Thinking of switching

[tuningvis]

i have a prism on my 10 right now... and i think i wanna go back to no mech filtration.
i dont seem to be picking up much in the skimmer anyway. is this common?
i'm just having trouble deciding and actually doing it.
so the poll is ...
should i yank the skimmer
will you please let me know why you think either way
thanks
:cheer:

 

[italianwjt]

w/a tank that size u dont need a skimmer, if u have lr that should be all u need.

 

[reefnut]

IMO a skimmer will benefit any tank... I don't see any reason to remove it.
What is in the 10g??

 

[tuningvis]

i have a pair of occ. clowns
1 emrald crab
various softies
and an LPS (hammer)
plus clean crew

 

[tuningvis]

tied 2 - 2
first to five wins

 

[shoreliner11]

IMO in a 10 gal if you have a refugium and do water changes you'll be fine. I like the fact of not having to worry about turning of my skimmer when I feed the tank with phyto or rotifers. I have the 19" cpr aquafuge (the one without the skimmer) on the back of mine and I really am enjoying the overall health of the tank thus far. Good luck with your decision. My vote went for au natural.
Aaron

 

[tuningvis]

thanks for the post... what is the depth ofthe aquafuge...
i'll look at them online nm

 

[tuningvis]

thanks to everyone that voted ... for now the skimmer stays

 

[shoreliner11]

The depth of the aquafuge is 4.5in.

 

[nvmycj]

Shoreliner,
Do you have a pic of your Aquafuge? How far back from the wall is your tank? Thanks.