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skimmer splashing 5/18/11
Hello all,
<Hello Tom.>
I have been reading all over Google and your site and have found many
questions about splashing but none about my skimmer and how to
resolve.
I have a <Kent> nautilus TE skimmer and the
return into the sump is noisy and has been splashing all over the
inside of my stand. I tried adjust the sponge but that only creates
less outtake and is causes the dry "gunk" (chamber) to get
water filled. Is there something I can do to decrease or perhaps add on
an adjustment to bring this outtake closer to the water to reduce
noise/splashing?
<Sure there is! First you could simply add PVC piping to the out
take of the skimmer to plumb the return water back into the sump rather
than letting it simply fall. Also, many like to add a gate valve to
this. It allows you to keep the pipe as low as it can go and then
control flow with the gate valve. Either way be sure to allow air into
the line right where you will connect the aftermarket piping. Otherwise
you can create a siphon inside the line that will make your skimmer
fluctuate in water level.
There are many detailed instructions and pictures in the online
forums.
Just Google ASM skimmer mod. A few years back this particular
modification was all the rage with the ASM skimmers, even whole
websites dedicated to it!>
Thanks for your help.
<Welcome.>
BTW I love this site. You guys have probably saved me on more than
several occasions!
<Thank you, happy to hear! Scott V.>
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