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08/19/2008, 06:42 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Florida
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Skimmer question
I just bought my octopus 110 online, and should arrive soon this week.
Am I supposed to leave it on 24/7? Or is there a certain period I should run it for? Someone told me 8 hours a day, every other day. Is that good? Oh, and I forgot to say.. its a 36 gallon system, plan on keeping 2 true percs and a midas blenny and maybe a goby or two. Corals are (soon to be) SPS LPS softies (and clams!) |
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08/19/2008, 06:57 PM
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Location: Spanaway, WA
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Run it 24/7 if you want it to work the best for you. Turning on and off will never let it build up the good foam that it needs for the skimming.
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08/19/2008, 07:33 PM
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Location: Greece, NY
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24/7 keep in mind most skimmers need an adjustment period.
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. Current Tank Info: 90G reef 20g sump 2/250mh 4vhos |
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08/19/2008, 08:22 PM
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Location: houstonia
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leave it on all the time.
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-Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet? |
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08/19/2008, 08:24 PM
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leave it on all the time--your fish are producing organics all the time and you want these removed and kept miminal all the time
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I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock |
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