wet skimming?

[fishpimp69]

when wet skimming how much skimate should i produce and what color should it be. Right now my skimate is like a light tea color is this to light? Should I tune it down a bit?

 

[SeanT]

That is a good color. :thumbsup:
Reemember to keep an eye on your aslinity.

Sean

 

[fishpimp69]

ok thanks

 

[fishpimp69]

BTW i'm going through a 2 liter bottle every 2 hours. Does this seem right?

 

[Blown 346]

I usually skim on the drier side with my skimmer. reason being is that you will actually collect more organics/nutrients. With the wet foam or wet skimming you are still getting organics/nutrients out, but you are also pullin gmore water from that tank than you could.
The dry foam will actually be more successful at pulling as much as the skimmer can possibly handle, and you will be using the skimmer to its full benefit.

 

[michaeldaly]

Do you mean a 2 litres of skimmate every 2 hours, thats far to much, my skimmer only produves about one litre evert week.

 

[Blown 346]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6491679#post6491679 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishpimp69
BTW i'm going through a 2 liter bottle every 2 hours. Does this seem right?

Definitly too much, you should have a milkshake or thick brown or almost black skimmate. The skimmer now is pullin gout way too much water. I would turn it down so the bubbles in the skimmer reach halfway up the neck of the the skimmer, and adjust from there. You will have to watch it for a hour or two periodically until you fine tune it to where you want it to be.

 

[NoSchwag]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6491692#post6491692 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Blown 346
I usually skim on the drier side with my skimmer. reason being is that you will actually collect more organics/nutrients. With the wet foam or wet skimming you are still getting organics/nutrients out, but you are also pullin gmore water from that tank than you could.
The dry foam will actually be more successful at pulling as much as the skimmer can possibly handle, and you will be using the skimmer to its full benefit.

The idea is to get the stuff out before it breaks down into "organics/nutrients"

I don't really have much wet or dry foam spilling over the top. I have the wet bubbles pop right at the top of the riser, spraying particles onto the walls of my collection cup.

 

[moumda]

2 liters is a bunch to get on a regular basis. How much you produce will depend on how much there is to skim in your tank. I set my skimmers so the bubbles that come over the top don't immediately burst but last for a little while. Also the foam you get should be a brownish color.

 

[Ereefic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6491627#post6491627 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SeanT
That is a good color. :thumbsup:
Reemember to keep an eye on your aslinity.

Sean

How does one keep an eye on 'aslinity'?

 

[SeanT]

With a mirror.