{"id":22513,"date":"2025-05-29T13:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=22513"},"modified":"2025-05-29T13:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T11:51:08","password":"","slug":"im-dosing-af-life-source-in-my-tank-when-should-i-turn-the-protein-skimmer-back-on","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/knowledge-base\/im-dosing-af-life-source-in-my-tank-when-should-i-turn-the-protein-skimmer-back-on\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m dosing AF Life Source in my tank \u2013 when should I turn the protein skimmer back on?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-0afd8d573a1a6b4d1118f92ba88987d8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aquaforest.eu\/en\/products\/seawater\/water-treatment\/af-life-source\/\">AF <strong>Life Source<\/strong><\/a><strong> and protein skimmer<\/strong> should be used with a short delay between them. It is recommended to <strong>turn on the skimmer 15 minutes after dosing Life Source<\/strong>. This gives the product time to act in the system before being removed by filtration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AF Life Source and protein skimmer should be used with a short delay between them. It is recommended to turn on the skimmer 15 minutes after dosing Life Source. 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