20 gallon tank -- need skimmer?

lowfi · 06-01-2009, 03:22 PM

Hi everyone,

Im setting up a 20L and am wondering if I need to include a skimmer if Im going to be running a 5 gallon refugium with chaeto?? I was thinking about getting a CPR bakpak because i can get one for $35...but is it necessary? Just wanted to know your thoughts and opinions. I would really like to only grow softies and LPS in this tank because it isnt going to be a lifelong tank, just a temporary fix

Thanks a lot everyone!

Cheers

lowfi · 06-01-2009, 04:05 PM

anyone?...still cant decide

lcstorc · 06-01-2009, 04:36 PM

It is really a personal decision.
I have an Aqua C Remora on my 20g but I also have an anemone in the tank and need to keep the water quality great.
A skimmer will help keep the tank clean but a 20g needs a lot of maintenance no matter what equipment you have.

lowfi · 06-01-2009, 04:40 PM

word. thanks again lynn lol. do you think 2x24w T5HO will be enough for softies?

lcstorc · 06-01-2009, 05:00 PM

Yep.
That should be about perfect. Since the tank is so shallow, I would even say LPS should be good with that.

TylerHaworth · 06-01-2009, 06:45 PM

At $35 for a Bakpak... I would say go for it... it can only help, and that's not a lot of cash!

JeF4y · 06-04-2009, 11:48 AM

I would say go for it. It's not going to hurt (other than a few cents in electricity and maybe a bit of heat due to the additional pump)...

Worst case you sell it.

Just do understand in advance that you're going to spend a MONTH getting it "broken in" and set up right before it starts skimming consistently and stops spewing microbubbles.

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lowfi Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 243 View Gallery Karma Komment	20 gallon tank -- need skimmer? Hi everyone, Im setting up a 20L and am wondering if I need to include a skimmer if Im going to be running a 5 gallon refugium with chaeto?? I was thinking about getting a CPR bakpak because i can get one for $35...but is it necessary? Just wanted to know your thoughts and opinions. I would really like to only grow softies and LPS in this tank because it isnt going to be a lifelong tank, just a temporary fix Thanks a lot everyone! Cheers __________________ Sean!

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lowfi Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 243 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 20 gallon tank -- need skimmer? anyone?...still cant decide __________________ Sean!

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 20 gallon tank -- need skimmer? It is really a personal decision. I have an Aqua C Remora on my 20g but I also have an anemone in the tank and need to keep the water quality great. A skimmer will help keep the tank clean but a 20g needs a lot of maintenance no matter what equipment you have. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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lowfi Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 243 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 20 gallon tank -- need skimmer? word. thanks again lynn lol. do you think 2x24w T5HO will be enough for softies? __________________ Sean!

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: 20 gallon tank -- need skimmer? Yep. That should be about perfect. Since the tank is so shallow, I would even say LPS should be good with that. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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TylerHaworth Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 523 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 20 gallon tank -- need skimmer? At $35 for a Bakpak... I would say go for it... it can only help, and that's not a lot of cash! __________________ 75 Gallon Cornerflow ASM G-1X, 2x Phosban Reactor 20 Long Sump + Fuge with a Koralia Nano Quiet One 4000, Vortech MP40 Aquactinics TX5 ViaAqua Titanium 300w 105 lbs rock, 60 lbs sand

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JeF4y Limpet Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 140 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: 20 gallon tank -- need skimmer? I would say go for it. It's not going to hurt (other than a few cents in electricity and maybe a bit of heat due to the additional pump)... Worst case you sell it. Just do understand in advance that you're going to spend a MONTH getting it "broken in" and set up right before it starts skimming consistently and stops spewing microbubbles. __________________ 60 Cube emergency build RIP Biocube 29G with Massive sump that SPLIT! Follow me on Twitter! If you have to explain your signature, maybe you should pick a new one.

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