grumpygils
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I saw a set up for a gravity fed skimmer. Does any one use one of these? I have a perfect return on my frag tank for one. Any pics or diagrams? Sounds too good to be true. Great skimmer for $~20 bucks?
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Any one using a gravity fed skimmer?
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grumpygils
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Originally Posted by ViPeR_930
Is that the name of the skimmer?
Any recirculating skimmer can be gravity fed. These skimmers are way more than 20 bucks though, so that might not be what you're asking about.
No no no. This is stupid simple. Take your return and it goes into like a 10" X 10" closed box with about a 4 inch cylinder coming out of the top about 8 inches. The cylinder has a 1 inch tube out of the top of it and the bubbles and skimmate goes out the tube into a collection apparatus. So, return water hits the box, creates bubbles and out they go?
Mc
Is that the name of the skimmer?
Any recirculating skimmer can be gravity fed. These skimmers are way more than 20 bucks though, so that might not be what you're asking about.
No no no. This is stupid simple. Take your return and it goes into like a 10" X 10" closed box with about a 4 inch cylinder coming out of the top about 8 inches. The cylinder has a 1 inch tube out of the top of it and the bubbles and skimmate goes out the tube into a collection apparatus. So, return water hits the box, creates bubbles and out they go?
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grumpygils
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I found a picture. Where I found this raves about the skimmate.
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jonthefishguy
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I seriously doubt that it works efficiently. And if it doesnt, might as well use one of those airstone ones and save the space. I for one will stick with a reliable one.
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by jonthefishguy
I seriously doubt that it works efficiently. And if it doesnt, might as well use one of those airstone ones and save the space. I for one will stick with a reliable one.
My next big tank will have a basement sump and then I will seriously look into it. A 10 foot fall will create more than enough bubbles? I might try one on my 100G frag because it has a straight return drop.
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I seriously doubt that it works efficiently. And if it doesnt, might as well use one of those airstone ones and save the space. I for one will stick with a reliable one.
My next big tank will have a basement sump and then I will seriously look into it. A 10 foot fall will create more than enough bubbles? I might try one on my 100G frag because it has a straight return drop.
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grumpygils
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Originally Posted by ViPeR_930
Looks like a cheapo version of a downdraft skimmer.
I would agree with Jon that it doesn't seem very efficient.
I thought I had broken my old habits of trying to save money in this hobby! What was I thinking?
Mc
Looks like a cheapo version of a downdraft skimmer.
I would agree with Jon that it doesn't seem very efficient.
I thought I had broken my old habits of trying to save money in this hobby! What was I thinking?
Mc