Protien skimmer on timer?

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  1. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    Does the skimmer need to run 24 hours a day or can it be set on a timer to run maybe 12 hours? Mine seems to only produce skimmate a couple hours every day and then runs clean.
     
    Midnight_Madman, Jun 28, 2010
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  2. skurious

    skurious Sailfin Tang

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    im sure you could but it wouldnt perform as well as if it were running 24x7.
     
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  3. MoJoe

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    +1 I would keep it running 24/7
     
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  4. pgoodsell

    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Doesn't hurt to keep it running, and you get the side benefit of added O2 to the water.
     
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  5. Midnight_Madman

    Midnight_Madman Montipora Digitata

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    Its just loud from the room its in when we're watching tv or a movie.
     
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  6. skurious

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    it wouldnt hurt to turn it off while you doing something that you want to hear. is it new?
     
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  7. hydrojeff

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    i started mine when i was cycleing and then shortly after shut it off and when i started it back about 6 weeks later it had so much salt creep in it that it would not produce any bubbles and had to be cleaned, just a thought even tho it would not be off nearly that long?
     
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