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no skimmer on my 15g

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Bryan

i have a 15g with no skimer but i do a 2g water change every 4-5 days any idea if this is will work for long?
 
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CONSTANTNE

If you dont plan on keeping SPS its really not necessary. As long as your smart with your bioload and if you have a good amount of live rock too.
 
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Bryan

it only has to last a litle bit i need to find a way to fit my prizm i have on the tank the rim is 13'' square
 
Phyl

Phyl

Officer Emeritus
Officer Emeritus
With vigilent water changes and/or low bioload/coral warfare, a skimmer is competely unnecessary. Keep tabs on your parameters (Nitrates/phosphates) and you'll know when it is no longer "good enough".
 
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NJ_ychung1

i would skip the prizm. i tried this myself. 10 Gal with prizm. prizm is a pain to get to work right. i.e. wet/dry skim control is a bit tricky and it's pretty noisy too... i say what everyone said above. stay with water change and skip prizm.
 
qwik

qwik

You should be fine . Without the skimmer you will have to be more diligent on your maintenance and water changes. There are a few good threads on RC about skimmerless tanks . With the proper live rock,sand and a good flow it is possible to have a real nice tank going that way . I saw on one of the tanks where the person keeps some chaeto behind the live rock . Out of site but still doing its job and adding another form of fitration.
 
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evoIX

would a skimmer be necessary on a 15 with no LR?

i know every says have LR for natural filtration but i don't necessarily like the look and going for a coral graveyard look.

it looks clean and like the white. probably buy one piece of LR for holding my RBTA for a paired clown.
 
V

vangvace

evo - liverock is in most cases dead coral, but I'm not really understanding what your tank plans are so please forgive in advance.


Bryan - weekly 10% waterchanges can have your nano running for a really long time. And by that I mean the upgrade or boredom bug. A lite fishload and SPS maybe had as well, but YMMV depending on how SPS nutty you get. :p A dollar store soap basket filled with cheato can be used as an intank refugium as well. But even a refugium is not necessary.

This tank ran for 2 years before I had to tear it down to move.
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JRWOHLER

JRWOHLER

Just keep up your water changes and if you can find a way to do a refugium you are set. Phyl pointed out the chemical warfare problem but without a skimmer you can still run carbon phosbane or a combo.
 
deepblue68

deepblue68

POTM Winner
i have a 15 gallon without a skimmer and its been that way for the the last two months.the tank has been set up about 11months but i got tired of playing with the sea clone so i fiqured i give it a try without one. i do weekly water change and i only have 1 clown in the tank.so far so good!!
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Ricky

I have a 12g with no skimmer....

I just have two pumps and a fuge...

I have monti caps, digi's, acros and other sps with no problem at all.. they actually look betta than in the big tank..

just a water change here and there and keep up with top off...
 
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