labnjab
02-16-2009, 08:07 PM
I had the day off from work and got very bored. I had an aqualifter sitting around that I never used and thought of a way to put it to use. I drilled a small hole in the top of my skimmer and inserted an airline to the bottom of the collection cup and attached it to the intake side of the aqualifter. I then put the output side in a 1 gallon jug. Now instead of turning off my skimmer every few days to empty the collection cup, I just flip on the aqualifter and it sucks it dry. Now I just have to turn off the skimmer during a weekly water change to clean out the neck. The biggest reason I did this is because after every water change the skimmer goes crazy and produces a lot of skimmate, and rather then turning the skimmer off every few minuets to empty it, I'll leave the aqualifter on till it settles down.
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the beauty of the aqualifter is its basically a vacuum/air pump, so if it runs dry it doesn't harm the pump, also, it can be turned on for a second, and when you turn it off it starts a siphon.
I know some people attach "overflow" hoses to the bottom of the collection cup, but mines still under warranty and I didn't want to drill into the hard clear plastic and risk breaking it
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the beauty of the aqualifter is its basically a vacuum/air pump, so if it runs dry it doesn't harm the pump, also, it can be turned on for a second, and when you turn it off it starts a siphon.
I know some people attach "overflow" hoses to the bottom of the collection cup, but mines still under warranty and I didn't want to drill into the hard clear plastic and risk breaking it