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Originally Posted by coral reefer  As Tangster put it nicely...They make wonderful and highly efficient filter feeders! Housed in a refugium or sump is a great way to diversify your biological filtration. I have them in my refugium and even have them in my 30 gallon hex tank with soft corals.
I have even taken this one step further as an experiment! I recently removed my Remora Skimmer from that tank to see what ramifications would be evident without the skimmer being part of the equation.
To my surprise, I really HAVE NOT witnessed any dramatic detrimental consequences as a result of pulling the skimmer. The skimmer has been removed for over three months now!
I have a Niger Trigger, Clown, Six-line Wrasse and an Azure Damsel fish with two peppermint shrimp and a brittle star and snails. I have aiptasia anemones in the tank with various mushrooms. zoos and leathers with anthelia as well!!!!!
I will keep you posted as to possibly negative, or positive implications! |
If you have a light bioload, you really dont need a skimmer, and if you do weekly water changes, you really dont need one.
Ive seen where people had aiptasia in there overflows and sumps, the trick is to have a good UV sterilizer to prevent them from getting back into the tank.
