Do I need a skimmer, uv sterilizer, and etc just for 10 gal - Aquarium Advice

chabooky386 · 09-28-2007, 11:00 AM

What do i need i just have a 10 gallon tank and a rena xp3 for now i took that off my 72 gallon tank... so what is the essentials for my setup what is a MUST!!!

MACATUA · 09-28-2007, 11:05 AM

I would run a small skimmer, especially if you are going to keep corals, but really either way. Will really help water quality, especially in a tank that small! UV would not be a necessity, but a XP3 with a valve to control flow, a skimmer, and a good PWC schedule should keep you going very well!

chabooky386 · 09-28-2007, 12:11 PM

ok sounds good... now whats a small skimmer you would recommend?

MACATUA · 09-28-2007, 12:18 PM

hmmmm, never used one on that small a tank.

Are you going to do a small reef or FO? If you are going to use one, I would use maybe a Prizm, bigalsonline.com had them on sale for $72. Several companies make Nano skimmers, (Rio and the Fission by Current), however, I have never heard anything on those, maybe someone on here is using one and can lend some advice.

Innovator · 09-28-2007, 12:30 PM

IME a skimmer is not needed for a 10g by any means nor is a UV.

sayuncle · 09-28-2007, 04:36 PM

Change 5 gallons of water every week or two and that will keep waste down.

Lance M. · 09-28-2007, 05:35 PM

IMO and IME a skimmer isnt needed on a 20 gallon or below. Weekly 25% pwc will do it all. And a UV isn't neccessary for any size tank.

**melosu58** · 09-28-2007, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Innovator

IME a skimmer is not needed for a 10g by any means nor is a UV.

This would be my thinking also. Frequent PWC`s will do just as much.

09-28-2007, 11:00 AM	#1
chabooky386 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 115	Do I need a skimmer, uv sterilizer, and etc just for 10 gal What do i need i just have a 10 gallon tank and a rena xp3 for now i took that off my 72 gallon tank... so what is the essentials for my setup what is a MUST!!!

09-28-2007, 11:05 AM	#2
MACATUA Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WOODSTOCK, GA Posts: 868 Images: 5	I would run a small skimmer, especially if you are going to keep corals, but really either way. Will really help water quality, especially in a tank that small! UV would not be a necessity, but a XP3 with a valve to control flow, a skimmer, and a good PWC schedule should keep you going very well! __________________ Woo Hoo, PAYDAY! Time to pay the [acronym="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym] rent (even before I pay mine ) Join the Alabama Regional Forum!

09-28-2007, 12:18 PM	#4
MACATUA Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: WOODSTOCK, GA Posts: 868 Images: 5	hmmmm, never used one on that small a tank. Are you going to do a small reef or FO? If you are going to use one, I would use maybe a Prizm, bigalsonline.com had them on sale for $72. Several companies make Nano skimmers, (Rio and the Fission by Current), however, I have never heard anything on those, maybe someone on here is using one and can lend some advice. __________________ Woo Hoo, PAYDAY! Time to pay the [acronym="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym] rent (even before I pay mine ) Join the Alabama Regional Forum!

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09-28-2007, 12:11 PM	#3
chabooky386 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 115	ok sounds good... now whats a small skimmer you would recommend?

09-28-2007, 12:30 PM	#5
Innovator Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,597	IME a skimmer is not needed for a 10g by any means nor is a UV.

09-28-2007, 04:36 PM	#6
sayuncle Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: USA Posts: 45	Change 5 gallons of water every week or two and that will keep waste down.

09-28-2007, 05:35 PM	#7
Lance M. Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,186	IMO and IME a skimmer isnt needed on a 20 gallon or below. Weekly 25% pwc will do it all. And a UV isn't neccessary for any size tank.