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Protein skimmes or surface skimmer


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errrmm if you know then you would also know your question is wrong lah.... like spidey said they are not the same, both serve diff functions, protein skimmer in itself does not skim the surface at all, BUT you can use an overflow box to let the protein skimmer use the surface water as intake.

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Even though they have 'skimmer' in their names they couldn't be any closer than apples and pears. The protein skimmer should be more accurately called the foam fractionator. The surface skimmer is not a form of nutrient export but a simple device that draws surface water into canisters.

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If u are keeping coral,surface skimmer n protein skimmer is a must. Surface skimmer help to remove surface oil or dirt that will block the light from penetrate n less oxygen.Protein skimmer is to track liquid waste or dissolved organics.

My decomm 4ft FOWLR

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I knw but is it good to just put either 1 as i dont want to overcrowd the tank with accessories. Will protein skimmers help to skim the surface abit??

if you invest a bit, you can get the Eheim surface skimmer for about less than $40 at Petm@rt (=

and it doubles up as a suction intake for your filter as well. preferably used with Eheim, of course. not sure if it can be sucked into any other types of filter. :P

so far it blends in quite well with my FW tank. hehz.

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Protein skim - get rid of unwanted organic compound in water

Surface skim - get rid of oil on water surface

If you have overflow box to a sump, then the overflow does the job of surface skim. So no need to buy any other product. Its better go for overflow/sump setup if possible.

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Is is an airstone skimmer?

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