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Straegen- I guess this is the only point I need to make. It appears to me the basis of your argument is that when a skimmer is oversized, and works so well, an even larger skimmer wouldn't work better, because there is nothing "extra" in the water to pull out. My point is- this is only true if you claim the skimmer is taking out 100%. If you think the skimmer is taking out 99%, there is still 1% present. And as the skimmer get larger = greater effeciency, it will get closer to that 100% value. As I said, the difference may be very small, but it is still there. Again, I am not arguing value or bang for buck, but just true, emprirical data. Just for the record, I dont think the percentage are really acurate, otherwise many tanks would be extraordinarily nutreint starved, but they work for this hypothetical example.
I, perhaps, got a little caught up in the debate. I was under the impression at the beginning of this thread that you were arguing a "properly" sized skimmer would pull out no less skimmer than an "oversized". I disagree with this. But, if we are in agreement that this statment is not true, I can (finally) shut up. I'll have to look at the early posts to get my stories staright.
I, perhaps, got a little caught up in the debate. I was under the impression at the beginning of this thread that you were arguing a "properly" sized skimmer would pull out no less skimmer than an "oversized". I disagree with this. But, if we are in agreement that this statment is not true, I can (finally) shut up. I'll have to look at the early posts to get my stories staright.