FAQ: Do I need to turn off my protein skimmer when dosing Seachem Reef Plus™?

Typically no - the protein skimmer does not work fast enough to have a significant impact on Reef Plus™.  If the organics in the Reef Plus™ were not utilized at all, most of them would eventually be removed by the skimmer. However part of our dosing schedule (twice a week) is based on the utilization of the components of the product as well as loss through skimming. So some is lost through skimming but much of it is also utilized. Also, only those components that are hydrophobic are the ones susceptible to removal by a skimmer; many of the Reef Plus™ components are hydrophilic and thus remain well solubilized in the water and are not removed through skimming.