Hey! So this is a question about skimming and how important is it or isn't. Now I have a 30 gal with 2 clowns, 1 puffer and a blenny. It is stocked mainly with LPS and Softies. There are 2 small frags of SPS. The filtration is a fluval canister. I use 2 tunze wavemakers pointed towards the top for gas exchange.The skimmer I use is an aqua-medic midi flotor.
A few months ago I realised my nutrients were at 0 and the tank ran extremely clean and my corals were not happy.
After crawling through the forum, I find a general theme stating that a skimmer is good to have but not a dealbreaker for a reef tank. But most people who have stated that also use a sump. I tend to disagree when people say you can't run a saltwater tank on a canister filter, but thats for another day.
Considering my tank inhabitants and canister filter ---> is it better to run it with an intank skimmer or to remove it as it takes up a lot of space inside the aquarium.
A recurring argument is oxygenation? Is more oxygen driven by the use of a skimmer or more surface agitation?
Below is an older pic of my aquarium, I just wanted to use it to show ya'll the intank skimmer.
A few months ago I realised my nutrients were at 0 and the tank ran extremely clean and my corals were not happy.
After crawling through the forum, I find a general theme stating that a skimmer is good to have but not a dealbreaker for a reef tank. But most people who have stated that also use a sump. I tend to disagree when people say you can't run a saltwater tank on a canister filter, but thats for another day.
Considering my tank inhabitants and canister filter ---> is it better to run it with an intank skimmer or to remove it as it takes up a lot of space inside the aquarium.
A recurring argument is oxygenation? Is more oxygen driven by the use of a skimmer or more surface agitation?
Below is an older pic of my aquarium, I just wanted to use it to show ya'll the intank skimmer.
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