Why do you use a skimmer?

[xdannyxrocksx]

so i cleaned my scrubber today...remember i clean it every seven days.

after the cleaning of the algae of the screen.

 

[Anthonius]

that sure looks like it smells like a wet gym sock... but still my skimmate could gag a maggot and cure the swine flu at the same time. this is all factual of course.

 

[xdannyxrocksx]

yes i know what you mean, oh how i hate thursdays at work..skimmer cleaning day..

 

[reef-luva]

an algea scrubber? Nothing mechanical about an algea scrubber...

A mechanical filter removes debris or dissolved organic material from the water,
before it has a chance to break down and become harmful tot he critters...
...just like my skimmer...an algae scrubber is an offset hinged tray, plastic mesh, algae, that fills with water, when the level reaches a certain point the tray dumps the water, the tray goes pivots back to the start position and starts all over again. I thought this thread was asking,"why do we use protein skimmers"....

 

[widmer]

reef-luva, that is only one type of algae scrubber, and yes it is certainly mechanical.

But among the contemporary algae scrubber crowd, that variety is no longer recommended, and instead they are using a stationary screen with a constant flow of water over it. The current scrubbers really don't have any sort of movement to them, although there still are plenty of operational concerns, like water flow, selection and placement of light, roughness of the screen.

 

[Camel413]

Ok maybe I am very odd or my reef is an odd ball because when I smell my skimmate I think it smells good. Its kinda like a fresh breeze in spring smell. Maybe my skimmer just dont work right not sure.

BTW I was not drunk when I smelled my skimmate or typed this post lol.

 

[reef-luva]

...for sure widmer, u r correct (GO WINGS) I LOVE the smell Camel!!!...reminds me of the ocean, diving, etc....and....SCALLOPS!!!...I loves me some scallops!

 

[samdaman]

Ok maybe I am very odd or my reef is an odd ball because when I smell my skimmate I think it smells good. Its kinda like a fresh breeze in spring smell. Maybe my skimmer just dont work right not sure.

BTW I was not drunk when I smelled my skimmate or typed this post lol.

So does mine! It smells like downy lol!