Who skims wet?

[ZANYMASTER]

Just a quick poll.Who skims wet or dry and why?

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Wet. I don't have any choice. I use an urchin with the cup all the way up and it still skims wet.
Aquac Skimmers Suck I'm on #2 Never Again

 

[gimincorp]

I guess I skim wet... My collector cup collects... well... water? Nasty yellowish looking water!
Since I think it is nutritious, I dump it into a container with spare chaeto hoping it will help it grow... Nothing but chaeto in that container...

 

[albano]

Xtra DRY...I could almost scoop it out with a fork! , in fact I have to add over a quart of water a DAY, to the skimmer cup, so that it will flow down the drain!

 

[noelskii]

what's the big difference?

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Here is a article on it.




Wet vs. Dry Skimming
Foam draining is a critical stage for most skimmers. One problem with drainage is that some organics are washed away with the draining water. There is always an equilibrium between organics in solution, and those actually attached to the interface. As water continues to drain, some of the organics are lost. Further, as some bubbles pop and their organics are redistributed into the nearby water, the local concentration of organics in the water between the bubbles in the foam can rise to concentrations far higher than are present in the aquarium. For this reason, the most effective skimming, in terms of total organic removal, comes from removing somewhat wet foam, rather than waiting for this same wet foam to drain prior to removal. The primary difference between wet foam, and drained dry foam, is that additional water and some organics have drained away. A dry form is more efficient in terms of the amount of organic removed in relation to the water volume, and all skimmers and their potential adjustments strike some balance between removing more water and slightly more organics, or less water and slightly fewer organics. Perhaps a careful analysis of different types of skimming will, in the future, show this expected result experimentally.

 

[lazibonez]

Nelson, I skim semi-wet or semi dry, but theres no category for it. :teeth:

I think if u super wet skim, your salinity level will drop, and if u skim too dry, u might not be skimming enough. I could be wrong tho.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Interesting Alan.Thanks.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Depends on the mood I am in but skimming wet is usually because my skimmer needs to get dialed in better LOL

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

I skim wet. And as Alan said before the only pitfall is that you have to add salt to compensate for the salinity. Not a big deal..

 

[mamiereefer]

I have to agree with Alan on this one.

Nelson, I skim semi-wet or semi dry, but theres no category for it. :teeth:

I think if u super wet skim, your salinity level will drop, and if u skim too dry, u might not be skimming enough. I could be wrong tho.

 

[mray]

If you dose two part, you should skim a little wet to compensate for the extra sodium and chloride ions (increases salinity) you are adding into your water.