Scoot i believe you are dead on in your explaination. on the fw No clue here, lol
TG you really have to look at these write up differently, the write up you are refering to is richard being paid to compare products from two manufacturers. This is called endorsements and folks like him do it all the time. Anyway here is how I look at that article, I believe this is the secion you were refering to:
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There is no accepted protocol for evaluating protein skimmer performance. In fact, there is disagreement on what a protein skimmer should accomplish. My preliminary work suggests that the volume of foam generated by a protein skimmer may not be a useful indicator of skimmer effectiveness. Furthermore, while hobby conventional wisdom says dry foam is better than wet foam, it appears that dry foam is richer in particulate matter than wet foam.
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>There is no accepted protocol for evaluating protein skimmer performance. In fact, there is disagreement on what a protein skimmer should accomplish.= I am winging it here folks, because we all are not sure what is relly going on.
>My preliminary work suggests that the volume of foam generated by a protein skimmer may not be a useful indicator of skimmer effectiveness = From being paid to endorse several skimmer types I have done no testing on the foams concentrations, so I am not sure if more is better or if less is better, Soooo who knows.
>Furthermore, while hobby conventional wisdom says dry foam is better than wet foam = I dont want to upset the good ole boys and get flamed to death.
>it appears that dry foam is richer in particulate matter than wet foam= It appears??? ok from looking in the skimmer cup I think the skimate is thicker when it is dry...I think..or so it would appear...by looking at it....you know????
LOL sorry but thats the way I read the article. The main line in the whole article that is not Iassume, I guess, it would appear is the following
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The HSA protein skimmer has once again moved Marine Technical Concepts to the forefront of high-end, high-tech equipment for the reef hobbyist. It is a well-built design with many features that differentiate it from its downdraft competitor. Whether it outperforms its competitors is a question that remains to be answered.
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and that is the line that puts the bread on the table.
take care
Mike