Maxima as 2nd clam?

[Xandernfs]

I have a dersa clam in a my 20 and its 3-4". Would I be okay with a 2.5" maxima? I don't skim, but do a 10% water change. It would be under a 150w HQI. Yay or nay?

 

[duds]

yea you'll be fine i have a 29 gallon and basicly i have same exact situation as you 150 watt mh hqi and no skim but i dont do water changes that often and it is really healthy had it for about 2 months
Duds

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Is there a reason you guys dont skim?

 

[duds]

well i have had my tank running for 4 years and have been very succesful and i want to put a skimmer on my tank but my dad won't allow me to because he thinks the tank is already doing good so why chnge anything, what i really want to do is install a sump have a fuge in it a skimmer but that wont hapen until i move out and i got quite a few years till then
Duds

 

[jmaneyapanda]

I was not being critical, I was just curious. I agree- if it aint broke, dont fix it.

 

[duds]

o i know i didnt mean to sound harsh or anything (sorry if i did) yea but the water is not as clear as i would like it to be though, i might get a hang on back remora and see if there is a change then i will decide if i want to keep or sell the remora either way im keepign my filter (350 magnum canister) so if i keep the skimmer i can run carbon through it and i think that keeping a filter helps because it takes a lot of the bigger chunks of gunk of out the water that the skimmer cannot
Duds

 

[jmaneyapanda]

personally, i would not run a marine tank without a skimmer. that is just my personal preference.

 

[duds]

yea, and my tank is heavily stocked with corals and fish so i need that extra filtration/skimming and i hate having the oily surface, ive been trying to get a skimmer for so long, im probabyl just going to buy with or without my dads concent
Duds

 

[prugs]

If the skimmer is in your bedroom, you may need ear plugs for sleeping. Skimmers do make noise, but help to keep the O2 concentration high.

 

[duds]

no its in my living room which is one of the reasons my dad doesnt want a skimmer becaus eof the noice he like sit how it is quiet and relaxing and looks good in the tank, could look better with a skimmer but i go along with it i getting a skimmer wheter he like sit or not
Duds