So, it wouldn't do me any good buying a skimmer or bakpak?? My bio-load is already very small, I only have one fish and I feed him every other to every third day. I do, however, feed my tank with decapsulated brine shrimp eggs about every week. I think that this is what is adding to the NO3 problem the most. Now, if I were to feed the tank, and allow the skimmer to pull off the early decomposition of the organics, wouldn't this stop the cycle thus decreasing my NO3 concentration? what do you think??