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Just wondering what your normal skim color is? My Bubble Magus Curve 12 just started producing skim after breaking in and it's a dark yellow. Not sure if I want it lighter or darker.
Skimmate is the hobby term, foamate the engineering term for the condensed foam
The more foam you collect per hour, the more organic material you remove per hour. An added benefit of wet skimming is that the skimmer throat does not build up dark gelatinous mass as quickly. The downside is the large volume of skimmate formed and the more frequent collection cup draining.
How one manages skimmate production ultimately comes down to deciding how often one wants to empty the collection cup rather than to maximize or optimize organic matter removal.