Dez' Tank Journal

[Joe Reefer]

Sounds like a plan.

[Dez]

Maybe Vegas would work. It would be even better if I sent her away alone and kept the kids with me, then they could help. I'll just tell her it was the kids' idea

[Dez]

A got something in the mail today!!!!!! So excited to open it!



What great workmanship......like a kid getting candy!


And installed:


16" custom skimmer extension. I also have a 12" extension that I ordered as well, so I could stack them and have a 5' tall skimmer if I wanted. I put the 16" extension on to start and started the water level low to break it in. Excited to see how it performs.

[whatcaneyedo]

If those extensions work well for you I may have to try out your idea myself. If you don't mind me asking, how much did they cost?

[Dez]

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

If those extensions work well for you I may have to try out your idea myself. If you don't mind me asking, how much did they cost?

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[lastlight]

Length isn't everything man but it sure can't hurt your system. Do you have to feed more flow from the pump in there now that you're skimmer is fully erect?

[Dez]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Length isn't everything man but it sure can't hurt your system. Do you have to feed more flow from the pump in there now that you're skimmer is fully erect?

Well, at this point I really couldn't do anything about girth, so all I could do was to extend the length of it. No I don't have to feed more flow from the pump, I simply raised the water level with my gate valve. My theory is that the more erect it is, the more contact time the bubbles have, thus skimming more? I don't know. And Brett, FYI the skimmer isn't fully erect yet. I still have a 12" extension sitting in the box