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I agree, a bit off topic. Sorry for that |
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![]() Here's my take on that. I don't care at all about any bacteria in water, so if it's there or not, makes no difference. The amount free in the water column is insignificant, so let the skimmer take out however much it wants.
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![]() If you're doing zeovit or dosing carbon, there will be a significant amount of bacteria in the water column at times. Enough that you can see clumps
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![]() Going back to your original post, I suggest that you get a skimmer that is rated for your water volume as 'heavily stocked' and leave it at that.
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![]() Nope, sorry, no clumps. And if there were clumps, that's bound and probably not really active in what I want bacteria to be doing, and therefore, again, insignificant. The only bacteria I'm concerned with are those on substrate, which are not removed in any amount, by any means, that concerns me.
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![]() Yes, I think that's the real answer, just thought it would be an interesting discussion
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![]() It has been and is. I just suffer from the guy tendency to offer solutions instead of discussing things
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BTW I do feel this is relevant to the conversation, as dosing carbon (and the resulting increase in bacteria) should actually be considered as an increase in the bioload of an aquarium IMO. That is, if you are dosing carbon, you should increase the capacity of your skimmer accordingly. Last edited by mikellini; 08-30-2014 at 11:40 PM. |
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![]() Like you said, excess bacteria. The ones I don't care about. Maybe I'm just not understanding your point, but I will agree that aggressive skimming is desirable to remove this excess.
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