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I run my 25W unit 24/7. It seems counterintuitive to run one but it has help to reduce algae blooms and has made ick totally disappear in my 65G reef tank. I think that the general consensus would be to not run one but hey, there are people that advocate a skimmer-less setup and that just doesn't make much sense to me but what do I know! The wattage, design and flow through the unit will dictate how much reduction of micro-organisms you will impact on your system. I don’t think you want to have it setup so that you run a sterile system but some sort of happy medium. Some achieve this effect by not running their unit 24/7.
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Last edited by romanr; 03/26/2007 at 06:54 PM.
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