Best Internal skimmer for a 10 gallon

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  1. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    The Hydor SlimSkim Nano will work on your 10 gallon tank, if you are interested.
     
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  2. m2434

    m2434 Giant Squid

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    +1 nano skimmers really don't work well. Save your money and just do water changes....
     
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  3. jfuller

    jfuller Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Other option is a sump with built in skimmer. Also helps make WC easier and you could use part of it for a fuge...

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  4. Lemonpeel

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    Lemonpeel, Aug 9, 2011
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  5. Lemonpeel

    Lemonpeel Flamingo Tongue

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    I was also wondering what type, how many , and what kinds I should have in my CUC.
     
    Lemonpeel, Aug 9, 2011
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  6. Seano Hermano

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    Try ifferent kinds of snails - nassarius, nerites, florida ceriths, just to name a few. Send an email to John over at www.reefcleanrs.org and he will suggest an apprpriate clean up crew for your tank.

    I got a "quick crew" for my 29g. It is an assortment of snails already picked out for my size tank. He has quick crews for all tank sizes.

    ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae - Quick Crews

    I was quite pleased with my order.

    http://www.3reef.com/forums/reef-cleaners/29g-quick-crew-arrived-today-117050.html
     
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  7. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    +1 my skimmer for my 29g was more of a pain then useful, no skim is better than wet skim from what i've learned. just do weekly 2 gal water changes than once its established try doing 1 gal wc a week i think you'll be fine with ur 10g
     
    Ashevillian, Aug 10, 2011
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  8. jfuller

    jfuller Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I just turned mine off this morning. I think I'm going to go back to WC every week. Tired of all this GHA.

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  9. Ashevillian

    Ashevillian Pajama Cardinal

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    what is GHA green hair algae?

    you've confused me --- i'm still a newb
     
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  10. Coastie Reefer

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    Oh you'll find out soon enough LOL. We all hate that stuff. GHA = green hair algae, and it's a pain in the butt as it will grow like a weed.
     
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