What is a skimmer in the Navy?
(naval) A sailor in the surface forces, as opposed to a submariner.
What does skimmer mean in slang?
a person or thing that skims: skimmers who just glance at the text; an adept stone skimmer.
What is a skimmer sailor?
Boater (Sennit, Skimmer, Sailor): The boater hat is made of stiff sennit straw (flat, braided cordage) and has a flat top, a shallow, oval crown, and a flat brim. There is also a deep-brimmed boater variation worn by English public school children called a Harrow hat.
What is a skimmer fish?
Appearance: the bream is a deep-bodied fish with a high back and flattened sides. Typically it is dark brown or greyish on the back with younger fish being much more silvery. Small bream are often called skimmers.
Whats a skimmer fish?
Is a skimmer really necessary?
While protein Skimmer can help enormously in keeping a clean tank, they are usually not necessary for beginners who plan to keep easy fish and corals. If you want to run a pristine tank with LPS and SPS corals, a good protein Skimmer is a great investment and will help you enormously in the long run.
Do I need a skimmer?
No, you don’t necessarily need a protein skimmer. Unless you are keeping a nano reef tank, a protein skimmer is completely optional. Protein skimmers will keep your water cleaner longer, and therefore, it will free up your time by allowing your tank to require water changes less frequently.
Where should I put my protein skimmer?
The skimmer can be installed anywhere inside the tank, but most aquarists prefer to place it toward the back of the aquarium. This location helps to hide the input airline, skimmate overflow tubing and the collection cup.
What fish is a skimmer?
bream
Small bream are often called skimmers. We like bream because: they typically shoal in large groups, meaning that many can be caught in one session.