Skimmer down!!!

Thats great to hear!
Thanks to all who posted above, you have all put my mind at rest!!
Thanks again everyone!

 

My skimmer went down for the count and I ran my tank skimmerless for more than 6 months before I came around to purchaser a replacement. No major issues, I did notice my corals not growing as quickly but no big deal.

 

My 29g tank is skimmerless, I do have a healthy growth of calurpa though..you can see the bio-load in my signature....plus the CUC of course.

 

If you have the appropriate amount of live rock, it is ok to go skimmerless for a long time.

 

I agree with all the above- but I would add a cheap power head near the surface of the water level to help with o2. Reason I say this is that a skimmer also helps to oxegenate the tank as well as remove waste. Your tank is obviously used to better o2 levels due to the skimmer, as opposed w/o it- the power head will help maintain the o2.