Trenton Henderson Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 What do you think about wet skimming? I've heard it works and I've heard it hasn't. I'm wanting to get rid of some nitrates, and I want to do this before I clean. Do you think it will help in the slightest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icepikbiker Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I think it has a lot to do with how "wet" you skim. I think if you and going at it fast then your probably not doing to much, but if you are just setting your skimmer a little higher then normal and do it over a couple days time then I'm sure it wouldn't hurt anything. I've thought if you were to mix up a small batch of saltwater, maybe 5 gallons, and use it as top off then set the skimmer high it would kinda work as an automatic water change. You would really need to watch the salinity like a hawk tho, skimmers don't take out much salt in normal operation but setting it high would take out actual saltwater. Then you would have to deal with normal evaporation, so I think if you were to watch it and not let the salinity go to high then it could work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Z Reef Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I think it has a lot to do with how "wet" you skim. I think if you and going at it fast then your probably not doing to much' date=' but if you are just setting your skimmer a little higher then normal and do it over a couple days time then I'm sure it wouldn't hurt anything. I've thought if you were to mix up a small batch of saltwater, maybe 5 gallons, and use it as top off then set the skimmer high it would kinda work as an automatic water change. You would really need to watch the salinity like a hawk tho, skimmers don't take out much salt in normal operation but setting it high would take out actual saltwater. Then you would have to deal with normal evaporation, so I think if you were to watch it and not let the salinity go to high then it could work. [/quote'] ^what he said, look up "Wet skim water change" on Google. I'm sure if removes a bit more than usual, however you should look into the issue causing the nitrates. Maybe consider trying MB7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I keep it alittle moist just to keep the neck from drying out too quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton Henderson Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Alright, thanks. I will take this into consideration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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