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View Poll Results: to skim or not to skim
yes i use a skimmer 78 83.87%
no i do not use a skimmer 15 16.13%
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Old 03-30-2012, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Snaz View Post
Running without a skimmer is easier than running with one. With a skimmer you have to constantly monitor SG and top of with mixed water. Overflows, too watery, dialing in etc. yuck.

A refugium and weekly 10% water change is all I need.
I have none of those issues.

I ran my 50g with refugium and lots of water changes, it was a swamp.

I tried it and came to the conclusion that I would never run a tank without a skimmer again!
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