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Parameters are staying stable with the skimmer off, 0.06 po4 this morning without feeding yesterday. I'm thinking of going to no skimmer for a while... Has anyone stopped using a skimmer after a year or so of the tank going? I recently lost alot of my fish load and got a blue clam. The original reason I turned the skimmer off was to quit skimming my phytoplankton out, I then forgot to turn it back on and got to a point where I didn't see any negative effects as of yet. Ph always sits at 8.2 with a CalRx...
The only thing I've noticed is that my sps have their polyps out now and my po4 spikes around 0.11-0.06 is the range I sit at, I was thinking of dosing vinegar instead of using the skimmer, but I think they work together. I'm thinking that just feeding every other day should work with the current bio load, am I wrong for thinking of taking the skimmer out completely and using that area as a frag tank? I have a ton of coral and about 9 fish so my fish load is really low. 180 mixed reef.
Thanks for any feedback.
The only thing I've noticed is that my sps have their polyps out now and my po4 spikes around 0.11-0.06 is the range I sit at, I was thinking of dosing vinegar instead of using the skimmer, but I think they work together. I'm thinking that just feeding every other day should work with the current bio load, am I wrong for thinking of taking the skimmer out completely and using that area as a frag tank? I have a ton of coral and about 9 fish so my fish load is really low. 180 mixed reef.
Thanks for any feedback.