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Has anyone looked at incorporating a fan to their outside skimmer intake lines? I know the back pressure isn't significant if it's a large enough pipe, but essentially the more air the better as long as your skimmer can handle it right? I see all these skimmer reviews, and the biggest thing that stood out when BRS tested was the amount of air that a skimmer could pull. Essentially a fan with some shroud to give the pump an extra "boost". My skimmer pump (a varios-6 pump) is rated at 70 SCFH (or 1.16 CFM). Has anyone attempted something like this? It really doesn't need almost any pressure, as it's already being sucked in via venturi, but a little extra "oomph" might be something cheap/easy to implement if we could find the right application.