Filters and skimmers

is it okay to turn them off at night and leave powerheads running

 

bump

 

is it ok for what? the hardware? the tank?

obviously if they are not on, they will not clean the water... if your params stay in check, it's probably fine.

not really sure what you're asking...

 

at night when i go to sleep can i turn off my filters and skimmer and turn them back on in the morning

 

I doubt anyone would retaliate...


I don't know anything about your setup. You'll have to monitor your params and see if you can afford to turn off your water cleaning equipment.

 

FYI, you can look at thread tools at top of the thread and move it... you don't have to create a second identical thread in a new area.

 

I think you might be better doing it at night before you go to sleep
because any activity to be done after your asleep is hit an miss at best
LOL?

is the set up in a bedroom and the noise is interrupting sleep or making it difficult to sleep?

skimmers can take a while to start generating foam and thus working efficiently, as Peredhil states , your water quality is the best indicator of what you can get away with , but you might end up with problems later due to this

filters - if they are chemical media filled then I doubt its a problem, but if they are biological, you might have similar declining water quality due to not having oxygen ladden water going through the filter for long periods

possible solution
a friend of mine had same problem and what he did was put his filter and skimmer on a time
they switched off for 2 hours between 11pm and 1am ( he normally went to bed between these times) and once he was asleep, he found the filter and skimmer coming back on, never woke him anyway - his problem was just getting to sleep whilst the noise was going on

Steve