ilostnemo
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im mainly confused as in how a fw river has jellys that can be used in place of a skimmer? really confused
well in Florida r rivers flow to the ocean "called an outlet" trust me there far from fresh water rivers like u would find in Idaho.In Florida there is dolphins and shark,all kind of ocean animals in r rivers...
if that answers ur question "I LOST NEMO"
Fishguy2727 said:Which is what I said the whole time, if the tank is small enough or you do enough water changes you can get away without a skimmer.
Again, let us know if in a few years your water changes were enough to prevent any issues. Until then, I don't think your few months without a skimmer proves anything beyond a tank can go a few months without a skimmer.
Of course it can be done.Ah, the protein skimmer discussions again,,they are going on everywhere..
I never owned one or used one in over 6 years of keeping my tank...
I have 2 words "Algae Scrubber"...
I tend to not use a skimmer on anything less than a 30g tank as water changes and proper maintenance as well as proper feeding can work just as well. I run a biocube without a skimmer 29g, and I am only pricing skimmers for my new 20g because it will be a hopefully, hi end coral tank.
I also have my doubts about a jelly fish, then again, I got stung by one like 30 years ago and don't like them so I may be biased. LOL
This thread has taken on a life of it's own it seems......
FTMMWS said:Have any of you really ever done any research on algae scrubbers ,,,by most of the comments i'd say no...
It amazes me that you think i'm cheap or taking shortcuts because i don't run a skimmer(6+ years)...Also skimmers actually remove a lot of good things from the water that are very beneficial to the corals,so IMO its better to have a scrubber,not a skimmer