Wet vs Dry Skimming
- Thread starter alrha
- Start date
- Location
- Philippines
...i read thiS once: Wet Skimmate :bigeyes2: :sigh1:
Wet skimming
Pro:
You remove more waste
Con:
You also remove more saltwater which you then replenish with RODI which affects the saltlevel in your tank unless you monitor this closely
Dry skimming
Pro:
You dont remove a lot of saltwater thus maintaining specific gravity is easier to maintain
Con:
Super stinky skimmate (dogshit x 100)
You dont remove as much of the pollutants but still alot
I personally like to skim dry
I dont know how to set it on your Tunze Albert - youre the guinnea pig
On the remora you raise the cup utilizing the rubber ring for dry and lower it for wet
Pro:
You remove more waste
Con:
You also remove more saltwater which you then replenish with RODI which affects the saltlevel in your tank unless you monitor this closely
Dry skimming
Pro:
You dont remove a lot of saltwater thus maintaining specific gravity is easier to maintain
Con:
Super stinky skimmate (dogshit x 100)
You dont remove as much of the pollutants but still alot
I personally like to skim dry
I dont know how to set it on your Tunze Albert - youre the guinnea pig
On the remora you raise the cup utilizing the rubber ring for dry and lower it for wet
On the Tunze it is adjusted by the Air Valve (more air = wetter, less air = dryer)hermangareis said:
i dont mind using this as a forced partial water change, i have a pinpoint salinity monitor, so it is easy to see how much SW i need to add. My concern would be if it would skim out essential trace elements and perhaps throw some chemistry off balance.
- Location
- Queens, NY
Wow, I always thought that dry skimmate removed way more crap outta your tank then wet skimmate! I mean that dry stuff really really really stinks! and the wet stuff doesnt.
dry skimmate is just concentrated wet skimmate.jawwad2004 said:
disolved organics (poop etc) stick to the bubbles in the protein skimmer. So the more bubbles can enter the skimmer the more crap you remove from the system. When skimming wet, the bubbles dont have to travel far so more of it gets trapped in the collection cup along with more saltwater.
So if I have my Remora on its lowest setting and it's not putting off too much 'wet' skimmate (and I know it works!) then does that mean my tank doesn't have a ton of waste in it? I do have a huge amount of 'scavengers' in my LR... also I really noticed a large differance (lower now) in the amount of skimmate once three things were added to my tank :
1) Xenia really started to grow out
and
2) Started running carbon
and
3) Added Clam
Any opinions as to either of these? I know some people put Xenia in their sumps as a biological filter...and clams filter a ton of water (my tank is small).
1) Xenia really started to grow out
and
2) Started running carbon
and
3) Added Clam
Any opinions as to either of these? I know some people put Xenia in their sumps as a biological filter...and clams filter a ton of water (my tank is small).
Xenia and Clams do filter the water (as does carbon). - i have all 3.
If I understood the RC thread, posted earlier, correctly: having a lower bio-load (or less nutrients) would not affect the amount of skimmate you get, but rather the content (or color) of it.
If I understood the RC thread, posted earlier, correctly: having a lower bio-load (or less nutrients) would not affect the amount of skimmate you get, but rather the content (or color) of it.
Reefer420 said:
Assuming that the skimmer is functioning correctly, you should be in good shape. Also remember the size of the tank in relation to the skimmer. I run a remora pro on a QT and of course it will not produce much skimmate for two reasons:
1. Not much waste
2. skimmer is rated for up to 120g.
Having a ton of scavengers is a great thing!!
alrha said:
I don't agree with that.
Under that theory you can skim a cup a day from an empty tank with freshly mixed salt water for months?
More bio load = more protein or protein by product = more skimmate
The protein or protein by product binds to the bubbles and cause the skimmate color to get darker, if the guy is pulling water that has no color than it is not skimmate.
- Location
- Philippines
Reefer420 said:
what coLor is youR skim... mate? :smokin: :knockedou :yo:
- Location
- Ossining, NY
OK, well, what consitutues wet? You can pour it? or you can see through it?
I mean, mine is dark green usually adnd stinks to high heaven so much that when I dump it in the sink in the basement my wife on the first floor thinks my son needs a diaper change
But I am not able to see though it it's so green
Is the different that obvious? of is wet and dry a little different?
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I mean, mine is dark green usually adnd stinks to high heaven so much that when I dump it in the sink in the basement my wife on the first floor thinks my son needs a diaper change
But I am not able to see though it it's so green
Is the different that obvious? of is wet and dry a little different?
House
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