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fish only skim or not???
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dannyp02908
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I'd say yes. Very effective way to remove the waste. If it were me, in a FOWLR, I would dkim and run a carbon reactor.
badlands25
Non-member
Skim! No skim = poor water conditions =stressed fish = you stressed 
. IMO
. IMO
FOWLR systems tend to be overloaded quite a bit as compared to a reef tank. IMO a skimmer is all the more important on a FOWLR as compared to a reef tank. I'd try a skimmerless reef long before considering a skimmerless FOWLR.
Go with an oversized skimmer if anything.
Go with an oversized skimmer if anything.
STiTCH87
Saltwater OCD Victim
I'd say skimming is more important in a FOWLR than a reef. Well, okay maybe I can't say "more"... But a FOWLR tends to have more fish and thus more waste, as mentioned above.
Sooo.... SKIM!!! Regardless of what type of SW tank you have, skimming can only benefit you, not work against you. Unless ofcourse you are skimming too much somehow for your own needs which I doubt.
Sooo.... SKIM!!! Regardless of what type of SW tank you have, skimming can only benefit you, not work against you. Unless ofcourse you are skimming too much somehow for your own needs which I doubt.
Skimmer. Skimmers for 29gal are cheap. you wont regret it.
panayiote73
Non-member
About 3 months ago I got rid of my sump and skimmer. I saw them more as a liability than they were worth. Sump was a problem because I had a CPR overflow, if I could turn back time I would have drilled my tank. After 2 skimmer mishaps, and several sump mishaps I retired them to the shed. I now do 10% water changes weekly. Yes its a pain in the arse but my fish and coral have never looked healthier.
When I get tired of hauling and mixing all that water I'll go back to sump and skimmer.
As beckbrass said above it's doable. Do you want to do it though? Answer that and you'll have you will know what to do next.
When I get tired of hauling and mixing all that water I'll go back to sump and skimmer.
As beckbrass said above it's doable. Do you want to do it though? Answer that and you'll have you will know what to do next.
STiTCH87
Saltwater OCD Victim
IMO a sump mishap or skimmer mishap would be due to low quality products. But good new products from quality places and you shouldn't have any issues.
I had an Eshopps that kept blowing pumps, but never leaked. Sold it, and got a AquaMaxx HOB-1 that was PERFECT in every way. Easy to clean too. I'd recommend that for a HOB or the new Eshopps with the Sicee pumps for a in sump.
I had an Eshopps that kept blowing pumps, but never leaked. Sold it, and got a AquaMaxx HOB-1 that was PERFECT in every way. Easy to clean too. I'd recommend that for a HOB or the new Eshopps with the Sicee pumps for a in sump.
