Does having a skimmer make it more important to dose the tank?

Mikro · 02/03/2008, 06:50 PM

Just wondering if the skimmer takes out all the nutrients...

GSMguy · 02/03/2008, 06:53 PM

all the nutrients like food and poop?

Mikro · 02/03/2008, 06:58 PM

No like calcium,magnesium,iodide,strontium,etc...

LobsterOfJustice · 02/03/2008, 07:02 PM

no

SemperReef · 02/03/2008, 07:12 PM

All skimmers do is remove organic waste particles.

02/03/2008, 06:50 PM	#1
Mikro Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha,NE U.S.A. Posts: 1,093	Does having a skimmer make it more important to dose the tank? Just wondering if the skimmer takes out all the nutrients... __________________ Mikro Current Tank Info: On 12/18/04 Started 75gal. reef tank

02/03/2008, 06:53 PM	#2
GSMguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 17,420	all the nutrients like food and poop? __________________ Nick. Conehead. Shallow Reef club. Current Tank Info: 48"x27"x14" Envision Acrylic rimless, 6x39w ATi Sunpower, Custom ATB Deluxe Skimmer, 4x tunze nano stream,ATB flowstar 1500, ACJR, Tunze osmolator.

02/03/2008, 06:58 PM	#3
Mikro Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Omaha,NE U.S.A. Posts: 1,093	No like calcium,magnesium,iodide,strontium,etc... __________________ Mikro Current Tank Info: On 12/18/04 Started 75gal. reef tank

02/03/2008, 07:02 PM	#4
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	no __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

02/03/2008, 07:12 PM	#5
SemperReef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 53	All skimmers do is remove organic waste particles.