I cant stand the noise and wanted to run the skimmer at night but was concerned about the stagnant water left in the skimmer. I was just passing along some from part of a chapter about protein skimmers in Dr. The paragraph simply stated that "some experts" believe this to be true, now "what" and "how many" experts, as the book describes, it doesn't elaborate on. For all I know it couuld be a group of LFS employees! I'm assuming the main reason the book sites intermittant use of them means the pump will not be in use as much, therefore increased life.
The less you use something, for the most part , the longer it will last. I've had absolutely NO problems with this PH, and it's been running like that for close to a year now. I'm not saying I totally agree with intermittant use of a PS like the book describes, but like to keep an open mind. I was just giving you guys the flip side to doing this. You're not the only one that believes it hurts them, and I can't say one way or the other because I haven't had the pleasure of one going out yet!
I wasn't trying to say you've got a closed mind, sorry if you took it the wrong way. You're opinion is just as important as mine or anyone else's here as far as I'm concerned. In order for the pump to start up again it must work harder than it would if it was constantly spinning.
This abrupt spinning puts stress on the impeller which causes cavitation, placing undue wear on the impeller and shaft. The cavitation means that the impeller has gone out of round. It will either no longer work properly once this has occured or stop working all together.
At this point some people find that hitting the pump makes it start back up again. This works The microjet is an awesome PH, relatively inexpensive too. You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Paste as plain text instead. Only 75 emoji are allowed. Display as a link instead. Clear editor. Upload or insert images from URL. I am also trying to conserve power, if possible yea, I get it, what, save pennies? I'll report back after a week or so. Find More Posts by jam I am wondering if NOT running will create more a nutrious tank for the corals to feed on and grow, affect algae growth dramitically in a bad way, like HA True and partially true.
More available nutrients in the water column for sure. Affect algae growth dramatically, I would bet that's dependent upon what other filtration is in the system and how effective it is.
Even a system such as carbon dosing which is very effective, cannot be separated from a skimmer for too long. You're still growing and exposing bacterial introductions into the system. If it's a system based off gfo usage for phosphate management, I would suspect the absense of a skimmer would be a less degree of a negative effect over the long term. After all from what I've seen, it's easier to get away with higher nitrates than phosphates before the algae starts to go crazy.
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Posts: 3, I use a bag filter, no charcoal. Everything is running just fine since MArch 4th. What do you think? SnowManSnow New Reefer. I run mine all the time as do lots of ppl. Anonymous Guest. I run mine all the time.
All the time. SnowManSnow":1ozgxgxl said:. Click to expand ChrisRD New Reefer. Location Upstate NY. Dittoz especially on a 90g. I am going to try running mine only about hrs per day for a while. But the argument does make some sense. A skimmer is very efficent filter and I can see how it might be overkill in running non stop.
I guess a good way to measure any success will be water parameters and quality of livestock and their condition.
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