Actually 3:1 A skimmer riser, bubble trap, and bio filtration all in one!
I got a new redsea RSK 300 skimmer and I hate it! Well actually there are a number of things I love about it but it's a microbubble factory! And since it's bottom discharge there's no easy way, like a traditional PVC pipe output, to redirect effluent to a different chamber or bubble trap device... Until now.
I had some bioblock that I got in trade a while ago and it's fairly close to the size of the footprint of the skimmer.
This is what I came up with.
Not e: I strongly recommend cycling the piece of bio block in a bucket of your tank water with a power head for a few days to 1. soften up a block a little bit to make it a little less brittle and easier to carve without cracking the block. 2. Impregnate the block with bacteria from your tank. 3. Make the block less likely to cause a cycle as you have a sudden bacterial bloom spurred on by the extra surface area from the block.
Another tip is after everything's all carved out in your fitment is good. Give the block a good rinse with tank water from the bucket or from a water change to get all of the dust and crumbles out of the block so you don't end up with a bunch of extra junk in your sump.
Last tip. As you're cutting out the little divots for the screws and feet and the spindle on the output be very careful not to cut too deep as you'll get a lot of rub from the bio block against the output adjustment plate and it will be more difficult to turn the valve to adjust the skimmer
I got a new redsea RSK 300 skimmer and I hate it! Well actually there are a number of things I love about it but it's a microbubble factory! And since it's bottom discharge there's no easy way, like a traditional PVC pipe output, to redirect effluent to a different chamber or bubble trap device... Until now.
I had some bioblock that I got in trade a while ago and it's fairly close to the size of the footprint of the skimmer.
This is what I came up with.
Not e: I strongly recommend cycling the piece of bio block in a bucket of your tank water with a power head for a few days to 1. soften up a block a little bit to make it a little less brittle and easier to carve without cracking the block. 2. Impregnate the block with bacteria from your tank. 3. Make the block less likely to cause a cycle as you have a sudden bacterial bloom spurred on by the extra surface area from the block.
Another tip is after everything's all carved out in your fitment is good. Give the block a good rinse with tank water from the bucket or from a water change to get all of the dust and crumbles out of the block so you don't end up with a bunch of extra junk in your sump.
Last tip. As you're cutting out the little divots for the screws and feet and the spindle on the output be very careful not to cut too deep as you'll get a lot of rub from the bio block against the output adjustment plate and it will be more difficult to turn the valve to adjust the skimmer
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