corals only tanks

hamsik97 · #1 08-09-2007, 08:29 PM

Is it easier to keep a coral only tank (if I get easy to med difficulty corals)? Do still I need a skimmer? OK, may be not all corals, but 1 clown too?
Jenna

michika · #2 08-09-2007, 08:35 PM

I'm sure you could do a skimmerless coral tank. That being said you would have to stay on top of water quality regadless. What kind of corals are you thinking of?

mark · #3 08-09-2007, 08:40 PM

Just something I've noticed but most of the nicest SPS tanks I've seen have had fish and often lots.

michika · #4 08-09-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by mark

Just something I've noticed but most of the nicest SPS tanks I've seen have had fish and often lots.

Seconded! Not that a fish-free or limited fish system can't be done.

fkshiu · #5 08-09-2007, 09:29 PM

Fish are a natural part of a coral's environment. Corals actually eat fish poo. So if there are no fish, you're cutting off a signficant part of the corals' diet.

hamsik97 · #6 08-09-2007, 11:04 PM

Just looking for an easier way out

Don't know which corals I want yet because I only know a few. Something not too complicated.
Jenna