disconnect proteinskimmer

Hello everyone, after little whyle I been desided to disconnect a protein skimmer to give more nutrients for plants in refugium, they was planted there 1 mo ago and some of them startying be gone( lights 14hr 2300k save energy 18wt + t8 24in lowes plant +t8 24in 3500k ) Po4 in acceptable level so just guess it is right desigion or i should be running proteinskimmer?

 

What size is your tank? How much live rock do you have? How many fish and how much do you feed? Do you have corals, and if so, what type(s)? What are your exact nitrate and phosphate levels? All these things need to be taken into consideration. Pulling the plug on your skimmer won't magically make plants grow, but it might raise your nitrates into the danger zone for your livestock.

 

How do your corals and fish look in the diaplay tank? If they are happy with the skimmer on, then I would leave it on. IMO, I think they display tank should be your focus..the refugium is there to support the display. Personally, I would not risk the health of the display to improve the refugium.

 

Yep still run skimmer, one of plant gone completly, will see what gonna happen

 

Try a higher K bulb, the 2300K bulb is no good for Chaeto and Caulerpa, I had that exact lowe's bulb on my fuge and everything was dying. I switched to a 6500K CFL bulb and everything came back to life. I now run a 6500K led bulb and everyting is doing great. I would try that before ditching your skimmer.