Show me your skimmate

[scotty333]

For those that like em thick!

Eeeeeek bet that smells like randys butt haha

 

[Llyod276]

It’s a replacement to the original, which I ...

And is this when the skimmate started changing? Then, maybe just wait and it'll get better. It makes sense that its over-performing, being new and all...

 

[scotty333]

No it was skimming like a champion when I got the new one
It started when handfuls of slime got pushed out my pipes and since that’s almost but stopped the colours going back dark so I think it’s why

 

[Reef Puncher]

Work skimmers

dang where you work?

 

[Mellotang]

New York Aquarium in Brooklyn NY

Those skimmers are partially responsible for cleaning up the water we pull in from
The Atlantic , right outside the Hudson River.

Im trying to get 10 more!!

We also use drums and sand filters

 

[legionofdoon]

Life reef cleaned it last night

 

[strawberrydreams]

Do any skimmers have a siphon overflow in the cup so it will automatically drain into a larger pail when the liquid reaches a certain level / height in the collection cup ?

Also would adding some sort of
Metal mesh break up the foam helping to pop the bubbles so it condenses back into liquid more quickly in the collection cup ?

 

[legionofdoon]

Mine has a manual drain that I can hook up to a remote reservoir. As far as the screen idea I don't think that would work. Mine will force foam trough the small gap where the lid and cup meet. What I do is I run a thin bead of olive oil there and around the air vents on the cup. That will break the bubbles up and let the gunk collect in the cup.

 

[charlie83]

Raise it up, the sweet spot on those skimmers is 7 inches. Once I raised mine my skim mate is nice and dark and stinky, the adjusting is between 2 and 3

Is there a way to adjust the airflow that you have worked out?

 

[mjszos]

For those that like em thick!

 

[scotty333]

Anyone barfed yet when it’s like this