Adding skimmer to SPS minibow...

[footbag]

I am about to add a seaclone 100 skimmer to by 7g minibow/17g refugium/sump. I know Seaclones suck, but on this small of a water volume, I'm more afraid of overskimming then underskimming and am familiar with the Seaclone.

 

I have a number of SPS including many acros. I have been getting decent growth with my new 150w 20K Ushio, but the colors are lacking. I think that the skimmer is the weakest link in my setup. I auto-top off kalk and keep my levels at Ca 400-440 and dKH at 9.9 (trying for 10.~). I also have a PO4 reactor keeping PO4 undetectable. Since the cycle NO3 has been at 0 via the 15g fuge growing caulerpa and cheato. I do 10-20% WC's once every two weeks.

 

My ?... Will a skimmer really help the color of my corals?

[footbag]

meant to post this in general... Sorry feel free to delete, Ill repost.

[Withers]

well, i can tell you that it is impossible to overskim an SPS tank, thats what they thrive on, low nutrients.

 

theoretically speaking, adding a skimmer should make your corals color up better, but there's so many more factors going into it than that it's impossible to say whether or not they actually will.

[mattie]

add more water flow!!!!!

i use a seaclone on my 20 it works fine

if you have a mh bulb and no color w/ actnincs add more water flow thru the corals and wait a week then we will worry about the skimmer

[footbag]

I am running at about 25 times turnover with a SCWD and I have good polyp extention. Skimmer will be here tomorrow.

[Withers]

lol, sometimes i get the feeling that the amount of turnover in each tank is equivalent to how much horsepower your car has. for some reason i'm reminded of that every time i hear it, lol.

[footbag]

I guess that means that I'll need an outboard engine for my minibow after I get the Ferrari.

[Withers]

lol.