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![]() I need to raise my skimmer 6 inches so that it sits in the ideal water level range.
I was planning on putting a 4L ice cream bucket upside down in the sump and resting the skimmer on top of it. Im hoping it wont make too much noise from vibrations. Any ideas? |
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![]() The problem with a bucket is that you don't get water flow through there, so it'll get nasty fast. I made mine out of eggcrate, but it's only a couple inches, 6 might be a bit flimsy. You could build one out of arcrylic pretty cheap if there's a plastic place nearby you could grab a few off cuts.
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![]() I built a box out of eggcrate. Than I put some peices of liverock underneath it just for some added support and also just another spot for bugs to hang out.
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![]() Second on the egg crate box.
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![]() yup, eggcrate should work.....just zip-tie the bajeebers out of it
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![]() I raised my skimmer with a "table" with pvc pipe for legs zip tied to an egg crate top. It is stable with minimal dead spots.
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![]() Wow. Thanks for all the quick replies!
Eggcrate and PVC it is! |
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![]() Speaking of egg crate, where do people in the Vancouver area get it? Home Depots near me only seem to carry the "chromed" egg crate.
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