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08/21/2007, 07:51 AM
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Does protien skimmers work for fresh water?
I was tell a buddy of mine about my protien skimmer and the benefits of having one. He is a fresh water guy and was wondering if it would work for him? I think it would but do not know for sure. Will it work or not?
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08/21/2007, 08:21 AM
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Not in fresh water. THe water is not as dense and the skimmer wont produce the bubbles to perform correctly.
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08/21/2007, 08:25 AM
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If they could make a FW skimmer it would completely turn that hobby upside down and that skimmer would be unreal for SW! But i dont see it happening anytime soon if ever.
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08/21/2007, 08:29 AM
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http://www.schuran.com/freshwater/abschaeumer_e.html
apparently they do make them, I don't see how they are different from a normal schuran jetskim though, except the bottom one is fairly tall. My freshwater plants would not be happy if I put one of those on their tank 
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08/21/2007, 08:32 AM
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Well, I stand corrected. First time I have ever seen or heard of one. I know that when you take a traditional SW skimmer and run it in fresh water the bubbles are limited and dissipate very quickly.
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08/21/2007, 08:46 AM
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yes, there are FW skimmers. i believe schuran was the first...look at the skimmate pics for kb's link.
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08/21/2007, 10:01 AM
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Having lived on a lake, I can tell you when the wind is violent and the chop is high, you get nasty yellow froth on the rim the same as on the ocean shore. I'm thinking you'd need some real violence inside the skimmer and very hard jets to get the stuff to foam, but I'd think it ought to work.
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