- Location
- Randolph, NJ
okay after you guys collect skimate...do you guys top off..or put new saltwater..:Thinking:
skimmer question..
- Thread starter coralcrazy
- Start date
Depends!!!
If you skim very wet: (skimate looks like green tea)
You need to monitor the salt levels in your tank as some saltwater is being pulled out of the tank. If you are just replacing it with RO water the specific gravity will go down.
If you skim dry: (skimate is a dark nasty sludge)
Then just top off as not enough salt is being pulled out of the tank
HTH,
Herman
If you skim very wet: (skimate looks like green tea)
You need to monitor the salt levels in your tank as some saltwater is being pulled out of the tank. If you are just replacing it with RO water the specific gravity will go down.
If you skim dry: (skimate is a dark nasty sludge)
Then just top off as not enough salt is being pulled out of the tank
HTH,
Herman
I just let the auto top off do its magic.
3-4 gallons of skimmate removed from my tanks a week won't change the salinity, at least not what a refractometer can read. I check my salinity when I do water changes and adjust the new water to compensate accordingly.
3-4 gallons of skimmate removed from my tanks a week won't change the salinity, at least not what a refractometer can read. I check my salinity when I do water changes and adjust the new water to compensate accordingly.
Sponsor Reefs
We're a FREE website, and we exist because of hobbyists like YOU who help us run this community.
Click here to sponsor $10:
