Not running skimmer

suvuong7 · Mar 12, 2022

Anyone else out there not running a slimmer on your tank? I have taken my skimmer off line for about a year now and having great success with all my corals. I’ve been doing about a gallon water change weekly on my 120. I also have a 25 gal that am doing the same method and seems like the corals likes it better without a skimmer…

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TeoTheCoral · Mar 12, 2022

I am running skimmer 8 hrs a day with refugium full of chaeto. PO4 is 0.03-0.05 and need to dose NO3 weekly.

TeoTheCoral · Mar 12, 2022

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joseserrano · Mar 12, 2022

If I felt the skimmer was removing too much, I’d just take the cup off. The air it injects into the system is too beneficial

glency · Mar 12, 2022

I have a Red Sea 300 that will not stop overflowing. I shut it off. I don’t see much difference. Gonna try without it for a while.

superman858mm · Mar 12, 2022

No skimmer 4 me

Tommy Ngo · Mar 12, 2022

I had ran my system without a skimmer for over a year with success. I just have to keep an eye on how much I feed the fishes and corals.

Reef_loco · Mar 12, 2022

I Run 4 hours in the morning, P04 and N03 are .05 and 3-5. If I run longer, N03 drops to 0 quickly

chowberg · Mar 12, 2022

A long time ago I had a 40 gallon cube that I ran without a skimmer. It had an old Euroreef RS-80 but the Sedra pump was so loud I ended up taking it off line. The tank was OK but I ended up doing more water changes. I eventually swapped it with something with a Sicce pump.

suvuong7 · Mar 12, 2022

superman858mm said:

If you don’t run skimmer what are your maintenance technique as I do 1 gallon water change weekly to substitute not running a skimmer

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suvuong7 · Mar 12, 2022

I use that area as a frag rack area now more room and excuses to buy more corals lol

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TeoTheCoral · Mar 12, 2022

Has anyone not running skimmer tried putting an air stone in Sump so as to provide more oxygen to tank without having ugly bubbles in DT?

TeoTheCoral · Mar 12, 2022

Could one put air stone in sump to provide more oxygenation?

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TeoTheCoral · Mar 12, 2022

joseserrano said:

Could one put air stone in sump to provide more oxygenation?

suvuong7 · Mar 12, 2022

TeoTheCoral said:

If you have proper flow though your power heads I don’t think there would be any extra benefit in running an air stone

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djrice69 · Mar 12, 2022

What’s your ph like without the skimmer?

TeoTheCoral · Mar 12, 2022

suvuong7 said:

I try to have one of my gyre near the surface to help agitation and better oxygenation

suvuong7 · Mar 12, 2022

djrice69 said:

8.1 but it goes down to 7.7 at night swings down at nighttime I does kalkwaser but can’t stabilize my ph at night for some reason…my ph swings same even when I ran a slimmer

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joseserrano · Mar 12, 2022

TeoTheCoral said:

It would have a to be a pretty large air stone, but imagine it’s not the same.

djrice69 · Mar 12, 2022

suvuong7 said:

Its your light cycle more corals you peak ph but with people in house carbonic acid drops fast. Skimmer helps a little.

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