Heavy Skimming?

bmk · 09/29/2007, 01:40 AM

Hi
What does it mean when someone mentions the term 'heavy skimming', I was under the impression that you either skim or dont skim. Forgive my ignorance as I am relativley new to the hobby, by the way I use a Deltec MCE300.

Barry

WaterKeeper · 09/29/2007, 07:32 AM

Hi Barry,

That term may be a bit misleading. I think they refer to the amount of skimmate they collect in a day and the consistency of the foam collected. Usually when someone says heavy skimming they mean the collect several cups of fairly wet foam in a day. Whether this is any better than collecting a single cup of dry skimmate in a day is probably debatable.

09/29/2007, 01:40 AM	#1
bmk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England Posts: 278	Heavy Skimming? Hi What does it mean when someone mentions the term 'heavy skimming', I was under the impression that you either skim or dont skim. Forgive my ignorance as I am relativley new to the hobby, by the way I use a Deltec MCE300. Barry

09/29/2007, 07:32 AM	#2
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