What’s up SCReefers. I wanted to get some feed back from the community, on people’s experiences with going skimmerless. My current tank is 40 gallon Visio with a 20 gallon sump.
I only have two clownfish in this tank.
My main goal for this set up is to Run a Mixed Reef. I was running a biopellet reactor, but after my nitrates being virtually undetectable via salifert, I took that reactor offline, and within time I lost a couple of acros. Fast forward a couple months now, and I’ve managed to keep some SPS, including some Montis, my Zoas seem to be doing best, I’ve added a couple of clams, and have kept a mix of LPS. My nitrates are still undectable via my salifert test kit. But I guess the question is, that if I had more filter feeding animals, like a larger clams, sponges,
feather dusters, etc.. is there really a reason to run a skimmer?
I’m currently running a Aquamaxx HOB 1.5 in sump, and it hardly seems to be skimming anything out. I feed PE flakes daily, enough so that my clowns stay healthy, and try to stick to weekly 5 gallon water changes.
Would it be possible run my system Skimmerless? Oh, and I also added Cheato to my Sump a couple of weeks ago, I’m running grow lights on my sump 24/7. Thanks for any feedback in advance.
I only have two clownfish in this tank.
My main goal for this set up is to Run a Mixed Reef. I was running a biopellet reactor, but after my nitrates being virtually undetectable via salifert, I took that reactor offline, and within time I lost a couple of acros. Fast forward a couple months now, and I’ve managed to keep some SPS, including some Montis, my Zoas seem to be doing best, I’ve added a couple of clams, and have kept a mix of LPS. My nitrates are still undectable via my salifert test kit. But I guess the question is, that if I had more filter feeding animals, like a larger clams, sponges,
feather dusters, etc.. is there really a reason to run a skimmer?
I’m currently running a Aquamaxx HOB 1.5 in sump, and it hardly seems to be skimming anything out. I feed PE flakes daily, enough so that my clowns stay healthy, and try to stick to weekly 5 gallon water changes.
Would it be possible run my system Skimmerless? Oh, and I also added Cheato to my Sump a couple of weeks ago, I’m running grow lights on my sump 24/7. Thanks for any feedback in advance.