sirbrently
Member
Hello All --
First of all -- I am not "new" per say to fish tanks or saltwater.. I used to have 3-55 gallon reef tanks but I had to get rid of them about 8 years ago.... Got the itch to start doing this again.... But, for space concerns, I decided to go with the biocube/nanocube route....
I have started a Coralife Biocube 14G... Live sand, live rock, and its been up and going for a week now-- added 6 hermits yesterday to start working off some of the fuzzies and random stuff around the tank and its working great thus far--- Now, I have just received my protein skimmer which is designed to fit into the 1st chamber of the filtration system -- well, if I put in the protein skimmer I cannot get the actual filter cartridge for the system -- Looks like I have to use either one or the other for filtration -- What risks do I have if i JUST use the protein skimmer and no actual filter cartridge...... Ive never had this problem -- and always used a skimmer and marineland filtration system... The way that the system is designed, i have no way to put the skimmer anywhere else.....
Any ideas? Anybody else had this issue and find a way to fix it?
First of all -- I am not "new" per say to fish tanks or saltwater.. I used to have 3-55 gallon reef tanks but I had to get rid of them about 8 years ago.... Got the itch to start doing this again.... But, for space concerns, I decided to go with the biocube/nanocube route....
I have started a Coralife Biocube 14G... Live sand, live rock, and its been up and going for a week now-- added 6 hermits yesterday to start working off some of the fuzzies and random stuff around the tank and its working great thus far--- Now, I have just received my protein skimmer which is designed to fit into the 1st chamber of the filtration system -- well, if I put in the protein skimmer I cannot get the actual filter cartridge for the system -- Looks like I have to use either one or the other for filtration -- What risks do I have if i JUST use the protein skimmer and no actual filter cartridge...... Ive never had this problem -- and always used a skimmer and marineland filtration system... The way that the system is designed, i have no way to put the skimmer anywhere else.....
Any ideas? Anybody else had this issue and find a way to fix it?
