Skimmer schedule

[Chriss614]

Hello, I have a pretty large skimmer for my 75 gallon tank (reef octopus classic HOB 2000) and sometimes it seems to not have much to pull out of the water. I have read about people only running their skimmers for like 8 hours a day on a timer and was curios about it. Has anyone tried done this before? If so how did it work and do you recommend it for my situation?

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[RobZilla04]

Not sure why one would run for only 8 hours a day. If it's not pulling much, you're water quality is good or bio load is low. I'd let it run 24/7

 

[robsk]

Hello, I have a pretty large skimmer for my 75 gallon tank (reef octopus classic HOB 2000) and sometimes it seems to not have much to pull out of the water. I have read about people only running their skimmers for like 8 hours a day on a timer and was curios about it. Has anyone tried done this before? If so how did it work and do you recommend it for my situation?

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My recommended schedule for the HOB would be:
M,W,F - Midnight to 11:59 pm.
T,TH - Noon to 11:59 am.
Weekends - 24 hours

Sorry, couldn't help myself :rollface:. Run it all the time.

 

[Tripod1404]

I run reef octopus classic 90 (which is graded for up to 130 gallons) on a 40 gallon tank for 24/7. Yeah it doesn't pull stuff from the water all the time but it still aerates the water.

 

[Chriss614]

Haha thanks for the replys. Ill let it run 24/7

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[ericarenee]

My recommended schedule for the HOB would be:
M,W,F - Midnight to 11:59 pm.
T,TH - Noon to 11:59 am.
Weekends - 24 hours

Sorry, couldn't help myself :rollface:. Run it all the time.

why do yo shut your skimmer off for 1 minute each day.. ???:wavehand: