?must Need? Protein Skimmer For Coral

[milkton]

hi guys, yeah the question is basically the title haha, is it essential for one coral in a 2.5gallon marine tank to have a protein skimmer? I am going to add calcium boosts and some other buffers, also the 2.5g has extremely bright light.

2) if a water enchancement / nutrient product for the saltwater tank contains copper, is it a problem? cause i have a freshwater shrimp tank and i know that you NEVER put anything that has copper into shrimp tanks.

thanks

 

[BigC]

Copper is a big NO NO in marine aquaria. Never use Copper based additives or medications in a marine environment
No... it's not essential to have a Protein Skimmer installed for one coral. Some coral sp dont take too kindly to having a lot of skimming due to it drawing out certain properties for which that specific coral needs to adapt and grow.
ATB
C

 

[milkton]

haha k, thx C

 

[sayur]

is a protein skimmer neccesary for a tank with saltwater fish.

 

[Buddyboy67]

Not if regular water changes are carried out , no....they will help but

 

[sayur]

Not if regular water changes are carried out , no....they will help but

Thanks.I'm getting a marine aquarium, what fish should i start with?

 

[rabbut]

If you start a thread in the Marine Fish section, listing the fish that interest you sayur, along with details of your tank (hardware used, size, what you plan to test for {if anything} e.t.c), you will get a better response than you will here, as the fish nerds tend to spend more time in the fish section than the hardware one Also, you don't hijack someone elses thread

All the best
Rabbut