Skimmer waterbox cube 20

[greyhunter]

Hi everyone, im looking to buy a skimmer for my waterbox cube 20. It needs to fit in the second chamber. Any suggestions? And how did you fit it? Thank you in advance (pic for attention)

 

[MikeyZo]

that tank looks pristine! Why do you want to add a skimmer? I’m not saying not to, just curious. I know some of the smaller skimmers aren’t worth the hassle.

 

[greyhunter]

that tank looks pristine! Why do you want to add a skimmer? I’m not saying not to, just curious. I know some of the smaller skimmers aren’t worth the hassle.

The tank experiences a decent ph swing at night (from 8.2 to 7.7) i want it to buffer a bit and a skimmer helps from what i have read. I also almost always have a surface film on my water that prevents some gas exchange. Although i have decent surface flow. So a skimmer would help remove some DOC’s. Thank you for the compliment! Its my first ever reef tank so it means alot!

 

[MikeyZo]

I had one in my biocube for about 6 months and I couldn’t ever get it dialed in. I finally took it out and got one of the intank brand chambers… filter floss on top, some rubble rock in the middle and chaeto in the bottom. Added a chaeto light and made a little fuge. Helps with the ph swings and nutrients also. Just a thought

 

[MikeyZo]

https://www.fivestaraquatics.com/pr...-waterbox-cube-20?_pos=9&_sid=e1c88d7c6&_ss=r

 

[greyhunter]

I had one in my biocube for about 6 months and I couldn’t ever get it dialed in. I finally took it out and got one of the intank brand chambers… filter floss on top, some rubble rock in the middle and chaeto in the bottom. Added a chaeto light and made a little fuge. Helps with the ph swings and nutrients also. Just a thought

I thought off that too, but i live in belgium and have not found a website that delivers it to belgium unfortunately

 

[X-37B]

Nice start!
No need for a skimmer.
That's a normal ph drop.
Adding a skimmer just puts more co2 from the room into the water.
Air has to be drawn in from outside to have an effect on ph.
I run floss and carbon in my 15g 9.5g's total.
8 months

 

[MikeyZo]

Well since we’re posting tanks lol, my 14g biocube

 

[greyhunter]

Well since we’re posting tanks lol, my 14g biocube

You got a holy grail micromussa to nice :) its my favorite coral in my tank

 

[MikeyZo]

You got a holy grail micromussa to nice :) its my favorite coral in my tank

Yeah def one of my favorite