Skimming wet or dry?

MikeEe · 08/07/2006, 01:54 AM

This question is for all you sps keepers with awesome colorings. Do you guys skim wet or dry? How much do you skim a day?
Thanks

Kip · 08/07/2006, 07:48 AM

I skim medium (not the answer you are looking for, but true).

I put a larger pump on my euro, did the gate mod, then turned up the performance to really wet skim. Over time, I found i was running my tank too sterile (other things contributed) and one of the things I did was back off of the super wet skimming.

Been happy since.

King-Kong · 08/07/2006, 09:15 AM

You could have just fed more; I bet that would have made your SPS very happy. No nutrients rotting, and fresh supply of new food to consume!

Kip · 08/07/2006, 09:18 AM

i did/do feed more

Eric Boerner · 08/07/2006, 02:11 PM

I skim 'sludgy'. I empty a 2 gallon milk jug of swamp-thing colored milkshakes every month. Smells tastey too...

REEF-DADDY · 08/07/2006, 04:41 PM

I skim super wet 2-3 gallons per day. When I go away I dial back my skimmer to skim 4 gallons over a weeks time. When I return I can really see the difference, the glass is very dirty, particles are floating around, and the water looks a little "off". I skim super wet for a few days and is back to normal.

I like it wet

Frankysreef · 08/07/2006, 07:10 PM

I skim dry, but I run 2 skimmers an ac ev180 and a er cs6+2

King-Kong · 08/07/2006, 10:21 PM

Skim 2-3 gallons per DAY!?

That is incredible!

What color skimmate?

ChickenCannoneer · 08/08/2006, 05:27 AM

It is most likely very light tea colored. I like to skim dry. I empty about 3 gallons a month so I don't constantly have to empty the container. Plus that is how my skimmer is meant to be run. Thanks, Tim

REEF-DADDY · 08/08/2006, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by King-Kong
Skim 2-3 gallons per DAY!?

That is incredible!

What color skimmate?

Its very light, like green tea. It has big chunks of waste on the bottom of the bucket. To me thats the benefit of wet skimming, to get out as much waste as possible before it breaks down. A couple of facts to consider:

My system is 400g so its not a large %

It's also my water change method. I add 2-3 gallons per day.

nwrogers · 08/08/2006, 07:29 AM

I guess I am sort of like kip in regards to skimming. I skim wet for a few days then dry for a few days. I have found doing everything in moderation and keeping the tank stable is really helping my corals color up nicely. I like to keep all water parameters near NSW.

08/07/2006, 01:54 AM	#1
MikeEe Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 149	Skimming wet or dry? This question is for all you sps keepers with awesome colorings. Do you guys skim wet or dry? How much do you skim a day? Thanks

08/07/2006, 07:48 AM	#2
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	I skim medium (not the answer you are looking for, but true). I put a larger pump on my euro, did the gate mod, then turned up the performance to really wet skim. Over time, I found i was running my tank too sterile (other things contributed) and one of the things I did was back off of the super wet skimming. Been happy since. __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

08/07/2006, 09:18 AM	#4
Kip Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dropping 2, hitting 3 Posts: 2,495	i did/do feed more __________________ Sept'06 TOTM Taking a break from the hobby while we move to a new house.

08/07/2006, 02:11 PM	#5
Eric Boerner Coral Cutter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,463	I skim 'sludgy'. I empty a 2 gallon milk jug of swamp-thing colored milkshakes every month. Smells tastey too... __________________ My opinions and views do not necessary reflect the views and opinions of my employer. Current Tank Info: 225 gallon SPS

08/07/2006, 04:41 PM	#6
REEF-DADDY Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: CT Posts: 3,164	I skim super wet 2-3 gallons per day. When I go away I dial back my skimmer to skim 4 gallons over a weeks time. When I return I can really see the difference, the glass is very dirty, particles are floating around, and the water looks a little "off". I skim super wet for a few days and is back to normal. I like it wet __________________ Steve 280 Gallon BB mixed reef PM bullet 3 powered by a PCX-70,400w HQI Radiums,Tunze Wavebox,AC III Litermeter III,PCX-70 pushing 2 Eductors,Geo 624 Ca Reactor,125 sump, Dart Return Current Tank Info: 280 SPS reef

08/07/2006, 09:15 AM	#3
King-Kong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 2,346	You could have just fed more; I bet that would have made your SPS very happy. No nutrients rotting, and fresh supply of new food to consume!

08/07/2006, 07:10 PM	#7
Frankysreef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Newport Beach CA Posts: 3,096	I skim dry, but I run 2 skimmers an ac ev180 and a er cs6+2

08/07/2006, 10:21 PM	#8
King-Kong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 2,346	Skim 2-3 gallons per DAY!? That is incredible! What color skimmate?

08/08/2006, 05:27 AM	#9
ChickenCannoneer Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hudson, OH Posts: 1,268	It is most likely very light tea colored. I like to skim dry. I empty about 3 gallons a month so I don't constantly have to empty the container. Plus that is how my skimmer is meant to be run. Thanks, Tim

08/08/2006, 07:29 AM	#11
nwrogers Got gorgs? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Binghamton NY Posts: 3,151	I guess I am sort of like kip in regards to skimming. I skim wet for a few days then dry for a few days. I have found doing everything in moderation and keeping the tank stable is really helping my corals color up nicely. I like to keep all water parameters near NSW. __________________ Nate Current Tank Info: 65g RR Coral Reef SSB w/ 150lbs Fiji Live Rock, Hydor Koralia Wavemaker 2 w/ 2 K4's, 1 175w 10K SE MH, 2 VHO Super Actinic, Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper, ASM G3 Skimmer, Korallin Calcium Reactor, GEO kalk reactor, 75g basement sump