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Poll..How long do you run your skimmer? |
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Poll..How long do you run your skimmer? |
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05-08-2001, 02:09 AM
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Tenant
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: New Johnsonville, Tn. USA
Posts: 68
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Poll..How long do you run your skimmer?
Lately I have put my skimmer on the same timer as the actinic lights which is around 11 hrs. I did this after I noticed the Hi-Fin Carnail feeds only on the copepods in my tank. I had a brine net under the skimmer one night to see how many pods were going thru it. I was amazed. Now I know they were were going thru it, but wondered how many were caught up in the foam, I know the pods are prolific but still I decided to turn the skimmer off at night when the pods are swimming.
Along this vein I was wondering... the poll idea... How long do you run your skimmer? ReefHawk ------------------ <A HREF="http://www.csranet.com/~andys/reef/reef.html" TARGET=_blank> My 40 gal Reef Tank</A> |
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05-08-2001, 03:06 AM
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Tenant
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Oley, Pa. USA
Posts: 56
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24/7
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05-08-2001, 04:30 AM
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Mayor
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Douglas, Ma
Posts: 775
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24/7...
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05-08-2001, 05:32 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Alta Loma,Ca
Posts: 2,943
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8 days a week[img]/ubb/wink.gif[/img]
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05-08-2001, 05:47 AM
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Governor
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Chico, NOR CAL
Posts: 2,215
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Normally I run it 24/7 365..But Iam treating my tank with chemiclean right now to rid me of my hair algae..(the battle is lmost over) they recomend not to run the skimmer for a few days..Iam gonna turn it back on either tonigfht or tommorow..
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05-08-2001, 05:53 AM
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Citizen
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Columbus,OH,US
Posts: 157
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0/0. I just switched to a refugium 2 weeks ago and all parameters are fine. If anything gets out of whack, I'll put it back on for a little bit.
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05-08-2001, 05:56 AM
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Citizen
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: So. Cal., USC Country
Posts: 249
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24/7 and that's still not enough![img]/ubb/lol.gif[/img]
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05-08-2001, 05:59 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Posts: 5,301
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24/7 NOW but my refugium has been running for about a month or so now and I now have 0 Nitrates and will be slowly weaning my system off of my Skimmer soon [img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]
------------------ Check out my NEW website Scubadude's Website Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. |
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05-08-2001, 06:52 AM
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Council
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Venus Texas
Posts: 251
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24/7
 ------------------ Robert [This message has been edited by alf3482 (edited 05-08-2001).] |
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05-08-2001, 06:55 AM
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Mayor
Join Date: May 2001
Location: USA
Posts: 941
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ReefHawk: very interesting concept. You should post it on Dr. Ron's Reef Central board and see if he would answer it.
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05-08-2001, 07:18 AM
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Mayor
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Lenexa, KS, USA
Posts: 978
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24/7. The only time mine is turned off is when I feed golden pearls. I turn it off so the corals have time to catch them before the skimmer pulls them out.
Andrew ------------------ I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart. e.e.cummings |
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05-08-2001, 07:41 AM
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Citizen
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: St. Helena Is. SC
Posts: 173
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24/7 except for cleaning. Skip
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05-08-2001, 09:01 AM
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Council
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Arlington, TX,
Posts: 491
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24/7 keeps pourin out some stinky stuff.
JMM ------------------ Remember Fish are alive when we get them, lets keep it that way!!! |
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05-08-2001, 09:04 AM
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Council
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: El Segundo, CA
Posts: 367
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05-08-2001, 10:59 AM
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Here is are comments made by some mebers a while back when I ran a poll with the same subject.
http://www.reefland.com/cgi-bin/ubb-...wComments&id=4 This poll, and the others, is still open for voting. I think an archived poll supplies great statistics for these types of questions. [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img] |
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05-08-2001, 12:31 PM
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Mayor
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: MI
Posts: 589
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24/7.............
on both tanks....... ------------------ Local Fish Store = Aquarists Toy Store... |
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05-08-2001, 01:45 PM
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Council
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Huntsville, AL, USA
Posts: 383
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24/7
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05-08-2001, 04:02 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Forney Texas USA
Posts: 2,277
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Hi All,
On current system 0/0 Have one just in case though. I might end up using it for oxygenation, i.e. backed down to where it doesn’t actually skim. Regards, Scott ------------------ The definition of an expert is a washed-up drip under pressure. You can see my reeftank at http://www.homestead.com/spasse/ |
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05-08-2001, 04:14 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: pekin, in
Posts: 28
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24/7
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05-08-2001, 08:25 PM
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Citizen
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Philadelphia, PA USA
Posts: 197
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24/7 except when i empty the waste collector.
I got a prism... great lil skimmer. |
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