Hello Gang,
I picked up this "Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel" about a year ago. I installed it but it never worked so I pulled it after a week. I was looking into mods and custom installs last week and I decided to give it another shot with my own handy work. These come with a collection box for the skimmer return water and it doesn't fit in my sump with the skimmer. Note, I haven't scene one of these with a in-sump install but it's said that it can be done.
So the problem with not using the return water collection box is that it slows down the water leaving the skimmer and it reduces the micro bubbles dropped back into the sump. I tried a piece of PVC that goes below the water line to slow down the water. The problem with this is I still get the micro bubbles. So I made a manifold out of made out of PVC. The manifold has a breather so air can escape before it hits the water. Anyway, it's working but I'm not sure how good. Below is a picture 40 hr into skimming. What do you guys think is the normal skimate? :conf44:
Thanks for reading.
I picked up this "Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel" about a year ago. I installed it but it never worked so I pulled it after a week. I was looking into mods and custom installs last week and I decided to give it another shot with my own handy work. These come with a collection box for the skimmer return water and it doesn't fit in my sump with the skimmer. Note, I haven't scene one of these with a in-sump install but it's said that it can be done.
So the problem with not using the return water collection box is that it slows down the water leaving the skimmer and it reduces the micro bubbles dropped back into the sump. I tried a piece of PVC that goes below the water line to slow down the water. The problem with this is I still get the micro bubbles. So I made a manifold out of made out of PVC. The manifold has a breather so air can escape before it hits the water. Anyway, it's working but I'm not sure how good. Below is a picture 40 hr into skimming. What do you guys think is the normal skimate? :conf44:
Thanks for reading.
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