Koralia or maxi mod in skimmer

[Buffalo]

Anyone try placing a koralia inside a skimmer and using it to produce bubbles by adding an airline where it can suck in air.
I notice in my reef when a corallia sucks in airit produces a tremendous amount of tiny bubbles . I figure they would be great inside a skimmer.

 

[Anonymous]

Most of skimmer use Maxijet/Rio, and other type of venturi setup to generate air bubbles. I am sure koralia will be a reasonable alternative.

 

[Snowboarda42]

The reason you don't is because you don't want that much turbulence in your skimmer, which both koralia/MJMods will make. Secondly, you want more air input than water, and much finer bubbles. Both powerheads are meant to push water, and large amounts of it. I also don't think that either one will be able to pull any air.

 

[Buffalo]

They pull lots of air when near the surface so a empty tube at the top of the koralia would pull in air.
It could also be used as a recirculaing pump as they are quite popular with skimmers these days.

 

[Anonymous]

With these, the easiest thing to do is to just go ahead and made one with the powerheads, and compare. I suggest you don't put the PH inside the skimmer, but outside, since the shape of the PH will create a lot of turbulence if you have a lot of current flowing around it.

Compare it with Rio/Maxijet and see which one is better. Venturi is tricky thing to get it just right, so YMMV.