The Zigman
11-18-2009, 3:41 PM
Hey everyone.
since I have become unemployed, my tanks have all taken a turn for the worse. I have been battling duckweed for some time now, it has become thick enough as to actually reduce the lighting in my tank enough that the plants are suffering even more than they have been (i need a light upgrade too, stay tuned for the update thread)
So.. I have rigged up a surface skimmer for my 125.
I used some PVC pipe fittings, the inlet is a 3" to 2" reducer, and there are bushings that reduce the final diameter down to match the 3/4" that is plumbed to my Fx5
The use of 2 elbows (not glued) side by side allow me to adjust the angle of the inlet and I didnt glue the fittings together to allow me a small range of adjustment to the water level.
I skimmed of alot of the duckweed with a net, and so far ( as of the time of the pictures) it has been working for about 30 minutes. and most of it is gone.
There is a piece of plastic needle point mesh inside the 3" reducer to prevent large debris and small animals from being drawn into the filter.
since I have become unemployed, my tanks have all taken a turn for the worse. I have been battling duckweed for some time now, it has become thick enough as to actually reduce the lighting in my tank enough that the plants are suffering even more than they have been (i need a light upgrade too, stay tuned for the update thread)
So.. I have rigged up a surface skimmer for my 125.
I used some PVC pipe fittings, the inlet is a 3" to 2" reducer, and there are bushings that reduce the final diameter down to match the 3/4" that is plumbed to my Fx5
The use of 2 elbows (not glued) side by side allow me to adjust the angle of the inlet and I didnt glue the fittings together to allow me a small range of adjustment to the water level.
I skimmed of alot of the duckweed with a net, and so far ( as of the time of the pictures) it has been working for about 30 minutes. and most of it is gone.
There is a piece of plastic needle point mesh inside the 3" reducer to prevent large debris and small animals from being drawn into the filter.