Adding extra bubbles to skimmer?

[d-dzel]

Has anyone heard of putting an airstone into a skimmer to increase the bubbles inside the skimmer's chamber, thus getting a better skimmage(sp)?
I was hearing some guy at my LFS talk about this at their weekly meeting.
Any thoughts on this? %%

 

[king_neptune]

no but it makes sense.
I may have to give it a try.

 

[ryanhayes9]

depends on what kind of skimmer you are using. honestly if you are going to invest $150 or more in a good skimmer (which you should) theres reall no reason to. It will do its job.
I know there are some cheap skimmers out there that are driven by airstones, which you should avoid at all costs

 

[drtito]

someone posted that they had replaced the air stone with a differnt stone . Not sure if it was lime stone or something else, check the archives.

 

[d-dzel]

I found this DIY modding a skimmer for that.
http://www.captivereefing.com/showthread.php?t=1911
I'm running a Aqua Medic Turboflotor (almost $300) and it does it's job pretty well, it's a beast when it comes to pulling nasty foam. I just overheard the airstone thing tonight and was rather curious about it