Skimmer Thread - Page 54

prattreef · 04-19-2006, 01:29 AM

Hey Shaun,

If you really analyze skimmate in a thorough and serious way, it would be a tremendous asset to the hobby. To my knowledge this has never been done. My understanding is that it is incredibly comlplex material and difficult to analyze. If you are interested, I could put you in touch with Craig Bingman who has given this more than a little thought. Randy

**jhale** · 04-19-2006, 01:51 AM

damn there is no pleasing you people, first my skimmate is too weak, now it's too nasty?!!

I can't wait to see what happens when the DAS and ELOS are running at the same time.

and for the record my water has 0 Po4, and maybe 1.0 of No3 now :P
how nasty can it be? I bet that's just leftover snail jizz the skimmers pulling out. and there is about 2.5 pounds of ESV carbon in the sump, that must be helping also.

analyzing skimmate sounds like a fun spring project Shaun

can I come to your lab and wear a bunny suit, and pretend the skimmate is toxic nuclear waste? and Tom I don't mean an easter bunny suit

**ShaunW** · 04-19-2006, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by ctxmonitor


	ditto that.. That is the nastiest skimmate I have seen. And I thought Shuan was nasty,* lol*

I try,

.

**ShaunW** · 04-19-2006, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by prattreef


	Hey Shaun, If you really analyze skimmate in a thorough and serious way, it would be a tremendous asset to the hobby. To my knowledge this has never been done. My understanding is that it is incredibly comlplex material and difficult to analyze. If you are interested, I could put you in touch with Craig Bingman who has given this more than a little thought. Randy

Who's Craig Bingman?

Yes I know it hasn't been done before, hence the "pandora's box" statement thown in in my last post.

The reason it hasn't been analyzed is not because it is hard to do (a microscope and a mass spec. would be enough to perform the task to the satisfaction of the reef hobby community).

**jhale** · 04-19-2006, 02:29 AM

shaun is nastier than the skimmate? or shauns skimmate is nasty?
there's a big difference...

**ShaunW** · 04-19-2006, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jhale


	I bet that's just leftover snail jizz the skimmers pulling out.

The snail jizz in my tank looks nothing like that, but your snails certainly had a crazy orgy in your tank

, so who knows?

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Originally Posted by jhale


	analyzing skimmate sounds like a fun spring project Shaun can I come to your lab and wear a bunny suit, and pretend the skimmate is toxic nuclear waste? and Tom I don't mean an easter bunny suit

You know that isn't the only reason that you want to come to my lab,

. It is the company I keep at work.

**jhale** · 04-19-2006, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by solbby


	Who's Craig Bingman? Yes I know it hasn't been done before. Why do you think the "pandora's box" statement was thown in in my last post. The reason it hasn't been analyzed is not because it is hard to do (a microscope and a mass spec. would be enough to perform the task to the satisfaction of the reef hobby community).

re: the resources, if you have to work after hours I'll buy the

realistically could you do this? and if you can what exactly would you be able to analyze? how many samples would you need? would comparing just two skimmers be a good experiment? Could this be an article that you could publish?

You could become the Sanjay of skimmate

**jhale** · 04-19-2006, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by solbby


	You know that isn't the only reason that you want to come to my lab, . It is the company I keep at work.

doh, you caught me, I know where the party is

herman · 04-19-2006, 09:40 AM

Man, to think that I volunteered sticking my fingers through that sludge for that photo.

I still believe that the NS1000 has the potential to be one of the better skimmers out there. I will definitely be playing with it to get some steady skimmate out of it.

Yeah I would love to know what is in the skimmate!!

**jhale** · 04-19-2006, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by herman


	Yeah I would love to know what is in the skimmate!!

I wonder how long the list would be.
That would be some seriously cool information to have.

would it be correct to analize a sample of the tank water to see what the skimmer is not taking out, like a before and after?

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04-19-2006, 01:29 AM	#531
prattreef Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,969 Reefer Ratings: (17) Friends: (16)	Hey Shaun, If you really analyze skimmate in a thorough and serious way, it would be a tremendous asset to the hobby. To my knowledge this has never been done. My understanding is that it is incredibly comlplex material and difficult to analyze. If you are interested, I could put you in touch with Craig Bingman who has given this more than a little thought. Randy

04-19-2006, 01:51 AM	#532
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,310 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (33)	damn there is no pleasing you people, first my skimmate is too weak, now it's too nasty?!! I can't wait to see what happens when the DAS and ELOS are running at the same time. and for the record my water has 0 Po4, and maybe 1.0 of No3 now :P how nasty can it be? I bet that's just leftover snail jizz the skimmers pulling out. and there is about 2.5 pounds of ESV carbon in the sump, that must be helping also. analyzing skimmate sounds like a fun spring project Shaun can I come to your lab and wear a bunny suit, and pretend the skimmate is toxic nuclear waste? and Tom I don't mean an easter bunny suit

04-19-2006, 02:29 AM	#535
jhale paper bags are fun! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: G.V NYC Posts: 15,310 Reefer Ratings: (43) Friends: (33)	shaun is nastier than the skimmate? or shauns skimmate is nasty? there's a big difference...