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10-08-2007, 08:23 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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 |  is it really needed
I have a small 5 gal tank with a few mollies (and i might add some ghost shrimp or mystery sails today) and i was wondering if i really need a skimmer?(i really dont know much about skimmers so plz try to bare with me) | 
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10-08-2007, 08:35 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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If you're talking about fresh water, I don't think you'll need a skimmer. | |
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10-08-2007, 08:37 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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ya i am talkin about freshwater | |
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10-08-2007, 08:38 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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no need for a skimmer. I never knew what a skimmer was until I got in to saltwater, and Ive had 150g cichlid tanks. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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10-09-2007, 11:26 AM
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| | KingFish
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I don't think skimmers work in freshwater due to the lower pH I believe.
I used my skimmer as a signal of pH in my saltwater aquarium. When it wasn't skimming or foaming well, I'd check pH. | |
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10-09-2007, 11:30 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Originally Posted by Matt Rogers  I don't think skimmers work in freshwater due to the lower pH I believe.
I used my skimmer as a signal of pH in my saltwater aquarium. When it wasn't skimming or foaming well, I'd check pH. | That's cool! I'm not sure I knew that...good info to keep in mind. Karma! _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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10-09-2007, 11:43 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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A skimmer will defintely not work in fresh water. _________ Kris
180 gallon AGA display, 2 250 MH, 1 400 MH, 2 65 PC, AAT moonlight, DIY wet dry, sump, and fuge, G2 skimmer, KNOP C calcium reactor, auto top off, dual pump closed loop, Oceans Motions valve, phosphate reactor, fuidized sand filter, Lighthouse controller keeping it all in check.  My 180 Tank Thread | |
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10-09-2007, 11:48 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Well I knew that but I never knew why. I like that it can be used as a pH "meter." | |
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10-09-2007, 11:52 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2007 Location: Columbus Indiana
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I think Matt's on to something with the Ph. I just know it won't work because on another forum we were trying to help this guy get his skimmer to work for well over a week and he finally mentioned it was a freshwater tank. :mad: | |
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