Prizm at full throttle.
Hi, I didn't quite know what forum to put this post so I figured DIY.
Anyway I needed a cheap skimmer quick so I bought a prizm from J & L.
The big negative I've heard about this skimmer is you can't run the pump at full throttle or it just overflows. I read a post about modifying the prizm and thought I'd do that until I can get a better skimmer. OK now I'm just rambling on. Here's the way I run mine at full throttle and get great amounts of dark, dark skimmate. Instead of resting the prizm on the aquarium lip, I inserted a 1.5" riser (piece of wood on aquarium lip) so the skimmer sits up a little higher. This increases the head a bit and I can open the throttle all the way and get some great flow. Very simple solution to a very simple problem. I hope it works for anyone else using this skimmer.
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