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| View Poll Results: What is your current quarantine routine for new fish? | |||
| Don't quarantine or fw dip |
   
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25 | 67.57% |
| Quarantine 2 weeks no meds unless fish is sick |
  
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4 | 10.81% |
| Quarantine 1 month no meds unless fish is sick |
  
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7 | 18.92% |
| Freshwater dip then 2 weeks quarantine, no meds |
  
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0 | 0% |
| Freshwater dip then 1 month quarantine, no meds |
  
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0 | 0% |
| Quarantine and use copper and/or hyposalinity preventatively |
  
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1 | 2.70% |
| Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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#11
04-25-2004, 08:26 PM
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Bob, I believe O2 goes in by itself quite easily once CO2 is dispelled. The skimmer does an excellent job of agitating the water that flows through it, and I believe this does in fact provide for a higher O2 level than if a skimmer was not used.
Good ciculation in a tank with the sufficient surface agitation could provide the same amount of CO2 off-gassing, but this would require a lot of water movement. Ultimately there is a maximum and saying that a skimmed tank will always be higher in O2 is certainly not true. A skimmer will not supersaturate O2 in to solution. It does provide an easy way to remove CO2 though. So, required? No. Helpful in this task? I believe so. Again, so supporting research, but the logic is sound.
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Brad 
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