skimmate

I can't figure out what the problem is with my skimmer. I have a Deltec MC500 on a heavily stocked SR80. I feel I feed fairly heavily (pellets, fresh and frozen seafood, nori). The skimmer will pull nice skimmate for a few weeks, go crazy when I feed the tank, and then all of a sudden it will...

I was curious if skimmate is typically lower salinity than the tank or the same? In case I dump it out over the lawn :)

I planned on using this on my new build, but I don't have the room. Will ship to continental USA. $325 Shipped. OBO Taken from website: Bashseas' Twisted Skimmer series was developed with two things in mind - Power and Efficiency! Utilizing our Patent Pending Injection and Mixing System...

Hey All, I was cleaning my tank today and got to the last part which was my protein skimmer cup. I was wearing gloves as I do not even like to touch the cup when cleaning it. When I lifted it up, the gloves caused the cup to slip and hit the floor directly below me while I was looking down with...

I have encountered a rather odd situation I haven’t come across before and can’t find any info on. My skimmer is pulling blue liquid and I can’t figure out why. Any ideas? Alk is around 9 Calc 440 Mag 1440 Temp 27° conduct. 35 pH avg 8.2 Very very low phos and nitrates close to 0. Starting to...

I have a culture of brine shrimp and they are breeding beautifully. I’m not really wanting to buy F2 fertilizer to start a culture of phytoplankton to feed the brine So I was wondering if I can feed my brine skimmate ?

Excellent condition - Avast Marine Large Davey Jones Skimmate Locker. Quick connect added for easy removal and cleaning. $85 + Shipping

I'm looking tune my air to fuel ratio to my skimmer and wondering what a good precise air valve would y'all recommend? Basically a little more hefty then air line in size.

Hello, was wondering if anyone has any advice on tuning my skimmer. It pulls out a lot of waste but it tends to make a mess under the tank stand. Foam comes out of the holes in the skimmer. It’s like the foams bubbles don’t pop. See attached pics

Hello. So this is my second week actively skimming on my relatively freshly cycled 150g and when I went to clean out my skimmer cup I was surprised to see that there was a pinkish purple layer in the cup that was not there last week. Has anyone ever seen something like this before? Right...

Oh man, super nice. If this makes a few days it’s going in my tank! Lol. DC reef octopus skimmer. 0-10v input controllable, nice control box, water tested great. Float switch shut off included. Less than 6 months old. 350 shipped. Super nice, clean.

How long does everyone think it should take to fill a proper skimmer cup? I think it would be a good gage of a skimmers proper sizing & tuning. What's everyone's opinion on this? Why?

I have decided to remake this thread because answers to this will help reefers all over the world: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/culturing-phytoplankton-without-fertilizer.767227/ Guillards F2 Fertilizer is American made. Which means anyone outside of America has to import it. I have been...