| Most marine aquarium keepers insist that protein | | | | clean. Keeping an aquarium clean and functional |
| skimmers are a must for healthy saltwater aquarium, | | | | without a protein skimmer is a very hard task. For |
| They also believe no aquarium should be without a | | | | beginners it is recommended to opt for a protein |
| protein skimmer. Most beginners wonder what is so | | | | skimmer until you learn to master the art of keeping |
| special about protein skimmers and do I need a | | | | your marine fish healthy. |
| protein skimmer for my aquarium? This article is going | | | | Co current protein skimmers use lime wood to |
| to elaborate on how a protein skimmer helps | | | | operate the device and are considered effective but |
| saltwater aquariums and if protein skimmers are | | | | not the best. Venturi style protein skimmers use a |
| actually required. | | | | more sophisticated technology that is based on air |
| A protein skimmer is a device that is placed inside the | | | | injection and these skimmers do not require air |
| saltwater aquarium. The purpose of a protein | | | | stones or lime wood to work. Many of the popular |
| skimmer is to help keep your aquarium clean. Protein | | | | protein skimmers available on the market are hang on |
| skimmers work by emitting bubbles that attract | | | | skimmers that use the Venturi design to create |
| protein, extra minerals, waste and gunk that is free | | | | bubbles along with a modified power head. Hang on |
| swimming in the water. Then the skimmer collects | | | | protein skimmers are popular choices since they can |
| waste products and puts them in a canister. The | | | | either be placed inside the aquarium or can be placed |
| waste products form a yellow liquid and the canister | | | | inside the sump. Other popular skimmers that are |
| needs to be emptied regularly when in order to avoid | | | | available on the market include aspiration protein |
| over spilling. | | | | skimmers, down draft protein skimmers, Beckett |
| Protein skimmers are important because they collect | | | | skimmers and spray induction skimmers. |
| these particles before they are broken down and | | | | Since protein skimmers are a piece of important |
| convert into poisonous nitrogenous wastes that can | | | | equipment they can be costly. It is recommended to |
| be harmful or fatal to your fish. There are some | | | | shop for a protein skimmer that will last for a long |
| marine aquarium keepers who do not keep protein | | | | period of time. It is always beneficial to purchase a |
| skimmers, instead they use expensive filters and do | | | | back up protein skimmer to ensure that your |
| extra water changes to help keep their aquarium | | | | aquarium is kept clean and gunk free at all times. |