{"id":22567,"date":"2025-05-30T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=22567"},"modified":"2025-05-30T16:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:02:31","password":"","slug":"does-the-skimmer-need-to-be-on-when-dosing-af-life-source","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/de\/wissensbasis\/does-the-skimmer-need-to-be-on-when-dosing-af-life-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the skimmer need to be on when dosing AF Life Source?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No, <strong>AF Life Source skimmer<\/strong> use is not required together. The skimmer does not need to be turned on during or immediately after dosing. You can keep it running or pause it briefly. It will not significantly impact the product\u2019s effectiveness, as AF Life Source is mineral-based and not rapidly removed by protein skimming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, AF Life Source skimmer use is not required together. The skimmer does not need to be turned on during or immediately after dosing. You can keep it running or pause it briefly. It will not significantly impact the product\u2019s effectiveness, as AF Life Source is mineral-based and not rapidly removed by protein skimming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"doc_category":[1326,1337,1347],"doc_tag":[521,1315],"class_list":["post-22567","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-bacteria","doc_category-filtration","doc_category-microelements","doc_tag-af-life-source","doc_tag-articles"],"acf":[],"year_month":"2026-04","word_count":55,"total_views":"915","reactions":{"happy":"0","normal":"0","sad":"0"},"author_info":{"name":"krzysztof.mandecki@aquaforest.pl","author_nicename":"krzysztof-mandeckiaquaforest-pl","author_url":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/de\/author\/krzysztof-mandeckiaquaforest-pl\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Bacteria","term_url":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/knowledge-base-category\/bacteria\/"},{"term_name":"Filtration","term_url":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/knowledge-base-category\/filtration\/"},{"term_name":"Microelements","term_url":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/knowledge-base-category\/microelements\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[{"term_name":"AF Life Source","term_url":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/knowledge-base-tag\/af-life-source\/"},{"term_name":"Articles","term_url":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/knowledge-base-tag\/articles\/"}],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AF Life Source skimmer \u2013 does it need to be on?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"AF Life Source skimmer \u2013 find out if the skimmer must be running when dosing this product. 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