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I found this 3d printed contraption here for sale, it was like $30 It was worth the gamble to test this out. Plus, the CO2 lids for this skimmer appear to be on backorder, for ever. So I thought I would play with this.
The first issue I noticed is that by adding the riser to catch the air to recirculate, the foam doesn't have a lid to push back on, so 100% of the foam is coming over the top. When the foam is wet (newly installed Reefmat, so the skim is changing from what I was use to being produced), the humidity really goes up.
I am ordering the Apex sensor that I can stick in my collection cup to shut the skimmer down when the cup is full. This should help prevent fluid making it to the scrubber (marked 2). But, for this contraption (labeled 1) is there some type of media that I can put in that cup to absorb the high humidity in the lines and prevent it from making it's way to the scrubber (marked 1)? I was hopeful that the cup (1) would collect the moisture, but it is making its way into the line.
What I have labeled as 3 is the airline I have from the outside. I currently have it poking through a cracked window. I am just trying to figure winter out. I want to compare the numbers for the recirculation against outside air. I may have to drill a hole through my brick and run the airline permanently, if they are both the same, numbers wise.
Thoughts?
The first issue I noticed is that by adding the riser to catch the air to recirculate, the foam doesn't have a lid to push back on, so 100% of the foam is coming over the top. When the foam is wet (newly installed Reefmat, so the skim is changing from what I was use to being produced), the humidity really goes up.
I am ordering the Apex sensor that I can stick in my collection cup to shut the skimmer down when the cup is full. This should help prevent fluid making it to the scrubber (marked 2). But, for this contraption (labeled 1) is there some type of media that I can put in that cup to absorb the high humidity in the lines and prevent it from making it's way to the scrubber (marked 1)? I was hopeful that the cup (1) would collect the moisture, but it is making its way into the line.
What I have labeled as 3 is the airline I have from the outside. I currently have it poking through a cracked window. I am just trying to figure winter out. I want to compare the numbers for the recirculation against outside air. I may have to drill a hole through my brick and run the airline permanently, if they are both the same, numbers wise.
Thoughts?
