Re: Protein skimmers (was: box filter)

[Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>]

I've seen one freshwater skimmer design working beautifully at a local
importer's. They are very effective, but what I've seen is for larger
systems. They're sold by Biotope in Canada. They'll give you the bucket
of scum of your dreams. They are being used there for heavy loads,
discus, etc. They are cool things, but that's as far as my spectator's
product review can go.
-Gary Elson


IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 8/2/1999 10:48:16 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
> BigJohnW@webtv.net writes:
> 
> > I thought from everything I've ever read about protein skimmers, is that
> >  they were pretty much useless in freshwater and did nothing.   I might
> >  be wrong here but I do remember reading that in more than one place if
> >  this isn't the case I'm sure that the companies making them would be
> >  pushing them on us freshwater hobbyest as well as salt people.
> 
> It's not that they WON"T work, it;s just that it is difficult to get them to
> work.  The designs on the market are specifically engineered for salt water.


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