RothChyld
05-26-2003, 10:01 AM
I have a protein skimmer but the cup hardly gathers anything even after a week. I often let total flow in and still no goop. Is this the sign of a healthy tank or a malfunctioning protein skimmer?
Thank you in advance!
Setup
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90g Reef Tank (3 years of age)
Fish: 8 Chromis Damsels, Yellow Tang, Red Hawkfish, Lawnmower Blenny, 3 Bar Gobies, Sandsifting Goby, Royal Gramma, Maroon Clown, peppermint shrimp, featherduster, several turbos and hermies.
Inverts etc: Bubble, Hammer, 3 Gorgonias (brown, red, yellow), 2 finger leathers, 1 elephant leather, 30 or so mushrooms, brown polyp colony, brown/green polyp colony, torch, plate coral (looks like a plate and its hard - no tentacles or anything)
Water:
Everything is in range. Sometimes I have nitrate spikes but not enough to damage anything. Also that means that instead of no reading its miniscule. Temp stays around 80. I can break down if needed.
Infrastructure: wet/dry with liverock inside for the trickle, carbon underneath, and protein skimmer. I have about 3" of substrate floor.
Thank you in advance!
Setup
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90g Reef Tank (3 years of age)
Fish: 8 Chromis Damsels, Yellow Tang, Red Hawkfish, Lawnmower Blenny, 3 Bar Gobies, Sandsifting Goby, Royal Gramma, Maroon Clown, peppermint shrimp, featherduster, several turbos and hermies.
Inverts etc: Bubble, Hammer, 3 Gorgonias (brown, red, yellow), 2 finger leathers, 1 elephant leather, 30 or so mushrooms, brown polyp colony, brown/green polyp colony, torch, plate coral (looks like a plate and its hard - no tentacles or anything)
Water:
Everything is in range. Sometimes I have nitrate spikes but not enough to damage anything. Also that means that instead of no reading its miniscule. Temp stays around 80. I can break down if needed.
Infrastructure: wet/dry with liverock inside for the trickle, carbon underneath, and protein skimmer. I have about 3" of substrate floor.