markh30
Aquarium Advice Regular
I'm new to this site, but I'm loving everything I see so far. I started my 55g saltwater (fish only) aquarium a little over a week ago. Three days ago the bacteria bloom set in and the water turned cloudy. Yesterday I dumped a shrimp in the tank. It's now doing the chicken dance at the bottom of the tank. My question is this - with the bacteria beginning to bloom, should I be using the protein skimmer? I'm thinking that if the skimmer is turned on, it's going to take away the beneficial bacteria the tank needs. I'm about to become daddy to billions of little bacteria. Last thing I want to do is hurt my children.