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Old 03-02-2005, 12:58 PM   #1
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skimming in a softie tank!?


Well just to clarify my new tank is gonna be for softies. Maybe some LPS but probably not.
well since these types of corals prefer high nutrients is it possible to overskim the tank moreso than it an sps tank?
I have a euro reef rated for 135g. The tank will be a 120. I figure once you add rock and sump and plumbing they should balance out somewhat keeping me around 120-130g of water. So basically what I mean is that is it possible for a skimmer to take out too much in a tank that needs high nutrients? I know it's not a huge problem because if it seemed to be happening I could always run the skimmer on a cycle so that it only skims for part of the day.
However I am curious on everyones thoughts!

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Old 03-02-2005, 02:01 PM   #2
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Not absolute on this just speculation, but since you got a good skimmer you might find yourself shutting it down on the days you feed maybe a day, maybe just a few hours. Hard to say, I know on my softy when I feed em I pull the carbon tray out , and turn off my skimmer for a couple hours. But I think I may just have a standard "get'er'dun" skimmer, by no means a top of the line, so you may just have to keep an eye for a few weeks and check there stoutness and vibrancy to see if your skimming to much?

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