Skimmers

[Peteness]

hey i was told by a freind u dont need skimmers if u just planning to keep a few live rocks and 1-2 fishes in a salt water tank (10gallon)

is this true? coz i have been raeding aroudn and it seems like its a must..

but i heard the skimmer is only need if u ahve corals? im kinda lsot can someone plz help tell me if i need it or not plz =)

[Condiman]

Well that is a very debated topic but the way I see it is that if you just plan to keep one or two fish and just some LR (liverock). Then you should be ok with out a skimmer. You will tho have to put in an airstone to airate the water. But if you had a skimmer it would do that and help take out any bad things out of the water. The real purpose of a skimmer is to take pollutants out of the water column and make the tank a little easier to manage and create a better living enviroment for what you put into the tank. I hope this helps you a little bit with your decision.

[Sugar Magnolia]

I agree with Brad. In a tank that size, a skimmer isn't really necessary. Weekly 10% water changes will keep your water quality in check.

[Doctor_Reef]

Ditto's.... But if you get one it really helps keep the water pristine and you will have it when you upgrade to the next tank!!!!