That HORRID sun is once again MIA, so no beach today. Why must it always run away during my breaks?!?

Anyway, on the verge of buying a Beckett skimmer. I must stop this. First, the shock on my mom's face when she returns from her holiday - to see a gigantic bubbling monster sitting in the living room. Second, the shock on my dad's face when he gets the electricity bill for the month (Requires a pressure-rated magnetic pump which runs off 170W x 24hrs. Go figure ..). Third, the shock on my face when both of them start walloping me. Hahahaha .. ok, I'm kidding about the third, but too many reservations.

Current skimmer's good. Undersized for my tank, but I'm fine with it. I think the nitrate problem was due to overfeeding, so I think it's silly to buy a sledgehammer to break up an ice cube that'll melt in the end anyway. OK, me and my weird analogies again, but it's true.

Imagine this thing (almost as tall as the tank itself) sitting in the living room.