tibbsy07 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Did you just have your PicO Skim 2.0 hanging down in the water without a bracket? Do you actually get skimmate? Is your water line in the rear chambers down around the actual line back there or is it higher? Link to comment
chonathin Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Did you just have your PicO Skim 2.0 hanging down in the water without a bracket? Do you actually get skimmate? Is your water line in the rear chambers down around the actual line back there or is it higher? The bracket is turned sideways and hanging on the glass separating the 2nd and 3rd chambers. The pico is sitting as far down as it can go so that the exit line is sitting on the back of the tank. The water level in the 3rd chamber is half an inch lower then the divider. I set the bubble hight at an inch or so above the water line using a whisper 20 pump. I'm getting a good skim so far. A dark tea color. Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 The bracket is turned sideways and hanging on the glass separating the 2nd and 3rd chambers. The pico is sitting as far down as it can go so that the exit line is sitting on the back of the tank. The water level in the 3rd chamber is half an inch lower then the divider. I set the bubble hight at an inch or so above the water line using a whisper 20 pump. I'm getting a good skim so far. A dark tea color. Ah, and you don't have any issues with the bracket/skimmer interfering with water flow? I have been tinkering with my PicO skim and I can't quite get it right. Link to comment
chonathin Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 No issues so far. Here is a pic: Link to comment
tibbsy07 Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Nice! I had mine up on the rim of the tank, as low as it could go, and I used a credit card to make a baffle extension to increase the water level in the rear chamber. That didn't work. Are you using the tunze ato or what? Link to comment
chonathin Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 No it's a DIY setup with a Avast DC power pump (excellent pump) and a switch and mount from autotopoff.com. Link to comment
ImNew:] Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Love the build! mind me asking where you got the stand in the first picture?! Looks really nice Link to comment
Addinali Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Beautiful stand and tank. I will be following. Link to comment
chonathin Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Love the build! mind me asking where you got the stand in the first picture?! Looks really nice I don't know the website off the top of my head, but it was defiantly not up to the task of holding up a tank Link to comment
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