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06-11-2019, 07:26 AM
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Skimmers will remove dissolved organics before they release nitrates and phosphates. Macro algae will remove nitrates and phosphates. Think of them as stage 1 and stage 2 filters. Remember, a little of this filth is good, its a nice treat for your corals. Anyways it all really depends on your bio-load. I run both currently. I have a 75 gallon with 9 fish including 2 tangs
 . My nutrients are way too low. My fish are fat. I over feed them, I overfeed my corals and my phosphates and nitrates don't have a pulse. I have recently pruned my chaeto down to the size of a tennis ball in hopes to get a reading of either. If that doesn't work, I'll have to consider running the skimmer for a lesser time or just open up the skim cup plug completely. This way it's doing nothing but adding O2 into the tank.Last edited by Reyphox; 06-11-2019 at 07:30 AM. 
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06-12-2019, 07:10 PM
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I also run both currently but if space is restricted then I would go with skimmer and possible algae scrubber instead...
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06-12-2019, 09:35 PM
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it's amazing to hear so many voices on this subject, and here is one more I just came across:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjBYtHHnsXE at 7:20 Julian Sprung talks about refugiums and/or protein skimmers, really interesting I personally will stay with both.
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