frag tank

skimmer or no skimmer

  • skimmer

    Votes: 13 86.7%
  • no skimmer

    Votes: 2 13.3%

  • Total voters
    15

imdaring

love my reef
OK well I have had a mixed number of people tell me YES use a skimmer on my new frag tank with NO fish and NO I don't need a skimmer so I don't know what way to turn let do a little pole to see how it turns out

so I'm getting ready to set it up and need to know
 
I say put a skimmer on also. No experience running a frag tank, but did run a salt water tank without one and it was just a PITA to maintain. Nitrates always going crazy. Also, I have heard that it is beneficial for the frag tank to have a fish in it. Something about essential amino acids from the fish waste. So even a small damsel would work. But once again, that is what I have read. No experience at all on frag tanks.
 
I'd say skimmer, because there's always ways to bring in organics very easily, just by sticking your hand in there oils from your body can get in there, so if you don't skim anything out it would build up over time.
 
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