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Originally Posted by Dan_P
Usually hours are required for the entire tank volume to be treated by the skimmer and that says nothing about the recovery rate, just passing through the skimmer. Recovery, or in this case loss of the amino acid, by skimming will likely be slow, more so if the skimmer is making dry foam. Keep the skimmer on, the bacteria will harvest the amino acid faster than any skimmer could.
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I use a over sized skimmer, so I am very cautious about how much skimming is going on. Aside from that it causes the skimmer to foam like crazy and overflow, if I dont turn it off.