Hi @MichaelJ & Everyone,
I'd like to add one other source of surface film - the aquarium plants themselves, assuming that it is a planted tank. 🙂
JPC
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Can I ditch the filter and replace it with a skimmer?
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I'd like to add one other source of surface film - the aquarium plants themselves, assuming that it is a planted tank. 🙂
JPC
Hi @saundersbp
I have a similar setup to yours. Please take a look at the following link:
In this tank, you will see that I am using a skimmer. There are no shrimp but I have Vietnamese Cardinal Minnows, which are very small fish, albeit not as small as shrimplets. The skimmer that I use is the Eheim skim350, which you can see in the above link. It is a simple matter to add an inlet strainer to the skim350 to render it safe for livestock. There is a thread here on UKAPS that shows what a little creativity can conjure up. I'll find the thread and then provide a link in a later post.
JPC
I have a similar setup to yours. Please take a look at the following link:
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www.ukaps.org
In this tank, you will see that I am using a skimmer. There are no shrimp but I have Vietnamese Cardinal Minnows, which are very small fish, albeit not as small as shrimplets. The skimmer that I use is the Eheim skim350, which you can see in the above link. It is a simple matter to add an inlet strainer to the skim350 to render it safe for livestock. There is a thread here on UKAPS that shows what a little creativity can conjure up. I'll find the thread and then provide a link in a later post.
JPC
Hi @saundersbp
Me again!
Here's the link to the Eheim skim 350 modifications review:
www.ukaps.org
I hope it helps you to find a workable solution.
JPC
Me again!
Here's the link to the Eheim skim 350 modifications review:
Eheim Skim 350 Modifications review
I recently purchased an Eheim Skim 350 and found myself in the same spot as many others, needing to shrimp and fish-proof the skimmer opening. I have tried out various materials and figured I would list them here for the benefit of others :) Modification number 1 was a covering of this very...
www.ukaps.org
I hope it helps you to find a workable solution.
JPC
saundersbp
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Many thanks, quite a bit of reading there which I'll do. Very much appreciate the ideas, thank you!
Hi @saundersbp
Yes, there is a lot of reading material, as you say. I was concerned that I may have provided too much. And caused unintended confusion. Please let me know if I need to clarify anything.
JPC
