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Originally Posted by reefkprZ  |  | | | | | | | | | I have a pretty comprehensive list of what elements a skimmer is capable of removing in trace and large amounts, but it seems the organic side is still pretty vague even among experts. obviously individual tanks with their own developed systems will have different availabilities of various strains of organism. | |  | |  | | Could you list out what you have found? other than this info below?  http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php | | Quote: | | | | | |
Originally Posted by reefkprZ | | | | | | | | | | I wonder if running a skimmer may actually dictate (in part) weather ceartain species of microfauna or bacteria dominate, if one species is very hardy but very prone to getting skimmed, its not going to fare very well in a heavily skimmed tank, and a maybe weaker strand may come out dominant by it resistance to skimming, or maybe it would take the "skimm prone" species longer to fully establish. (yes these are the weird little things that keep me up at night) | | | | | | | My personal belief, and since nobody knows it is just speculation, is that bacteria don't get removed by skimmers as efficiently as aquarists believe. They are neutrally charged, hydrophilic and small (1 micron). Since foam fractionation are most efficient at removing charged, amphipathic and/or hydrophobic molecules, bacteria not being this way would not be easily removed.
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