uv and skimmer

Discussion in 'Filters, Pumps, etc..' started by ivydog, Aug 18, 2009.

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  1. ivydog

    ivydog Feather Duster

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    Ok well I added my uv to the tank yesterday and know my skimmer is going nuts. it well not stop wet skimming it well fill the cup in less thin an hour. octu 110 nw
    what do I do about this?
     
    ivydog, Aug 18, 2009
    ivydog, Aug 18, 2009
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  2. dorian

    dorian Feather Duster

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    Well, I can tell you your water column is gaining a lot of intracellular material (nucleic acids, cytosol, lysozymes etc.) secondary to the lysis (eruption) of cellular coating, be it bacters, alga, fungi and the capsids of virions.
     
    dorian, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    +1.
    In layman terms, the live free floating stuff has no become dead (what a sterilizer does). Basically, you have a heck of a lot more unbound proteins in the water column, and your skimmer is reacting to the increase in particles.
     
    PackLeader, Aug 18, 2009
    PackLeader, Aug 18, 2009
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