miracle mud & skimmers

[danny]

hi guys n gals.I have just started to use miracle mud in my sump,and a few people i have spoken to say that i should take off my skimmer,im not sure about this as i've always saw the skimmer as the most important pice of kit' whats your thoughts on this

 

[Predator 1]

There has been a Huge debate raging for some time now, about wether to Skim with MM or not to skim. I am on the side of Skimming, always being of the veiw that you cannot Over-skim.

 

[amehel0]

well although i agree with predator 1 i dont agree that you cant over skim.when you skim you remove alotta crap but you also remove micro nutrients, noit a hole lot but they are beneficial. one way to combat this is to run a eco system filtration. basically large fuge packed with calupra, lr , ls, mm, dsb and only use a skimmer rated to half the system volume or run no skimmer. but still i owuld run a skimmer no matter what. in fact my skimmer is rated for 6x my system volume. i still run a dsb, fuge lr and ls.

 

[danny]

is there any way of testing all the crap that comes out of the skimmer cup to see whats in it,(good stuff vs bad stuff)??????????

 

[Predator 1]

There must be a way to conduct such a test. But I doubt a hobbyist could do it. And as far as I know, even biologists have never tested the "Skimmate". The genneral opinion is, it is mostly unwanted matter, so that is good enough.

 

[amehel0]

well science proves it is unwanted nd tests have been made. imsure if i was to do a tds test it'd get really high readings.

 

[danny]

i was talking to a guy who said it is pointless having mm if i am skimming at the same time because it is taking all the trace elements out that the mud is puting in

 

[Yoji_嬰孩]

im using mm in my fuge for my 180reef and I dont skim at all, no point in doing it

 

[danny]

you see some one else who does not skim

 

[Predator 1]

I did say to you danny that this Topic is the subject of much debate in the hobby. Why not try it with, and without, skimming for a measured time. Then you can compare your readings, and see which method suites your system the best. I cant see any of us reaching a common agreement on this subject. I fear it will only serve to confuse you more.