is it necessary to have a skimmer

[hammy]

is it necessary to have a skimmer for a nano tank ?

2feet and below tank .

if not what is the frequency of water change in ur tank

if yes , state what skimmer u are using can ?

[hobbes]

Ok I must make a confession, I was one of the supports of skimmer-not-needed-in-nanos I wanna repent haha! If theres a skimmer it would be better

I say bettter to have a skimmer than none. A skimmer SKIMS up the waste matter and waste food in the tank.

Water change just reduce the waste in the water by percentage as we dont do 100% water change. Water changes r still important.

I suggest, do both! GEt a SKimmEr any kind. if its airstone driven (the wooden one is best) to keep it most efficent, change the stone every month or get a prizm (Im a fan of it)

And water changes!! a good Salt mix is the best, if not get water from ur LFS(make sure its good ) or farms

ahah cheers!

oo my tank, i dont have a skimmer =X cos i didnt really plan on it and now i dont have so space. I hang my skimmer once awhile when the lights r off and skim overnight. (my skimmer belongs to my other tank ) But I believe that my tank would still go fine

[damienkee]

Ok I must make a confession, I was one of the supports of skimmer-not-needed-in-nanos I wanna repent haha! If theres a skimmer it would be better

I say bettter to have a skimmer than none. A skimmer SKIMS up the waste matter and waste food in the tank.

Water change just reduce the waste in the water by percentage as we dont do 100% water change. Water changes r still important.

I suggest, do both! GEt a SKimmEr any kind. if its airstone driven (the wooden one is best) to keep it most efficent, change the stone every month   or get a prizm   (Im a fan of it)

And water changes!! a good Salt mix is the best, if not get water from ur LFS(make sure its good ) or farms

ahah cheers!

oo my tank, i dont have a skimmer =X cos i didnt really plan on it and now i dont have so space. I hang my skimmer once awhile when the lights r off and skim overnight. (my skimmer belongs to my other tank ) But I believe that my tank would still go fine

ya, agree with bro hobbes!

if ur tank got alots of LS, is better to have 1.

a lousy skimmer wont coz u much, ( but is good to have a better 1)

good luck!

[daimy068]

Ok I must make a confession, I was one of the supports of skimmer-not-needed-in-nanos I wanna repent haha! If theres a skimmer it would be better

I say bettter to have a skimmer than none. A skimmer SKIMS up the waste matter and waste food in the tank.

Water change just reduce the waste in the water by percentage as we dont do 100% water change. Water changes r still important.

I suggest, do both! GEt a SKimmEr any kind. if its airstone driven (the wooden one is best) to keep it most efficent, change the stone every month or get a prizm (Im a fan of it)

And water changes!! a good Salt mix is the best, if not get water from ur LFS(make sure its good ) or farms

ahah cheers!

oo my tank, i dont have a skimmer =X cos i didnt really plan on it and now i dont have so space. I hang my skimmer once awhile when the lights r off and skim overnight. (my skimmer belongs to my other tank ) But I believe that my tank would still go fine

Yup! I agree.

I think Anthony Calfo said at the seminar that it is not a must to have a skimmer...but then he also said that he does heavy water change regularly.

So I guess having a skimmer will help to remove the excess nutrients before it becomes a problem and will also act as a buffer for any diversion off the weekly water change just in case.

Still he stressed that it's important to continue with weekly regime of water change to dilute excess nutrients.

I think that was the gist of it...

[RAV-65]

Not having a skimmer would be possible, but it creates a big handicap for anyone who wans to be successful in reef-keeping...

[hobbes]

Well, I guess the verdict is out? lol

Well seriously its better to have a cheap airpump skimmer than none.

btw if ur using airpump it will work well if the wooden airstone is new, so get a new stone every month

[dkk08]

since we're on the topic of wooden airstone skimmer, just a qn... my wooden airstone skimmer collection cup is collecting alot of water... I dun think that's normal... I followed the instructions and place the "head" or collection cup above water level... or is my wooden airstone producing too much bubbles?

[cjh]

since we're on the topic of wooden airstone skimmer, just a qn... my wooden airstone skimmer collection cup is collecting alot of water... I dun think that's normal... I followed the instructions and place the "head" or collection cup above water level... or is my wooden airstone producing too much bubbles?

maybe u wanna try squeeze 2 air stones and bring the whole skimmer higher until when u see the bubbles( at the beginning when u on the skimmer) and wait.. see if u r skimmer alot more water than waste or not... if yes can either move the skimmer higher abit or reduce the bubbles abit.... untill u get the skimate u wan...

at least thats wat i do when i have it...

p.s it can only reduce the amount of water in the skimmate by a little bit, not totally...

[damienkee]

maybe u wanna try squeeze 2 air stones and bring the whole skimmer higher until when u see the bubbles( at the beginning when u on the skimmer) and wait.. see if u r skimmer alot more water than waste or not... if yes can either move the skimmer higher abit or reduce the bubbles abit.... untill u get the skimate u wan...

at least thats wat i do when i have it...

p.s it can only reduce the amount of water in the skimmate by a little bit, not totally...

agreed! i move up about 1-2 inch.

now only the "kopi - o" come in only!

cheer!

[cjh]

agreed! i move up about 1-2 inch.

now only the "kopi - o" come in only!

cheer!

wah... i got teh-c only.....

[hobbes]

talkin abt skimmers, i just mod my Redsea prizm so that it can fit my tank yay!

[cjh]

talkin abt skimmers, i just mod my Redsea prizm so that it can fit my tank yay!

congrate!!

[damienkee]

wah... i got teh-c only.....

move abit higher, might b help u to collect kopi o like me! hahaha!