Hi,
Anyone want to wade in (no pun) on the topic of whether or not a
reef tank can be "overskimmed"? I have a 125 gal reef tank with over 300
lbs of live rock, almost no sand, 20 gal sump, and one of Ron's Saltwater
Heaven protein skimmers. It recently started cranking out mostly water (and
too much of that), so I thought I needed to change the airstones. Changing
the stone didn't help, so until I could get to a LFS to get some advice, I
shut it down. Since I have it shut off, (less than a week), my critters and
corals seem *healthier*. Colors are brighter, anemone bigger than before,
and the soft corals are noticeably somehow looking better. Not something
that's easily described (especially by a novice like myself). All the
water quality tests pre and post are good. The question is: Am I cruising
for a crash by only running the skimmer occasionally? (after I get it
working, that is). When it WAS working it really did churn out some
incredibly vile stuff. I had been running it 24/7. So, if the advice is to
run it less than 24/7, how do I gauge how much to run it?
All opinions gratefully accepted.
Thanks,
Larry
"Never eat anything that you can't lift."
Miss Piggy
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