Skimmate Question

[sixspeed]

Hey everyone, i was wondering what everyones skimmate consistency is. Mine is a pretty dark (greenish/brown) colored, but it seems to be pretty watery. I need to dump the collection cup every 4-5 days. I run a NW-110 with the mesh mod on a 40 gallon breeder, light stocked, with a 20 long sump.

 

[stingythingy45]

Asm G2 skimmer.With recirc. and gate valve mods.
Dark watery skimmate that gets dumped and cleaned weekly.

 

[afboundguy]

Octo Extreme 160 with a mesh mod... Pulls like crazy!!!

 

[coralcor]

i run a tunze 9002... and i still havent gotten it to where i want it.... but im going with dark watery

 

[Jeff.:P]

Light water skim-mate
Asm G1 with mesh mod.
Emptied every 3-4 days
The skimmate used to be dark goop, since I've hooked up a GFO reactor
it has changed to the lighter water consistency.

 

[sixspeed]

Octo Extreme 160 with a mesh mod... Pulls like crazy!!!

I want to upgrade to an octo extreme. But a vortech is higher on the list.

 

[sixspeed]

do we want our skimmers to pull less water?

 

[RayD]

Euroreef RS-135 with gate valve and mesh mods, dark watery, and SMELLY! Yuk

Clean every 3-5 days.

 

[Blueflu1]

Octo extreme 160. I don't have to dump my cup often. Usually works great. Been acting up lately and pushing too much water into the cup. I dialed it back for now. I tend to wet skim more.

 

[JasonandRay]

it all depends

 

[sixspeed]

do you care to elaborate jasonandray?

 

[ReeferMedic]

I run an ASM G6. That said, I can get anything from light watery skimmate to dark thick muck, depending on what I want. I usually run it on the dry side when I'm going to be gone for more than a couple of days. Normally I run it on the wet side if I'm going to be home so I can dump it at the end of the day. I didn't vote because there is no option for "all of the above".

 

[sixspeed]

Does running wet guarantee that you are pulling the most you can from the system?

 

[JasonandRay]

Does running wet guarantee that you are pulling the most you can from the system?

yes, most people think skimming wet takes out more from the system. I dont know if there where any tests done on this though?
p.s. update your 40 breeder thread =]

 

[ReeferMedic]

Running wet helps pull out more phosphate, probably nitrate as well.

 

[sixspeed]

I get where you are digging from medic.

p.s. update your 40 breeder thread =]

i'll try to put something together, i just wish i had a better camera to supply decent pictures for once.

 

[JasonandRay]

i was just messin with yah