Is there any meaning to build a skimmer for Fresh water tank?

Aqua Pro Builder · 01-04-2006, 03:15 AM

I was told that skimmer are not useful for fresh water tank-is it right?

Tonyscoots84 · 01-04-2006, 03:38 AM

Protein Skimmers are mechanical devices that are made to be used in Marine Aquariums, which contain saltwater with lots of salts. You can use a Protein Skimmer in a freshwater aquarium. The skimmer will not hurt the freshwater fish or degrade the water quality in a freshwater aquarium, and freshwater will not damage the Protein Skimmer.

But the Protein Skimmer will not do much to improve the quality of the water in a freshwater aquarium. Fresh water lacks the density to allow foam fractionation. The short answer is that if you have a freshwater aquarium you do not need a Protein Skimmer.

i think your best bet is to purchase a bio wheel for a freshwater tank. BIO-Wheels quickly break down the large molecules.

HobokenAddict · 02-22-2006, 01:33 PM

It won't work, simple as that. The protein skimmers make "sea foam" which carries the undisolved solids out of the water column. Your standard power filter will do the trick, which had mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration built in. Aquaclear power filters are great!

jackson6745 · 02-22-2006, 02:29 PM

Pecan2phat skims his brackish water tank.

cali_reef · 02-22-2006, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jackson6745


	Pecan2phat skims his brackish water tank.

hahaha, not intensionally... and it should be back to salt water soon.

I had skimmers on my old discus tank when "skimmers" first came out. It would foam but nothing like a salt water tank.

**Deanos** · 02-22-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jackson6745


	Pecan2phat skims his brackish water tank.

Brackish Water

HobokenAddict · 02-23-2006, 05:47 PM

musta been a really dirty water tank, lots o dissolved solids then...

herman · 02-23-2006, 05:48 PM

youre so wrong. Schuran makes FW skimmers. And they work!!
FW skimmers

Aqua Pro Builder · 02-23-2006, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cali_reef


	I had skimmers on my old discus tank when "skimmers" first came out. It would foam but nothing like a salt water tank.

Does it do any good?

cali_reef · 02-23-2006, 05:59 PM

That was 20 years ago, do you really think I can remember that much??

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Tonyscoots84 Soon To Be Nano KiNg ;) Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Staten Island Posts: 7,036 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (0)	Protein Skimmers are mechanical devices that are made to be used in Marine Aquariums, which contain saltwater with lots of salts. You can use a Protein Skimmer in a freshwater aquarium. The skimmer will not hurt the freshwater fish or degrade the water quality in a freshwater aquarium, and freshwater will not damage the Protein Skimmer. But the Protein Skimmer will not do much to improve the quality of the water in a freshwater aquarium. Fresh water lacks the density to allow foam fractionation. The short answer is that if you have a freshwater aquarium you do not need a Protein Skimmer. i think your best bet is to purchase a bio wheel for a freshwater tank. BIO-Wheels quickly break down the large molecules. __________________ B & A Computers Got Computer Problems? We Can Fix Them! (We Come To You For What It Would Cost For You To Bring It To The Store) Stop Getting Ripped Off and Start Saving Money On Tech Services! We Are Here For All Your Computer Needs. We have have helped hundreds of people save alot of money in Manhattan,New York,Bronx,Queens,Brooklyn,Staten Island and New Jersey. (718) 689 - 0662

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HobokenAddict Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hoboken, NJ Posts: 65 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (0)	It won't work, simple as that. The protein skimmers make "sea foam" which carries the undisolved solids out of the water column. Your standard power filter will do the trick, which had mechanical, chemical, and biological filtration built in. Aquaclear power filters are great! __________________ _______________________ Nano-reef The True Time Burglar

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cali_reef Fish and Coral Killer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: On the wet coast, again. Posts: 3,919 Reefer Ratings: (28) Friends: (3)	That was 20 years ago, do you really think I can remember that much??