Just curious here for the "for dummies" explanation - I've used a skimmer for years in my sump - I have dismantled it for cleaning many times - it works well I know that because of the sludge I clean out of the top weekly...but damn the thing is just spinning up air bubbles - why/how does this attract the sh!t it does? Do the walls of the chamber need to be clean to somehow force the stuff to stick?
what is a skimmer doing (physically) ?
- Thread starter meegwell
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Good reading:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/fm/feature/
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/fm/feature/
mcgyvr
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thanks. Short version: Fish poop sticks to air bubbles.
Yep..
Proteins are attracted to surface of air bubbles are are moved to the cup to be removed..
Smaller bubbles = potential for more bubbles = more surface area for stuff to stick to it..
Longer contact time with water = more chance/contact time to get stuff to stick..
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