Bio ball mod for protein skimmers

[rodgeryng]

Can someone give me a suggestion of how best to go about finding a single bio ball or two? The bio ball mod for the maxi jet pumps (and others) looks easy and promising but I don't want to buy a gallon of bio balls just to use one or two.

I found these pictures instructions on reef central.

 

[Gangstafish]

Go to your LFS and ask them if they could spare one Bioball for you. If it's a good store I thnk they will give you one.

 

[fsn77]

What does the bio-ball mod do?

There's a fair amount of people out there with a bunch of extra bio-balls just sitting dry in a closet or basement. A wanted post on some of the various reef websites might turn up someone in your area that'll just give you a handful of them.

 

[wantvws]

I got a bunch of extras...where are you?
Robbie

 

[atarax]

fill us in, what is this DIY project for? what is it supposed to do?

 

[sd_schoppert]

I have seen them for sale at either petco or petsmart for use in reptile water dishes to save crickets from drowning.

 

[Amphiprion]

It essentially turns an impeller into a semi needlewheel, so it is more like the bioball needlewheel mod. It seems to have worked well for people who have seaclones.

 

[rsw686]

I would look up on the mesh mod and do that over the bio ball. The purpose of the mod is to shred up the incoming air to fine micro bubbles.

 

[Amphiprion]

I agree. Meshwheels are easy to do and draw more air and even finer bubbles than needlewheels.

 

[rodgeryng]

Thanks folks, I may try both. I think I was drawn to the bio ball mod because the impeller is not changed in any way. Seems like if you mess the mesh mod up...you need a new impeller.