Genx PCX 55 + bullet 2?

[NoSchwag]

redwinger your picture showed me that your skimmer is letting things break down in your tank. Your skimmate should be phyto green, not dark brown..

[redwinger]

Originally Posted by NoSchwag

redwinger your picture showed me that your skimmer is letting things break down in your tank. Your skimmate should be phyto green, not dark brown..

It isn't dark brown it just appears that way from the camera. When put into a clear glass it is much lighter in color.

[Wiskey]

My current skimmer is unable to remove particulate mater before it breaks down, it just goes right past into the sump. If I set it so it could remove particulates it overflows 2 min later, and I have spent months trying to get it to work. This is why I am getting a bekett, seeing the video of how NoSchwag's skimmer runs, there is NO WAY I could ever get mine to run anything like that.

Whiskey

[NoSchwag]

but I'm saying... I can tell by how dirty your neck is that you are letting stuff break down. With wet skimming I am under the impression that your neck should stay clean..



This skimmate looks way dark:

[redwinger]

Trust me it is not that dark. When I get hom I will take a pic of skimmate in a glass and you will see a big difference. Also the gunk in the neck will build up, it has been about 2 1/2 weeks since I cleaned my skimmer. The company I bought the skimmer from is working on a wet neck for my cup to dramatically reduce the gunk build up. They allready offer it on their largest models.

[REEF-DADDY]

Originally Posted by redwinger

I think you meant something different there right? Why would you want your bacteria out of the tank?

Its the bacterial flock you want to remove, everything produces waste.........

[NoSchwag]

flocker.

[redwinger]

Originally Posted by REEF-DADDY

Its the bacterial flock you want to remove, everything produces waste.........

So you are saying you are skimming the bacteria? and it's waste? I mean skimmers are strong and all but do you really believe they are pulling out bacteria poop?

[Wiskey]

Originally Posted by redwinger

So you are saying you are skimming the bacteria? and it's waste? I mean skimmers are strong and all but do you really believe they are pulling out bacteria poop?

yes! That is what I bought it for.

Whiskey

[Wiskey]

Originally Posted by NoSchwag

flocker.

Nice,...

Whiskey

[redwinger]

Originally Posted by Wiskey

yes! That is what I bought it for.

Whiskey

Well for petes sake hold the phone. I can quit doing water changes because my skimmer will handle it all . All I need to do is siphon the detritus to the skimmer and all is good. I will have to agree to disagree with you on this. Skimmers are a vital component but IMO they are not doing what you think they are. If that was the case we wouldn't need to do water changes as often as we do.

[NoSchwag]

Originally Posted by redwinger

Well for petes sake hold the phone. I can quit doing water changes because my skimmer will handle it all . All I need to do is siphon the detritus to the skimmer and all is good.

I don't think I have ever done a waterchange.

I replace 5 gallons of skimmate every week or so, that's about it. My water is amazingly clean.

[Wiskey]

Water changes do help to replace elements you don't dose to your water though.

Whiskey

[NoSchwag]

Here is an intresting thread..

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ighlight=phyto

[redwinger]

Originally Posted by Wiskey

Water changes do help to replace elements you don't dose to your water though.

Whiskey

Well my CA reactor takes care of the essentials. So no water changes it is.


On the other hand...

Originally Posted by NoSchwag

Here is an intresting thread..

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ighlight=phyto

Good reading and I suppose you can say if you skim wet enough that you are going to remove to phosphates that are bound up in organics. In fact I tested my skimmate for PO4 and it was at 1ppm however the tank reads 0. I would bet that taking a pile of detritus and letting it sit in saltwater for a day or so it would give you the same reading. Why? The organics are breaking down and releaseing the PO4. Bottom line is that your skimmer is not going to remove everything....


And here is the to dark skimmate you were referring to.