Another Newbie Question on Surface Film

[monocus]

you could also put a small sponge at the top of the tank to attract the surface film-just clean it with your water changes

[darb]

I am actually also running an AQ110 which has good surface flow and it seems to just push the film into the less turbulent areas of the tank where it accumulates.

I am already running the HOB skimmer and now separate surface skimmer just wondering if I combine the surface skimmer with the HOB skimmer, is all of the surface file skimmable?

Assuming so, since it should be all biological, just wanted to confirm before I combine the two.

[intarsiabox]

Yes, the material is all skimmable. It's mostly organic protiens with maybe some dust that collected on the top but your skimmer will handle it just fine. There are HOB skimmers that come with surface skimmers for just this purpose. Anything that doesn't attach to the bubbles will just get rejected back into your water column and get picked up by your mechanical filter.