Tuning ur skimmer

[hammy]

hi guys ,

do u guys tune to dry skimate or wet skimate ? And what is the rationale of that ? Recently i just tune to dry because i am lazy to go and change the collection cup often .

thanks

[colinsoon]

dry. lazy to wash the collector cup.

if wet, imagine how much water you gotta top up everyday... some more its salt water you gotta top up...

[arcanehacker]

yeah.. I set it dry.. wet means must top up salt water.

[Tigger]

yeah.. I set it dry.. wet means must top up salt water.

may i know wat skimmer u are using for dry skim?

[Tigger]

dry. lazy to wash the collector cup.

if wet, imagine how much water you gotta top up everyday... some more its salt water you gotta top up...

bro, if u skim dry, u will need to clean the skimmer cup more often.

[framerunner]

Just curious, how much is the skimmate when you guys set to wet? i set mine to wet but i dont top up the salt water aas much as you guys mentioned as the gunk skimmed is still negligable compared to the tank.

[arcanehacker]

may i know wat skimmer u are using for dry skim?

I'm using a 4ft (or maybe 3ft+.. not sure measure till where . top of cup?) Beckett.

usually gotta clean cup every 5 days or so..

[jervismun]

Let's put the laziness aside... which type of skimmate can possibly remove more waste? I got a feeling semi wet skimming I emptied my cup every 3 days, normally not full.

[Altantis]

Sorry all. Can advise whether all skimmer can tune to produce "Dry" or "Wet" foam/bubbies?

[shoelevy]

i learnt from a guru(dun ask who) who builds his own skimmers and has extensive knowledge

he told me wet can help pull out no3.

after no3 is down to minimum, tune to dry to save on salt water

and when i went home to practise what he said, sure enough that's what i observed.

other than that i just tune wet so that the cup isn't that dirty...lol

[Altantis]

So tuning wet is to have more foams/bubbles... & dry is less?

[arcanehacker]

I believe wet brings out more stuff.. just need more topping up.