protein skimming frshwater???

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by the marine apprentice

i was waiting for mike to read this and reply. so what is your opinion on this mike?

I aprreaciate you saying that you are waiting on me to reply. Actually Im just a guy you have owned alot of skimmers. But you u think about it when you have a high Alkaline water the water becomes sticky lets say and with the nutrients in the water its going to stick to the Molecules in the water and with the air that is lighter then the water, casuing the nutrients to float to the top. Fresh was wont have the same effct on the skimmer. With Fresh water the nutrients are usually on the top so surfaces skimming is the answer.

does that make sense.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

does that make sense.

none

[the marine apprentice]

yes mike it does make sense, alot of what everyone is saying makes sense. but when you have it running through an overflow you get all that surface crap out right?

[Aquattro]

No, it doesn't make sense. The dissolved organics are not solely at the surface of the water, they're in solution just as with saltwater. Alkaline water is not sticky, the molecular charge of the water and nutrients at the air/water interface (hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties) determines what "sticks" and what doesn't. Fortunately for us in SW, the contents of the SW act as a better surfactant than is (generally) available in FW. Essentially SW is "thicker", if that makes any sense.

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

No, it doesn't make sense. The dissolved organics are not solely at the surface of the water, they're in solution just as with saltwater. Alkaline water is not sticky, the molecular charge of the water and nutrients at the air/water interface (hydrophilic/hydrophobic properties) determines what "sticks" and what doesn't. Fortunately for us in SW, the contents of the SW act as a better surfactant than is (generally) available in FW. Essentially SW is "thicker", if that makes any sense.

Where there you go the science right answer and that is why Brad is a Mod and I'm not.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

Where there you go the science right answer and that is why Brad is a Mod and I'm not.

Mike, I'm a mod because I paid off the rest of the team before you tried

[Skimmerking]

There you go see Money can do wonder's and even buy Cocky attitude's too


lol

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

There you go see Money can do wonder's and even buy Cocky attitude's too


lol

I was born with mine, didn't cost a thing lol

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I was born with mine, didn't cost a thing lol

thats the understatment of the year... Can we have that put under your name

[Canadian]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

Schuuran use to make a FW protein skimmer.

Yup. That was exactly what I was thinking about when I first read this thread:

http://www.koicarp.net/filtration/pr...an_sander.html