Skimmer usage?

[d'Espresso]

24/7 non stop!

 

[fragger]

skim all day & night 24/7

 

[Limpits_Reef]

Skim all the time except for water changes.

 

[REEFCRAZY]

All the time for me...

 

[ZoaFan08]

I really need to be convinced. It just seems like skimming away good food is a waste of money.

How does turning the skimmer off save money on food?

 

[cherokee_dude]

How does turning the skimmer off save money on food?

Sorry, not 'Save Money' so much as 'Waste Money' on food since It's potentially being put in and then skimmed right out.

 

[Paul_N]

Dunno but just seems to me that it would make a difference if you have a skimmer that hangs on your DT. If your skimmer is in the sump then it wouldn't be skimming it right out. If anyone has a sock in their sump then it definitely makes no difference cause if it goes through the overflow then the sock catches it. Also if you have a fuge then much of the food that made it to the sump would settle in the fuge area and not make it back up to the tank. For me just not worth turning it off and on and off and on..... JMO

 

[Reeferdood]

I use brightwell products so when I dose Bio fuel & Bacter 7, I shut it down for a couple hours..

 

[cherokee_dude]

Bump for some new votes!

 

[LegoZ81]

all the time here.

 

[cherokee_dude]

I am kind of surprised by the results so far... So many horror stories about foam cannons and overflowed skimmers and all. Hmmm...