can there be too much filtration?? pics

[cozmo2312]

so i have a 10 gal nano and recently it crashed... well i wasnt' running any type of mechanical filtration on there, but since i'm starting anew, i went ahead and bought a protien skimmer to lessen the chances of this happeneing again.. well my lfs had sold out of the protien skimmer that would have worked for my tank, and their truck wasn't coming in anytime soon, so he just gave me the next size up that he had for the same price as the smaller one... hehe, a seaclone 150!! on a 10 gal tank... i got it for $115, which i think is a pretty good price.. i guess it's safe to say that if i wanted to move up to a larger tank (which i will someday) that i have the filtration for it. the only things that is stopping me from doing it right now is that i live in a 1 bdrm apt and space is limited.... hence the tank sitting on my bar area in my kitchen... but i'm glad i had it up there cause as you can see i needed all the extra room in the back for this monster... so anyway, on to my question... is it possible to have too much filtration??

 

[bdhough]

HHAHAHA. Wow.... That skimmer is likely to suck out any thing you put into it. So if you plan on doseing with things then i would turn off the skimmer occasionally or turn it down ALOT...

 

[bdhough]

OH and one other thing. Be carfull with all the cleaning supplies near your sink. You definitely don't want any of that stuff going in your tank. Definitely be carefull with anything that sprays around there.

 

[nicky1.8t]

wow talk about overkill but imo im not sure if you can over filter i have a skimmer rated up to 200 gallons on my 65 and i dont have problems so i doubt you will

 

[cozmo2312]

haha, ya, i guess it's better to have too much than not enough... pluse when i upgrade tank sizes i won't have to get a new skimmer... and yes, i'm pretty careful with the chemicals

 

[offshore80]

Man, I hope you don't get all pie'd up one night and mistake that skimmer for a daiquiri mixer.

 

[krunk]

there isnt such thing as too much filteration.

 

[darreljr.]

I run two 204 fluvals in my reef tank..and the waters soooo clear. I'll also be running a Skimmer too..Get the fluvals, I've had No problems with them!!!!! Good Luck..

 

[cozmo2312]

Originally posted by Offshore80
Man, I hope you don't get all pie'd up one night and mistake that skimmer for a daiquiri mixer.
lol, you didn't see the blender sitting next to it

 

[cozmo2312]

Originally posted by DarrelJr.
I run two 204 fluvals in my reef tank..and the waters soooo clear. I'll also be running a Skimmer too..Get the fluvals, I've had No problems with them!!!!! Good Luck..
what are fluvals???

 

[daniel411]

There just was an article in one of the aquarium magazines debating whether or not you can over skim a reef tank. If I still have it, or can find it, I'll post where you can find out about it.
Overall though it said it was unlikely you could with standard skimmers.