Do i need a skimmer, need some help ASAP might sell it soon!

Hey i have a 29 gal nano reef, i only have soft corals and going to keep it soft coral. the lady said that the corals that i have like a lil dirtier water so i took off the skimmer for sum days now. So i was just wondering what you guys think about it, i have a aquarium skimmer sea clone 150, ive heard its not that great but its still a skimmer

 

craft kid21

do you have any fish in that 29? if so how many and what types


Steve

 

i have only a mated pair of false percs, 2 hermits and alota tiny lil lil tiny tiny snails im going to get a goby today tho

 

I would definitely use your skimmer. It will remove pollutants from the water that you would otherwise not even know are there. Your corals don't like dirty water, they just like occasional feeding. But once the feeding is done, any leftover food decomposes in the water and becomes toxic to your corals and fish if not removed - by the skimmer, or by water changes. So I'd definitely get the skimmer hooked back up again.

 

ok cool, but like i said the skimmer that i had. i had it running for 3 weeks straight and it barely pickd up anything. So i was wondering about it since it was a crapy skimmer if there was a point reeally also

 

Never hurts to skim.... Keep on skimmin.... IMO....

 

well its not an overly high bioload in a 29

how often do you feed? and what do you feed?
do you do water changes and if so how much and how often?
what filtration system do you have?

skimmer do take a lot of burden from the bio logical filter system by removing things )protiens) before they break down and affect your water quality

in addition they are great for helping to oxygenate your tank
so as you have the Seaclone skimmer - which IMO is reasonable for a 29

you might as well run it

its true that soft corals in general do better in water with low nutrient levels than they would in water with zero nutrient levels
but the benefits of the skimmer out weigh the disadvantages IMO

Steve

 

Wright on steve...... ;D

 

ok i sssee what ur saying, i used to feed once a day but now every other day. i have 2 xenia which are getting bigger. I do a 3g water change every 2 weeks, and i clean my filter every week, i have a filter made for a 75g tank, its the best mechanical filter. i have 2 powerheads, 65 actinics, 65 coral life 10,000k, 2 percs, 2 hermits, one goby if i sell the skimmer today and im going to get 3 or 4 more small fish later on

 

if you sell the skimmer and then get 3 or 4 small fish later on
you will need the skimmer ? your in a vicious circle