Will a vortech get rid of surface scum?

[GOODgREEF]

I don't have an overflow so my tank has lots of dust on the surface of the water. I used to have a surface skimmer attach to my rio skimmer and it worked great. It was so nice and clear. I don't have the skimmer on my tank anymore and now it looks like crap. I was thinking of upgrading my pumps and get a vortech mp10. I hope the wave action will make the surface clearer. Any thoughts?

[HecticDialectics]

It'll help a little, but without some sort of mechanical surface filtration, it still probably won't be 100% clean. I'd guess you could get it to like 50-75% clean. What about getting just a small AquaClear filter with the surface skimmer add-on?

[fifty50]

I only had a mp10 on my tank and it didn't do much with the surface scum. I ended up getting an ac50 with surface skimmer attachment. Surface is crystal clear ever since. Also allows me to run filter floss, chemipure and purigen now. Only a slight complaint with the sight of the surface skimmer attachment in the tank but I'd rather seeing that than have surface scum and lack of water churning for gas exchange.

[GOODgREEF]

Thanx I might hold off on the vortech right now. I decided to hook up back my aqua clear with my modfied surface skimmer and it works flawlessly. My koralia are doing the job so the vortech can wait.