Aquatic Critters
Dwarf Frogs
Crabs
Tadpoles
Clams
Ghost Shrimp
Barbs
Tiger Barbs
Tinfoil Barbs
Male Bettas Betta Care
Female Betta More
Females
Red, Blue,
Green, Pink,
Yellow, and
Double Tail
Female Bettas
More Bettas Spawning Betta Vase Fish Bowl Kit
Brackish Fish
Archer Fish
Scats, Monos
Puffer Fish
Needle Nose
White Tip Cichlids
African
Mbunas
Peacock
Electric Blue
Buttikoferi Cichlids
Neotropical
Oscar
Firemouth
Dempsey
Danios
Zebra Danios
Gold Danios
Leopard Danio
Giant Danio
Eels
Peacock Eel
Zig Zag Eels
Snowflake Eel
Goldfish Buying Goldfish
More Details Fantail
Oranda
Black Moor
Telescope
Pond Comet
Shubunkins
Gouramis
Blue, Gold,
and Opaline
Pearl Gourami
Dwarf
Paradise Fish
Balloon Kisser
Guppies
Fancy
Males
Females
Koi
Pond Koi
Butterfly Koi
Loaches
Clown Loach
Yoyo Loach
Butterfly
Mollies
Fancy Mollies
Sail Fin Molly
Females
Pot Belly
Plants
Aquatic Plant
Anacharis
Java Ferns
Vallisneria
Corkscrew Val
Sword
Platies
Red Platy
Variatus
Many others
Puffer Fish
Dwarf Puffers
Figure 8
Red Eye
Rainbows
Dwarf Neon
Boesemani
New Guinea
Scavengers
Pleco Catfish
Bushy Mouth
Plecostomus
Corydoras
Synodontis
Armored Cats
Pictus Catfish
Sharks
Red Tail
Rainbow
Pink Rainbow
Bala Shark
Large Balas
Swordtails
Red Swords
Red Wag Tail
Many others
Tetras
Neon Tetras
Black Skirts
Black Phantom
Serpae Tetra
Silver Tip Tetra
Wild Fish
Pacu
Noses
Baby Whale
Black Knife
Silver Dollars
Dragon Fish
Clown Knife
Tiger Fish
Datnioides
Many More
Tropical Fish
and Goldfish
for Sale.
hi i was wondering if a protien skimmer would do any good in a freshwater aquarium setup? is there any benefit?
because i was just given one and i have a F.W. setup can i use it or not?
Thanks,
Eric
Reply. Hello Eric. Thank you for your interesting question about using a Protein Skimmer in a freshwater aquarium.
Protein Skimmers are mechanical devices that are made to be used in Marine Aquariums, which contain saltwater with lots of salts. You can use a Protein Skimmer in a freshwater
aquarium. A skimmer will not hurt the freshwater fish or degrade the water quality, and
the freshwater will not damage the skimmer.
But a Protein Skimmer will not do much to improve the quality of the water in a freshwater aquarium. So the short answer is that if you have a freshwater aquarium you do not
need a Protein Skimmer. The rest of the information on this page is about what a Protein Skimmer does.
A Protein Skimmer removes large molecules from water. Proteins are very large molecules with very large numbers of atoms. Protein Skimmers originally got that name because they
were thought to skim protein molecules from the aquarium water. Actually it's now known that Protein Skimmers also remove other stuff from
saltwater too.
The marine water in Marine Aquariums is quite expensive. One hundred gallons of marine water usually costs at least $20.00. Because of the high cost of marine water, it is
cost effective to use a Protein Skimmer to remove the large molecules from Marine Water.
The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site.
Click
here to listen to
a Special Pet
Fish Interview
hosted by The Bailey
Brothers about the
proper equipment for
a Saltwater
Aquarium, including
a Protein Skimmer.
On the other hand the freshwater in
Freshwater Aquariums is much less expensive. One-hundred gallons
of freshwater from your faucet probably costs you less than 20¢, and
so it is not
cost effective to use a Protein Skimmer to remove large molecules from freshwater.
In a Freshwater Aquarium it is less expensive to use a bio-filter to digest the large molecules that are eventually broken down by beneficial bacteria
and removed by partial water changes. Click here for information about filtration of aquarium water.
But in a Marine Aquarium it is less expensive to use a Protein Skimmer to remove the large molecules, before they are broken down into smaller molecules that can only be removed
by partial water changes that require expensive marine water.
The best bio-filter for a freshwater aquarium
is a filter with a BIO-Wheel. But BIO-Wheels are usually not
used in Marine Aquariums, because the bacteria on the BIO-Wheels
would quickly break down many of the large molecules, before
those molecules could be removed by the Protein Skimmer. Click here to read about
BIO-Wheel Filters.
The advertisement, shown below, links to
this advertiser's web site.
Note to Potential Advertisers
This page often ranks #1 or
nearly #1 on Google for the phrase "buy aquarium
protein skimmer". Click
here now to check this page's current rankings on Google.
These high rankings attract heavy traffic on this page and
produce valuable clicks for advertisers.
Click
here
to contact us and learn about powerful opportunities to
advertise your products
and services on this popular web site.
IMPORTANT:
Your use of this website constitutes your acceptance of our Privacy
Agreement and Terms of Use including our Disclaimer. Click here to read
our Disclaimer, and click here to read our Privacy Agreement.
Click
here for our street address, phone numbers, fax, and email
addresses.
AquariumFish.net
is not affiliated with AquariumFish.com.
