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fiorano 02-18-2009 05:11 PM

hottub... or skimmer?
 
So the other day i was sittin in a hottub just kinda relaxin and thinkin about stuff you know. Then i noticed those little air venturi intakes and the more you open them the more foam and the more you close them the foam goes away. So then it made me think hey a hottub is kinda like a protein skimmer in how it injects air into water and mixes them to make foam an stuff... Then i remembered all the times when i was a little kid and it was oh so much fun to play in the huge mountains of foam that sometimes built up in hottubs hahaha now i just realized possibly how gross that really is. Has anyone else ever thought this before or am i just crazy???

fiorano 02-18-2009 05:13 PM

wrong forum btw ... sorry

Whatigot 02-18-2009 05:40 PM

or you ever swim in a lake or a river and see a couple cups of skimmate float by?

Now that I know what thats all about, I'm a lot more careful of where im wading.

Leah 02-18-2009 05:57 PM

That's funny

JDigital 02-18-2009 06:12 PM

I'm kinda disappointed... I thought this thread was gonna be asking whether to buy a Hottub or a high end skimmer (BK etc)... :lol:

mike31154 02-18-2009 06:20 PM

How about dismantling the hot tub and seeing what makes those venturis tick! Or better yet, use the hot tub as a mega skimmer for your mega system, he he.

lastlight 02-18-2009 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JDigital (Post 389759)
I'm kinda disappointed... I thought this thread was gonna be asking whether to buy a Hottub or a high end skimmer (BK etc)... :lol:

Yeah me too.

Tho it does remind me of playing with foam on the beach as a kid. YUCK.

Captainhemo 02-18-2009 07:36 PM

Yup, convert the tub to a mega-skimmer, Shouild be in the DIY forum though :)

fiorano 02-18-2009 08:04 PM

mmmmm mega skimmer you say? lol then id have a skimmer that holds like like 1200 gallons for a 125 gallon tank lol

sphelps 02-18-2009 08:24 PM

How about this:

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/200...I2_468x336.jpg

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/200...I3_468x338.jpg

On the beach at Yamba in New South Wales. I wouldn't be playing in that foam :lol:


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