I think my wrasse got sucked into the skimmer

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    i just wish i didnt see fish flesh flying throughout the tank otherwise that would of given me more hope :( but i guess i will just wait and see
     
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  3. inwall75

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    You're probably not getting a lot of skimmate then. The majority of the organics are going to be on the surface of the water.
     
  4. Puffer Chick

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    yea never had the nice dark skimmate like ive always wanted, ive been getting skimmate but its always very light. like right now my skimmer has been going mad after it acted up right before the disappearance of my wrasse and now its half way full but its all very light.

    didnt know though about the organics mainly being at the surface
     
  5. inwall75

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    Yep. In fact, that's exactly how a protein skimmer works. Organics are hydrophobic (water fearing). Organics go to the surface of the tank because of this. That's also why the organics stick to the surface of the bubbles in your protein skimmer.

    BTW, sorry about your fish if it's really gone.
     
  6. Puffer Chick

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    well i guess it all makes sense then as to why i could never get it to skimm like how i wanted it too

    and thanks i really hope he is alive but i honestly dont think so
     
  7. Puffer Chick

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    well just thought id update everyone. Wrasscal is a deffinite no show :( he was always the first one up every single morning, its like he seriously had a routine, he always went to bed right around the same time, and always woke up right around the same time.

    I dont know how he got himsel caught him the skimmer, but with how it was acting up and stopped working right before his disapperance, the fish chunks that were flying all across my tank. He is a deffinite RIP :(
     
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  9. Craft kid21

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    AW bummer PC im really sry
     
  10. Puffer Chick

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    thanks :( just really makes me have my skimmer even more, ive always had issues with it running properly and now its a fish killer :(
     
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    sad to hear Puffy. If you want, make a new thread about your skimmer with some pics of how it is set up, maybee we can help you out some ;)
     
  12. GuitarMan89

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    That sucks, better luck next time.