Broken filter

[Brund]

My filter just died, the protein skimmer is still working. How long do I have before the fish, anemone, shrimp and coral start to suffer?

 

[Sniperhank]

How much LR do you have? TBH, if you have enough LR and a skimmer you don't even really need a filter. There have been many filterless builds out there.

 

[Brund]

Whew thank you because I probably can't get a new one until the weekend....I have about 30 lbs live rock in a 29 gallon tank

 

[AquaRick]

Honestly, I'd add a bit more rock and ditch the filter. In a 29g tank, regular water changes will be more than enough to get rid of your nitrates.

 

[Brund]

Thank you!