Skimmer Or Not?

[coffee_snob]

I have a new Fluval m60 28g system.

My question is; with weekly water changes, do I really need a skimmer?
It is stocked with softies and 2 clowns.

 

[thegrun]

I have run smaller tanks for years without a skimmer; as long as you make weekly 10 to 15 percent water changes and keep your fish population low you will be fine with soft corals, although I would say the tank would likely look better if you did add one.

 

[coffee_snob]

I have run smaller tanks for years without a skimmer; as long as you make weekly 10 to 15 percent water changes and keep your fish population low you will be fine with soft corals, although I would say the tank would likely look better if you did add one.

"look better" as in clearer water?
Would carbon help with that?

My plan is to remove skimmer and replace with media basket with, from top to bottom; floss, purigen, carbon.

 

[Grkgod36]

The thing is these days why would you not run a skimmer

 

[coffee_snob]

The thing is these days why would you not run a skimmer

Unnecessary noise and maintenance for a nano?

 

[Shawn O]

May make more noise but no more maintenance than changing out floss and carbon.

 

[nerose]

I wouldn't run a skimmer, as long as your corals color stays bright and you maintain your water changes. If everything is going good don't mess with it.

 

[toothybugs]

I have a 15gal on my desk at work with a sump off to the side of my desk with a Curve 5 in it. I have to look at it to see that its actually running. 1 quiet wavemaker, a Sicce Syncra Silent 1.5 return, and all I can barely hear is the overflow gently flowing over the top of the box. This is in a dead-quiet cube farm. So I don't buy the "skimmers are noisy so I don't want one" argument, if you need a quiet skimmer they do exist. Lots of near-dead-silent ones out there.

 

[coffee_snob]

Thanks for the insight everyone.

I'm going to go "skimmerless" because I'm religious about water changes and livestock load is so low.

Thank again

 

[davocean]

On a tank that small and simple, and being diligent on WC's I see no reason why it shouldn't be fine.

 

[gone fishin]

On a tank that small and simple, and being diligent on WC's I see no reason why it shouldn't be fine.

I agree

 

[ericarenee]

+3 ..... Why Complicate things... That is my job

 

[gone fishin]

+3 ..... Why Complicate things... That is my job

And you seem to be very good at it:lol:

 

[ericarenee]

And you seem to be very good at it[emoji38]

Yes I am.But women are born complicated and designed to confuse .[emoji13]