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05/08/2013, 09:44 PM
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turning skimmer off at night
Is it a bad idea? Does anybody do this? Just got an apex and playing around with its functions.
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05/08/2013, 10:20 PM
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I wouldn't turn it off. Didn't you buy it to plug it in? The benefits of having it running 24/7 will far outweigh the noise, the PG & E bill, etc. Your tank will definitely thank you for it in the long run. GL.
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05/09/2013, 08:03 AM
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05/09/2013, 09:05 AM
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Leave it running. I only turn mine off for major maintenance. If I am cleaning the cup I just turn off the FEED pump, but I have 2x recirculation pumps on mine that are always aerating the water and junk.
In practice I have three separate 120 plugins. One for feed pump and then the two recirculation pumps. Works wonderful too! 
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05/09/2013, 09:12 AM
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Another thing is your ORP will drop. If you do it at night your PH changes then too. That would be more stress on the system than I would want IMO
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05/09/2013, 09:30 AM
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Ya see I have a 180 with a 40 sump. The amount of poo and other items deposited in the tank varies from tiime of day too.
Some of my corals I do not feed until I got to bed and it has been lights out on the tank for a while. So my bioload of just food varies and needs to be taken care of. I turn off my skim feed pump so that it gets a chance to get distributed all throughout the tank, then turn it back on about an hour after I feed. Everyone has a different situation so it is hard to use a blanket term.
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