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Unread 03/15/2013, 10:53 AM   #11
hkgar
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Just curious, since some are saying you can over skim, what is the detrimental effect on a tank if it is over skimmed?

Don't we want to remove all dissolved organics from the tank? I have always thought, wrongly I guess, that when there is nothing to skim, the skimmer just stops producing?


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Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels
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