosing corals that thrive at moderate or higher nutrient levels (ie no sps). This would reduce cost and reduce the possibility of 'equipment overload.' |