Do you skim wet or dry?

[BiGGiePauls33]

This is 6 days worth of nice thick dark skimmate from my Royal Exclusive BK 200 Deluxe. Total water volume is 240 gallons. One 9.5-10" Blonde Naso, one 6.5-8" Desjarsini Sailfin, One 4.5-5.5" Niger Trigger, One 4-4.5" Chocolate tang, One 3-3.5" Australian Stripey, one 3-3.5" Tomini Tang, one 3.5-4.5" female Red Sea Spotcinctus Clownfish, one 2.5-3" male RS Spotcinctus Clownfish, three 2-2.5" Pajama Cardinals, one 2" blue/green Chromos, one 2-2.5" Niger Trigger, one 3.5-4.5 female Japanese Swallowtail Angel, one 2.5-3" Coral Beauty Angel, one Indigo dottybacks, one orchid dottyback.

Cleaned on this past Saturday

 

[dz6t]

Wet

 

[NeverlosT]

I started carbon dosing and I attempt to skim wet. Baby snails keep fouling the impeller of my skimmer and make it a challenge.

I also hear that the impeller can wear down and should be replaced regularly on needle wheel skimmers, but I also habe a BK 200 deluxe and that is an expensive impeller! I wonder if replacing it is worth it.

 

[Cpage101]

This is 6 days worth of nice thick dark skimmate from my Royal Exclusive BK 200 Deluxe. Total water volume is 240 gallons. One 9.5-10" Blonde Naso, one 6.5-8" Desjarsini Sailfin, One 4.5-5.5" Niger Trigger, One 4-4.5" Chocolate tang, One 3-3.5" Australian Stripey, one 3-3.5" Tomini Tang, one 3.5-4.5" female Red Sea Spotcinctus Clownfish, one 2.5-3" male RS Spotcinctus Clownfish, three 2-2.5" Pajama Cardinals, one 2" blue/green Chromos, one 2-2.5" Niger Trigger, one 3.5-4.5 female Japanese Swallowtail Angel, one 2.5-3" Coral Beauty Angel, one Indigo dottybacks, one orchid dottyback. View attachment 221640Cleaned on this past Saturday
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mine looks very similar and the smell is ungodly

 

[BiGGiePauls33]

mine looks very similar and the smell is ungodly

I love that smell, my daughter's, Melissa and my Dad not so much

 

[afboundguy]

I would say I skim more wet than dry but I still get nice nasty stuff...

 

[EddieG]

wet

 

[Liam]

Wet

 

[Chris A.]

Wet, especially when I do 2 part. My small tanks salinity creeps up in a week.

 

[jayteerq]

Dark roast!

 

[Zeefishies]

wet

 

[this is me]

Also wet here.

 

[dz6t]

I started carbon dosing and I attempt to skim wet. Baby snails keep fouling the impeller of my skimmer and make it a challenge.

I also hear that the impeller can wear down and should be replaced regularly on needle wheel skimmers, but I also habe a BK 200 deluxe and that is an expensive impeller! I wonder if replacing it is worth it.

Yes I replace needle wheels every 2 years.
The fins definitely wear thin and some bent and broken.
Replacement needle wheels definitely over priced, that is why I avoid using Red Dragon, Abbbyyyz, Gucci, Louis Vuitton…

 

[NeverlosT]

Yes I replace needle wheels every 2 years.
The fins definitely wear thin and some bent and broken.
Replacement needle wheels definitely over priced, that is why I avoid using Red Dragon, Abbbyyyz, Gucci, Louis Vuitton…

totally. Instead of paying $200 for a RE needle wheel, I will be putting that 200 toward a Reef Octo Skimmer.