I'm doing a 525xl mixed reef build ~ 108gal and was on the fence on going skimmerless. That way I have enough space in my sump for a refugium and coral frag grow out.
I came across the bubbling method and thought best of both worlds. Run an airstone under my return pump at night and turn the whole tank into a skimmer. As I'm using a roller mat, I figured it would remove the 'skimmate' as it goes over the overflow and into the sump. So no additional cleaning to do. ULM!
It seems that bubbling was popular a couple years ago...and seems to have disappeared.
So would bubbling be able to provide a good alternative to skimming?
I came across the bubbling method and thought best of both worlds. Run an airstone under my return pump at night and turn the whole tank into a skimmer. As I'm using a roller mat, I figured it would remove the 'skimmate' as it goes over the overflow and into the sump. So no additional cleaning to do. ULM!
It seems that bubbling was popular a couple years ago...and seems to have disappeared.
So would bubbling be able to provide a good alternative to skimming?