Would a skimmer provide any benefit to rays?

[abortedsoul]

Hey everyone! I got a Fluval 204, Prism Skimmer, and Aquaclear powerhead for $70. (Woo!)

I have one question- would a protein skimmer provide any benefit for a FW stingray tank? I've heard that they are usually for salt water tanks, but I have it and figured if it would do some good I'll use it.

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Fresh water molecules dont bond like salt water molecules, hence the idea of it would be great if it did work, many have tried and all have failed...

 

[Nic]

i have a massive skimmer filled with bio media i use.... but the skimmer came with my tank. setting up the kind you have is more a waste of power... and it wont do too much good

 

[T1KARMANN]

their are FW skimmers for sale but they are 10 x the size of a SW skimmer

so the normal SW skimmer will be useless

removing heavey organics is good in any tank not just rays

i use a filter media called polyfilter to remove mine its not cheap but it works great

 

[abortedsoul]

Ah, thank you. I will look into the larger skimmers designed for FW; if anyone has a link to a site selling them, I would really appreciate it.

That said, anyone want a skimmer?

Will trade for marble motoro, PDR, or maybe a firstborn child. (I'd even settle for a male retic pup. V_v)

 

[Nic]

Ah, thank you. I will look into the larger skimmers designed for FW; if anyone has a link to a site selling them, I would really appreciate it.

That said, anyone want a skimmer? lol

a skimmer that will work for freshwater will cost thousands of dollars... you dont need a skimmer.... forget the idea of a skimmer...

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

forget the idea of a skimmer...

agreed ^

Waste of money and electricity. You are better off just keeping up on your water changes IMO.

 

[abortedsoul]

agreed ^

Waste of money and electricity. You are better off just keeping up on your water changes IMO.

I change ~25% 1/week, sometimes twice a week if I'm messing around with the filter media or something like that, so no problems there.

Thanks for saving me the headache of looking into the FW skimmers!

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

How big is your tank? Other stock?

 

[abortedsoul]

How big is your tank? Other stock?

I've got a 125 gallon tank / FX5 / Fluval 204 that feeds into a 10 gallon planted tank waterfall, which feeds into a 5 gallon bucket full of mech/chem/bio media. The tank's inhabitants are one retic (4-5") and two snails.