This is so Cool

[mcm13yn]

The PSK has been removed from the system for about a month and the changes are amazing.

[jroescher]

PSK??

[CoryDude]

Are you talking about a skimmer pump, like a psk 2500? Are you going skimmerless?

[FireWater]

I missed the original post too. Here ya go
http://www.maast.org/showthread.php?69561-PSK-crashing-my-tank

[jroescher]

So why would a skimmer that is not skimming have a negative impact on a tank? I would think that at worse, it would have no effect.

[mcm13yn]

I'm sharing my experience. My thought is the PSK was removing to much dissolved organic matter (DOM) and somehow affecting the chemistry of my tank. I really cant say why or what. I monitor CA-625, KA-425, PHos-less than .02, nitrite/nitrate-undetectable, and PH 8.1-8.3. Like I mentioned in a previous post, I've been struggling over the past few years and it's a wonderful experience to see a healthy tank with new coral growth.

[Cammed_02]

What coral is that in the last pic?