How do you run your protein skimmer. All the time, intermittently, no skimmer. Please leave a comment on your thoughts. I've been reading a bit on running intermittently with great results (SPS Guru's)
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Curious as to how skimmers are being run?
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ChrisNH
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New tank (and sort of new to actually "doing" the hobby) but I have been running it full time unless I am doing something where I need to turn it off. It is not pulling much yet. Just two small fish and shrimp's worth of poop every day. That would be a great sitcom: "Two Fish and A Shrimp" , kinda like Three's Company except more pooping.
I run intermittently, usually in the morning for a couple of hours.
I also have a couple of softie tanks where I don't run the skimmer at all.
I also have a couple of softie tanks where I don't run the skimmer at all.
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I used to have mine on a 12hr timer. But I have just added some anthias and I am purposely over feeding to fatten them up. So now its on 24hrs and a little wet.
Before these changes I was running 24/7 with a lighter bioload and less feeding. I had a couple sticks that were a bit pale. My nitrates were too low. For for my system, a 12hr schedule helped color up some acros. Everyone's tank will require a different amount imo.
Before these changes I was running 24/7 with a lighter bioload and less feeding. I had a couple sticks that were a bit pale. My nitrates were too low. For for my system, a 12hr schedule helped color up some acros. Everyone's tank will require a different amount imo.
I run mine 24/7 the only reason I would turn it off would be if I thought it was sucking up live pods and such on there treck from the fuge to The display. I know this isn’t the case since I occasionally find aptasia eating nudities in the dt and I only released them into the fuge.
When I was running a skimmer I had it going 24/7 but I've been skimmerless for a few months and it's awesome. Relying on an oversized refugium for nutrient export. I wad also dosing phyto and when I was doing the phyto every day or two with the refugium I think I cleaned the glass maybe twice a week and the tank has never looked better.
absolutecarrot
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I run my skimmer all day with 4 fish, I do heavy feeding and the skimmer defiantly helps.
24/7
smiller5438
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I run Full time. I feed a lot and I run a Fresh Airline from the outside to keep my Ph stabilized.
I run my 24/7 except for feeding. 5 fish in a 90gal mixed reef Getting really dark skimmate water in collection cup. Clean cup 2 times week
