Should I run my skimmer while cycling.

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  1. vegasfish

    vegasfish Feather Star

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    Should I run my protien skimmer while I am cycling the tank? I have about 60 -70 pounds of live rock, regular sand which I will seed from a friends tank later. the chem's are:

    Ammonia:2.5

    Nitrite: btween 0.2 and 0.5
     
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  2. Brandon1023

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    Nope
     
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  3. vegasfish

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    okay someone at a lfs said to turn it on. I thought that was wrong because I had read in a book not too. and now 3reef has come through once again.

    what happens if you do run the skimmer?
     
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  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    It'll slow down your cycle.
     
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  5. lunatik_69

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    Theres no need to run the skimmer while cycling b/c theres nothing to clean. You dont even need the lights to be on. Luna
     
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    Skimming will also retard the coralline expansion as it skims off the new spores no skimming required :)
     
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  7. vegasfish

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    okay well thanks for the replies.
     
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