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ohashimz · 01/14/2020, 08:18 PM

Hmm maybe. I think 3 times the flow is low and can cause issues if you run demanding tank.

On my end when flow was 5 times volume,my smear was chronically low performance and nutrients were hard to control
Once I upped the flow to 10 times, my skier produced chunk I never dreamt of and nutrient was under control. Same setup same skimmer just better flow...
so I concluded I was skimming clean water cause skimmer did not have enough turn around water around it..

01/14/2020, 08:18 PM	#7
ohashimz Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 276	Hmm maybe. I think 3 times the flow is low and can cause issues if you run demanding tank. On my end when flow was 5 times volume,my smear was chronically low performance and nutrients were hard to control Once I upped the flow to 10 times, my skier produced chunk I never dreamt of and nutrient was under control. Same setup same skimmer just better flow... so I concluded I was skimming clean water cause skimmer did not have enough turn around water around it.. Last edited by ohashimz; 01/14/2020 at 09:20 PM.