I wanted to get some discussion going regarding changes in skimmer functionality when running a skimmer and a scrubber.
I recall reading people mention that their skimmer tends to skim less, lighter, etc after installing a scrubber. The mantra of the past has been the desire to get rid of the skimmer in place of the scrubber. However I have shifted my feeling on this issue. So hopefully those of you who run both can chime in with some before and after type experience.
Things like - does your skimmer:
Produce more or less? (I guess this depends on settings...)
Produce lighter or darker?
Act more tempermental, or is it more consistent?
Etc...the latter was one that actually caused me to start this thread. 2 of my customers have noticed (on 3 tanks total) that their skimmers have "calmed down" - meaning, they can adjust to a set point, and the skimmer will stay there, whereas in the past they would get more erratic output like overflowing and bone-dry skimming, with no predictable pattern.