Skimmer Comparison Article

[PoonTang]

Here's a very interesting article comparing performance between several different skimmers. All very scientific and dry as dust but the results are kind of interesting.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2009/1/aafeature2

[fencer]

Thanks...that was a very telling article...I should try a Precision Marine AP624 airstone skimmer

[untamed]

I thought that was a very interesting test. I hope they expand that methodology to test more recirculating type skimmers because I would like to learn more about flow rate variation....or keep testing skimmers using the same criteria just see if one stands apart for any reason. THEN...they could figure out why it stands out.

[digital-audiophile]

I skimmed through the article (pardon the pun) And am I reading the conclusion correctly that all four tested basically ened up on par?

[FlamesFan]

I seen this article over at Advanced Aquarist, I tried to read it but for some reason on that site it always turns into glancing through everything. Everything on that site always seems like a text book when you read it. Some articles are good though and yeh I got the same thing as you digital.

[PoonTang]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

I skimmed through the article (pardon the pun) And am I reading the conclusion correctly that all four tested basically ened up on par?

Ya thats what i basically got out of it. Now if they would expand it a little and run some of the high end ones against the budget ones. It would be really interesting to see just how much you are getting what you paid for.

[untamed]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

I skimmed through the article (pardon the pun) And am I reading the conclusion correctly that all four tested basically ened up on par?

That was what I got from the study. All removed to about the same level at about the same rate within the accuracy of the study.

[Samw]

Very interesting. I would have liked to see how diffusion skimmers such as Tunze performed.