In my tank build, I am planning to have a skimmer to assist with the tank startup for the first couple of years. After that, hopefully the coral biomass will take over and make the skimmer redundant. The type of filter I am going to be running, DyMiCo inspired, normally runs skimmer less anyway. The reason is that the skimmer is viewed as reducing plankton levels in the water column, opposite to what the filter is trying to achieve.
Dennis
Dennis