No protein skimmer??

[sprieto]

Anybody every heard of running a nano tank with no protein skimmer but frequent water changes?

 

[meowzer]

some people do it....

 

[sprieto]

Pro/ Cons?

 

[meowzer]

Well all I can tell you is I have a 10G with NO skimmer...and a 28G cube with a 29G with, 54G with and 225G with
my 10G has no issues at all with algae or anything else...it has some corals too....I WOULD NOT though run NO skimmer on my larger tanks.....only reason I don't have one on the 10G is no room for one

 

[sprieto]

Thanks for the input....

 

[nano-newb1983]

Quote:
Originally Posted by sprieto http:///forum/thread/387147/no-protein-skimmer#post_3404127
Thanks for the input....
i have gone no slimmer on my 24g for about 2.5 years and never had a problem at all. save the cash and put towards light lol

 

[hlcroghan]

I have had my 29 up for a couple years without a skimmer. I will say you will probably always have a film on top of your water if you don't get one and corals don't seem to do as well as they could but it is definitely doable. Before I had a tank crash, I had duncans that were doing amazing even without a skimmer. It is possible but you really have to have good, consistent tank maintenance.

 

[1guydude]

i wouldnt try sps without a skimmer but most others would prob be okay...Im a skimmer user though lol!
skimmer skimmer skimmer!