hottub... or skimmer?

[fiorano]

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]

wrong forum btw ... sorry

[Whatigot]

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]

That's funny

[JDigital]

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

[mike31154]

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]

Originally Posted by JDigital

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

Yeah me too.

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

[Captainhemo]

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

[fiorano]

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

[sphelps]

How about this:





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