Skimmer or no skimmer?

[Yano]

I have a bit of a debate w/ my self. I don't know whether or not to get one for my 10 gallon. I read around and some say skimmers in 10gallon is a waste other say its a good investment, please help me :D

[matt]

Absolutely a skimmer is a good idea for a nano reef. I ran a prizm on my 10 gal for more than a year and I was happy with it. They're cheaply made, but cheap to buy so there you have it.

[Inno]

I never used a skimmer on anything under 20g, hell even 35 and under lol. A simple AquaClear was enough for me.

Why not try without and see how you like it, then if you are not satisfied you can always add one later? :)

[Tim Marvin]

Get a hang on fuge.

[Henry]

When I had my 10gal nano I made a small hangon fuge with internal skim-box. Better than skimmer for such a small tank. That little fuge coupled with regular water changes made for a healthy and happy tank.

[matt]

On my 10 I had a refugium and a skimmer; and an auto top off system. That was a cool little tank, in fact, I think I'll set it up again to breed berghia nudibranchs. The advice about the refugium is good; actually, something like a 40 gallon refugium would be perfect! I still think a skimmer is a good thing for such a little tank, though. Keeps O2 and ph steady, and it's real easy to overfeed a nano.

[Henry]

I agree with Matt on the skimmer helping with the ph and especially the O2 part.

[Yano]

Thanks for the advice guys, time to start saving money :D