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I would really like to see pics of your skimerless tank! Last edited by Carrera75; 08-08-2007 at 01:13 AM. |
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![]() I'd love to see a photo too!
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![]() I'm way too nervous, with all these amazing tanks, to post my own FTS! But...I decided to plunk my skimmer back in and see what happened, after about 4 months skimmerless:
1 hour later... ![]() 3 hours later... ![]() Wow. Nasty. I think I might leave it in for a while ![]() Or maybe forever. ...and maybe I should clean my wall...hah.
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Hi there Well, my tank has been skimerless for a year now. I have had very very few problems with my tank. Never had any algae problems and all my corals-fish are doing very well. Here are some pics that I took yesterday. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() I agree, your tank looks awesome!! To be honest, I saw several of my corals decline over a period of 3-4 weeks, and I couldn't pinpoint the reason. I think it was simply too nutrient-rich an environment. In particular, my open brain, frogspawn and torch corals were retracted more than usual. When I skimmed for a day, they were fully open, etc.
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![]() I saw lots of tanks run without skimmer But honestly i wouldnt run a tank without skimmer.
IMO Without skimmer: Less feeding=slow growth, less live stock, more live rock, sandbed and macroalgea, more water changes, Have to keep hardy corals. This list can go all day Worth it? I dont think so. Last edited by fragalot; 09-27-2007 at 04:31 PM. |
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There are some guys that have very expensive hig-tech equipment and they still have algae problems. Am not saying that what I do will work for everyone but why change what I have been so far when my tank looks healtier and nicer than some other tanks that have very expensive skimmer, phosban reactor, calcium reactor and the list goes on. Cheers |
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![]() Well Buddy,
All your corals can handle almost all water parameters. So it doesnt matter what you have or not have they will survive. Once you have high demand coral in your tank you will understand why you need those " High-tech " products. I saw a tank 55g with 10 big fishes in it and lots of corals (hardy ones) with no skimmer, no fuge etc.. They are "surviving" with no algea, clear water, good parameters. But question is how long it will go like that? But its your choice how you run your tank, what you give to animals under your responsibility. I just told my opinion. Dont take it too hard. I didnt say change it. If you are happy, keep it same way. I wont gain anything if i suggest you a skimmer or not the suggest. Last edited by fragalot; 09-27-2007 at 06:52 PM. |
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Am not upset at all, I just wanted to say that this has been working for me so far and I don't see the need to change what I do. All my corals have grown but am not going to deny that thier growth is slow and that's probably because I feed very little. There are some reefers that use very high-tech equipment and they still run into problems. My tank has been algae free since day 1 and can't say that for some of the tanks with hig-tech equipment I have seen here on Canreef. I am aware that you didn't suggest me to change the way I run my tank. All am saying is that different things work for different people. You mentioned that you saw a 55 gallon with 10 big fish and no skimmer. My tank only has 6 fish and they all are fairly small. Am not interested in having big fish or the very delicate and demanding SPS Corals, personally I think they are ugly but again that's my opinion. Cheers |
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![]() Hi,
Can tank run without a skimmer? Of course. With well knowladge, lightly loaded, lightly feeding, lots of biological filtration and keep close eye on your tank. It can be done very well. But if tanks biological filtration overloaded it will fail then your tank will start having problems. This point skimmer starts to work. If big fish dies in your tank without your knowladge it will cause lots of problems. Skimmer helps to clear that mess up before it damages more. So it has positive points ![]() But again its my opinion ![]() Burc |