protein skimmer/lighting problem

mikeyboy · 07-05-2007, 09:43 AM

am having trouble with my lights and protein skimmer i got protein skimmer which is tall drop in ur tank clip on the side one but my lights i brought an lumianre which sits over the tank lifted up a little but my skimmer is to tall .....so i was woundering how to get round this without spending anymore money on skimmer or lights.......so i know lights go on for between 10-12 hours. do i need to skim the water then? or could i put my skimmer on when the lights are not? would it harm my fish doing this? do u need to skim ur water all day and night? because i was woundering if it was ok to skim once the lights are off or would that kill my fish with it not being skimmed while lights are on ...............can anyone help me is this ok to do ...plz

**Damon** · 07-05-2007, 10:45 AM

You should skim the water 24 hrs a day. A pic would give us a better idea of how to solve your problem.

vvolfe1 · 07-07-2007, 07:58 AM

What kind of skimmer is it? Are you sure it has to be in your tank and can not hang on the outside?

You really do not have to skim all day everyday. There are many reasons to skim 24/7 but you can get by without it. It will be more work doing that though.

If your skimmer has to be in your tank and you can not hang it outside the tank you can either get a sump or raise the lights up.

musho3210 · 07-07-2007, 11:22 PM

is your skimmer a tunze? If its the tunze nano heard they are trying to make a smaller collection cup or something (so it will fit on those bio-cubes and nano cubes). So that may help with the height.

07-05-2007, 09:43 AM	#1
mikeyboy Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Norwich, England Age: 30 Posts: 6	protein skimmer/lighting problem am having trouble with my lights and protein skimmer i got protein skimmer which is tall drop in ur tank clip on the side one but my lights i brought an lumianre which sits over the tank lifted up a little but my skimmer is to tall .....so i was woundering how to get round this without spending anymore money on skimmer or lights.......so i know lights go on for between 10-12 hours. do i need to skim the water then? or could i put my skimmer on when the lights are not? would it harm my fish doing this? do u need to skim ur water all day and night? because i was woundering if it was ok to skim once the lights are off or would that kill my fish with it not being skimmed while lights are on ...............can anyone help me is this ok to do ...plz

07-05-2007, 10:45 AM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	You should skim the water 24 hrs a day. A pic would give us a better idea of how to solve your problem. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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07-07-2007, 07:58 AM	#3
vvolfe1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Age: 38 Posts: 126	What kind of skimmer is it? Are you sure it has to be in your tank and can not hang on the outside? You really do not have to skim all day everyday. There are many reasons to skim 24/7 but you can get by without it. It will be more work doing that though. If your skimmer has to be in your tank and you can not hang it outside the tank you can either get a sump or raise the lights up.

07-07-2007, 11:22 PM	#4
musho3210 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 15 Posts: 66	is your skimmer a tunze? If its the tunze nano heard they are trying to make a smaller collection cup or something (so it will fit on those bio-cubes and nano cubes). So that may help with the height.

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