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06-11-2005, 03:55 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: vancouver, WA
Posts: 57
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Protien skimmer????
I am new to this website, but not new to nano's. I was just wondering if anyone new of a protien skimmer that could be run on a All-Glass 5 1/2?
thanks.
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06-11-2005, 04:06 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,603
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Not needed on a tank that size a small water change will do much more. 
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06-11-2005, 06:47 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,786
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I made my own for my 5 gal hex.Worked great using the thin wooden airstone.
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06-14-2005, 03:35 AM
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Zoanthid Keeper
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Tigard, OR
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what livestock do you have in your tank? if your bioload is fairly small, then there shouldn't be a need for one. I"ve got a 5.5aga and I"ve tried various skimmers, both DIY and store bought, and my tank just doesn't produce enough waste for it to make much skimmate. WCs should be fine
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06-19-2005, 03:53 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: vancouver, WA
Posts: 57
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My load is pretty high, i guess. I seem to be running into Nitrate problems.
It might be unrelated.
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07-19-2005, 04:48 AM
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lazy reefer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: MI, clarkston
Posts: 873
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waht is your load?
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07-25-2005, 04:14 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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I have a 6 gallon eclipse nano at work so it is not easy to do water changes. I got an aqua c remora for the protein skimmer. you can also just get a red sea airlift 30 or 60.
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07-28-2005, 11:46 PM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Minnetonka
Posts: 111
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do you have a bigger tank? What you could do is take a cupful out of your bigger tank and put it into that one every day ( after taking a cup out of the 5.5)
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07-29-2005, 12:34 PM
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Zoanthid Keeper
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Tigard, OR
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I"ve got a 5.5 and IMO, there just isn't a point in skimming unless you plan to really change your water infrequently, which is bad because then you run into issues w/ trace element replacement as well. As long as you do at least a 25% WC every week or so, there should be no need for a skimmer.
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07-29-2005, 02:17 PM
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TCMAS Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Minnetonka
Posts: 111
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agreed
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08-03-2005, 02:23 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: vancouver, WA
Posts: 57
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I am just trying to keep it as low maintenance as poss.
I think nitrate problems were unrelated, but thanks for the imput.
to answer earlier ?'s about my load.
1 very small sebae clown
1 EXTREMELY small sailfin blenny ( I'll try to post some pics. He's really cool!)
1 branching flower pot
some "frilly" shrooms
"devil's hand" leather
star polyps
2 peppermint shrimp
2 hermits
a few bumblebee snails
a bunch of macro |
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08-03-2005, 02:46 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: canada
Posts: 41
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I'm using a cpr backpack skimmer on my ten gallon, and I do 50% water changed once or twice a week. I think it works great!! Even if you can put a skimmer for a day on your tank it does make the water quality better.
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08-03-2005, 08:54 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 55
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Is that a hang on hanging on to the hang on?............Cool, always wanted to do that with my girlfriends tank but thought it wouldnt work. Guess it does.
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08-03-2005, 08:58 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 55
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Hey petshopboy. I had a 3.5 gal hex tank for a while and had almost 0 nitrates with a descent bioload. The trick really is just keep everything clean, sand and behind rocks, and do weekly water changes. Its just what you have to do with a tank that small. Its not like the water change takes long though. Maybe 5 min. max.
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