Why You Should Use Protein Skimmer

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Protein Skimmer is used widely in saltwaterusually removed in the process are: fats, fatty
aquarium or fish tank to remove any organicacids, metals, and carbohydrates. This removal is
compounds before they break down intowanted by most aquarists. In fact, they usually
nitrogenous waste and pollute the water. Basically,place the protein skimmer as the first form of
you can say that protein skimmer device is theaquarium filtration to lessen the burden of the
form of aquarium filtration that removes organicfiltration system as a whole.
compounds just before they start to decompose.Having protein skimmer as your filtration system
Protein skimming works by releasing thousands ofis often considered unnecessary. Well, if you just
micro bubbles from mixing water and air, thehave a small aquarium with just a few fish inside,
smaller the bubbles the more effective theit’s not necessary to use protein
protein skimming is. To produce these bubbles,skimmer. You can just use standard filtration
protein skimmer needs needle wheel, venturesystem. However, if you are serious in maintaining
pump, counter current, and air stone.your water quality, it is suggested that you use
These micro bubbles will attract different wastesprotein skimmer. Some even need super skimmer
and force them to reach the skimmer’sto keep the water quality at certain level. This is
chamber. As the bubbles reach the top of thewhere Coralife Super Skimmer comes in handy, it
protein skimmer water column, the water beginsmakes your hobby more enjoyable by preventing
to drain and create the foam. This foam will thenfish loss. There are various types of super
carry the organic molecules to the skimmateskimmer from Coralife to suit the size of your
collection cup to separate any waste and organicsalt water aquarium.
molecules. Any inorganic molecules that somehowYou can check various type of Coralife Super
bound to the organic ones will be exported backSkimmer to fit your aquarium size on our website.