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AF Life Source<\/strong><\/a> and protein skimmer<\/strong> should be used with a short delay between them. It is recommended to 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

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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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