How many of you have surface skimmers? - Aquarium Advice

Marc118 · 05-16-2006, 09:32 PM

I was wondering how many of you have them? I have a layer of crap on the surface that i would like gone. Also how do you clean them...or even better how do these work? Would you say just scoop the crap off insted?

FishFrik · 05-16-2006, 09:33 PM

u can point a PH to the surface to break the water's surface so protein can't form into sheet

Marc118 · 05-16-2006, 09:35 PM

I did that and it only clears a patch of it. I guess i could point another one up there, I just dont want to take too much flow away fromthe body of the tank.

**Fluff** · 05-16-2006, 09:46 PM

I have a surface skimmer box on my skimmer and I love it. I used to have that film on the top as well til I got the surface skimmer.

MT79 · 05-16-2006, 11:59 PM

They are the best mod. you can make to a skimmer! My skimmer produces about 10x as much skimmate as before and my water is much clearer-top to bottom. HTH

05-16-2006, 09:32 PM	#1
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	How many of you have surface skimmers? I was wondering how many of you have them? I have a layer of crap on the surface that i would like gone. Also how do you clean them...or even better how do these work? Would you say just scoop the crap off insted?

05-16-2006, 09:33 PM	#2
FishFrik Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 801 Images: 1	u can point a PH to the surface to break the water's surface so protein can't form into sheet __________________ I'm one of those fishnutz, who are actually nutz.

05-16-2006, 09:35 PM	#3
Marc118 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 766	I did that and it only clears a patch of it. I guess i could point another one up there, I just dont want to take too much flow away fromthe body of the tank. __________________ Come Join The Dark Side

05-16-2006, 09:46 PM	#4
Fluff The Keeper Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: West Virginia Posts: 10,129 Images: 29	I have a surface skimmer box on my skimmer and I love it. I used to have that film on the top as well til I got the surface skimmer. __________________ ~Cindy

05-16-2006, 11:59 PM	#5
MT79 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: philadelphia. PA. Posts: 2,653 Images: 23	They are the best mod. you can make to a skimmer! My skimmer produces about 10x as much skimmate as before and my water is much clearer-top to bottom. HTH __________________ Mike

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