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View Poll Results: Do you own a protein Skimmer?
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Yes
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No, and I don't plan on getting one.
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No, but I might get one in the future
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01-14-2005, 12:14 AM
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Aquarium Advice Activist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 186
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Protein Skimmer Poll
I'm considering getting a protein skimmer for my 72g tank so I thought I'd do a poll to see how many people own skimmers and if they feel they are worth it.
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01-14-2005, 12:16 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,346
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Yes, and I think it is almost a requirement for a SW set up. I have a CPR BAK PAK 2.
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Aaron
Tank: 90 Gal SW Reef in the making
See my info for setup and inhabitant details:
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01-14-2005, 12:36 AM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Kissimmee FL
Posts: 867
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Yeah mine gets so much junk in it that I won't run my tank w/o one. I just make sure to do w/c's often to keep all the good stuff in the water.
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Alex n Mary
150 gallon, 30g fuge/sump, 4.5 watt/ gal VHO Lighting, 4" sand bed, 290 lbs LR, CDX-3 Nitrate/Phosphate filter
Female Naso "Isabell" or "Izzy", Emperor Angelfish, Flame Angel, Red Sea Sailfin tang "Bambi", Maroon Clown "Nani", 5 Chromis, 1 Aglae Blenny "Bengi" , Yellow Watchman Goby, pr of Banggai Cardinals, Lyretail Anthia, Six Line Wrasse
1 cleaner shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, lettuce nudibranch, 1 sand sifter stars, 1 tiny red brittle star "red", 1 tiny red and white banded serpent star, 2 tiny banded serpent stars, small orange Linkia starfish, assorted hermits and snails. Corals: star polyps, A ton of different types of mushrooms, yellow zooanthids, brown-orangish and light blue paly's, orange ricordia.
90g RR, W/D, 120 lb's LR SF eel, pygmy angel, pr sebae clownfish, 4 chromis. Star Polyps & Mushrooms
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01-14-2005, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: maine
Posts: 1,975
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I got this in a a few days on a 15g tank that did not have any fish in it:
That tank got at least one water change a week and I only feed one every 10 days to keep the inverts alive. I never plan to run a marine tank again without a skimmer after seeing the junk it can pull out.
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01-14-2005, 10:47 AM
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Aquarium Advice FINatic
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: GA
Posts: 510
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I'm not getting one for my 20 gal but I plan on getting an aqua C remora for my 72 im putting together.
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01-14-2005, 10:54 AM
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Aquarium Advice Activist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 186
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cool, looks like that will be my next purchase after my RO/ DI unit comes.
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01-14-2005, 12:07 PM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 30
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Highly suggest it - weekly empties seem appropriate thou someone with more experience could suggest different
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01-14-2005, 12:22 PM
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Aquarium Advice Activist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Maryland
Posts: 125
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Empties when the cup is 3/4 full...once the junk is in the cup..it's not in the tank. It's cleaning the riser and so forth that I would suggest have a more rigid cleaning regimen. Every couple of weeks..all depending on how much waste you are collecting in the cup
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01-14-2005, 03:42 PM
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AA Team Emeritus
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Belle Mead, NJ
Posts: 7,812
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01-14-2005, 04:57 PM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: florida
Posts: 35
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My tank have been without one since the beginning. I did try one but it was not working right so I took it out.
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01-14-2005, 04:58 PM
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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: florida
Posts: 35
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Oooh! My tank have been up for almost 2 year now with coral anf live rock.
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01-14-2005, 05:04 PM
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Aquarium Advice Freak
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Diego
Posts: 307
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IMO better a bad one then no skimmer.
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01-14-2005, 10:32 PM
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Aquarium Advice Addict
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: PA
Posts: 1,869
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My underpowered skimmer pulls out tons of junk from my 110g reef. I have a few tanks with real cheap skimmers and a tank w/ no skimmer.
IMO, skimmers are by no means necessary depending onw what you plan on keeping and your setup. Frequent water changes, running GAC, and be very careful on amounts of food provided to the tank will help a great deal.
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