| Whatever method you employ to remove residue | | | | this system did have a better skimming action for |
| and impurities from the aquarium, the protein | | | | the same unit size. The counter-current equipment is |
| skimmer procedure is one of the most effective | | | | marketed by several companies and still maintains a |
| ways of purifying the fish aquarium. Protein can | | | | little popularity. |
| breakdown into toxic and potentially harmful products | | | | The third protein skimmer equipment is based on the |
| that will damage your marine life in the aquarium. | | | | venture principle and is called the Venture Style |
| Using this equipment will fractionate the harmful | | | | Skimming process. In the process use is made of the |
| product and cleanse the water which means it will | | | | venture to create a vortex and millions of |
| not be necessary to make frequent changes. Protein | | | | microscopic bubbles that are created carry out the |
| skimmer is also useful to increase oxygen in the | | | | skimming action. The dwell or residence time is |
| water and reduce damaging phosphate compounds | | | | increased drastically over a small area thereby limiting |
| to inhibit further algae growth etc. | | | | the size of the overall equipment. This system does |
| Protein Skimmer Equipment | | | | have popularity especially where reef aquarium or |
| The principle of skimmers is to mix air and water | | | | saltwater fish tanks are used. |
| inside a cylinder to produce micro bubbles or froth. | | | | The fourth equipment deals with shooting a high |
| This froth attracts residue and impurities because of | | | | velocity jet of water through a long tube that has |
| surface tension and removes them from the fish | | | | internal baffle plates. The tube contains small bio balls |
| tank through skimming action - thereby the name | | | | that move at very high speed as the water jet |
| protein skimmer! Several modifications have taken | | | | thrashes around the baffle plates, thus creating a |
| place in skimmer design and the latest models are | | | | churning effect. It is somehow akin to using hydro |
| much easier to install, occupy less space, and do a | | | | power to run a turbine in electrical equipment. At the |
| real efficient job of skimming. | | | | base of the tube the water comes out as foam that |
| There are four types of skimming processes and | | | | flows into another sump thereby skimming the |
| they are known as co-current skimming, | | | | protein with it! The process is used for making large |
| counter-current skimming, venture style skimming, | | | | protein skimmer equipment and a scaled down |
| and down-draft skimming. | | | | version is also available for small aquariums. Ingenious |
| In co-current skimming a cylinder is used where | | | | modifications made by some companies result in |
| bubbles formed attract the impurities. The method is | | | | more efficient skimming and removal of waste |
| not too effective due to a short residence time and | | | | products that would otherwise be harmful to your |
| a long cylinder tube that had to be kept near the | | | | pet fish and other living organisms. |
| aquarium. | | | | In conclusion, protein skimmer equipment helps in |
| The counter-current protein skimmer unit was the | | | | purifying your aquarium and provides therefore an aid |
| next step in this field. The effect was to double the | | | | to keeping the fish in a state of well being. |
| residence time to conserve on the cylinder length and | | | | |