brentp said:The auto shutoffs work with recirculating needlewheel skimmers too...
I dont believe so.. because needlewheels have those little holes at the top of the lid.
brentp said:If you connect the air supply of the venturi on a recirculating needle wheel it quits producing foam and will keep your skimmer from overflowing even with the holes in the skimmer lid. The holes in the lid provide somewhere for air to escape, not air to the skimmer. If you tried this with a non recirculating needle wheel skimmer you would just cause more flow and more mess... I tried it, it works.
brentp said:
When you have it hooked to a becket skimmer it is sucking in the fumes from the waste container too.
brentp said:I don't have it hooked up right now. The one I was using was a DIY and my son fell on it and my calcium reactor a busted them up pretty good. What a mess!!!
joefish said:No , it cuts it off from the drain . If no air can get through the drain hose the skimmer stops making bubbles . The air intakes are not connected to anything .
joefish said:Kids , don't you just love them sometimes !
They can be so good and do something so silly .
:lol:
brentp said:And of course he loves to snoop around the tank. When I work on the tank I have to give him something to do too. I made my stand and never finished the front doors and of course my wife keeps bugging me to finish them. My son fell in pretending to 'fix' things, my wife just gave me the 'I told you so' look.