should my skimmer be on while cycling the water?
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+1No leave it off, it will prolong the cycle and possibly create a smaller biological filter after the cycle is complete.
It would remove organics that are needed for the cycle to happen. You would chance having inadequate biological filtration if you removed the nutrients before the cycle is finished.Team I have to disagree 100% its the opposite, it w change nothing
I used Prodibio Digest for my cycle and the instructions were to remove filter socks, sponges, and media (carbon, GFO, etc...) and turn off protein skimmers. I wondered why? So I looked into it further...Team I have to disagree 100% its the opposite, it w change nothing
Actually the instructions for use was the only part of that from Prodibio. All that other stuff was from a bunch of other pretty reliable sources. But I didn't track all the references so couldn't fully recreate the research.I disagree with the claims made by the retail additive co but that's nbd, the tanks w still cycle in the end. I disagree it would add significant time, simply by having already done it in the way described w or wo skimmer and tracking the time frames across cycling threads using skimmers or no skimmers.
Go with what makes you feel comfortable then really. I've seen many BRS Tv and other cycling videos that say "you couldn't stop it if you wanted to". You'll be fine either way.yup no livestock yet, just rock an sand