Skimmerless & Sumpless check in...let's hear it!

[Anonymous]

So how are you guys doing without a skimmer and sump? The reason I ask is that I just had a moving disaster, and what is left of my 92 gallon reef is now in a 50 gallon with no skimmer or sump. It's been a month and all is well.
Jim

 

[danmhippo]

skimmerless....about 3/4 year as of today. Never been happier.

I don't know about sumpless though...... I liked the sump......places for me to put the ugly and unsightly stuffs....

 

[Anonymous]

Here is am, a year or so. No problem with the acros, montis, etc.

 

[Anonymous]

Anyone else?

 

[whusband]

just curious, skimmerless people, what is it in you tank that keeps the film of protein from gathering on the water surface?

 

[Anonymous]

I've never had that problem in ANY marine tank, even with the old school undergravel filter, fish only tanks years ago.
Jim

 

[danmhippo]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by huz:
<strong>just curious, skimmerless people, what is it in you tank that keeps the film of protein from gathering on the water surface?</strong><hr></blockquote>

My tank has built-in overflow. But even though, I do not see oil/protein film in the sump either.

 

[Tim Reed]

There seems to be too much water movement for a film but I have no skimmer. I do use an overflow on my 55 gal. to a sump and then refugium with cal.... (sorry CA residence).

 

[danmhippo]

Tim, It's OK, I have changed all my caulerpa to Caulerpa prolifera, which is not on the list of 9 banned species.

Glad that I am not living in San Diego County........hehehe.....

 

[Anonymous]

No skimmer for 4 months now, and the pump on my sump quit almost 2 months ago. Had a battle with the cyano and brown algae for a bit, but the tank has been balanced for a while now. TONS of life appearing since I removed 9 (yes, 9!) fish from the reef. Only a pair of percs in a 75G now...

I'm still trying to set up a 20G long side-by-side refugium, hopefully soon, simply because I love to watch the critters in it...

Peace,

Chip

 

[jwtrojan44]

I don't run a skimmer or sump on either of my two FO tanks. Now I'm not sure what the primary difference in this philosophy is between FO and a reef set up, but with a dsb, ample LR and good circulation, the tanks are thriving and nitrates stay below 30 in the one that's stocked the heaviest, and around 10 in the other. I feed once a day and do 20% water changes every other week though.

 

[Anonymous]

I do not use a skimmer and I use a Ecosystem40 hang on back refugium. Tank has been up for just over a year and things are doing good. Coral growth has been great. I have alot of water current so there really isn't any build up on the surface.
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Mercedes Cars

 

[ruck'n'reefer]

I was skimmerless/sumpless for 4 months. Now I have a large sump no skimmer. System has been skimmerless for 11 months.

I tend to get an algae outbreak every few months, even with nutrient export.

I am planning to put a skimmer in the sump soon.

So I can carry a larger bio-load.

Too much work staying skimmerless. IMO

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