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02-02-2006, 12:25 PM
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Little Fishy
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Gregt, is your first riser 8" and second riser 6"?
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02-02-2006, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ereefic
See Gregt, this thread may turn out to not be a waste of your time after all. 
I just had my hands in the tank so my skimmer shut down, so I pulled the hose off the waste container and the water level rose about 1/2". I hooked the hose back up to the collection container and removed the lid on the skimmer, my water level rose about 4-5". |
You definitely have an issue with airflow. Mine is not nearly so pronounced. What size is your drain? I did ask for an oversized one, but yours looked to be about the same size as mine in your picture.
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02-02-2006, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by ereefic
Gregt, is your first riser 8" and second riser 6"?
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yes.
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02-02-2006, 01:05 PM
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Little Fishy
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Originally Posted by gregt
You definitely have an issue with airflow. Mine is not nearly so pronounced. What size is your drain? I did ask for an oversized one, but yours looked to be about the same size as mine in your picture.
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The hole is bigger than what comes on the MR-2, but the barb size is the same. So same hose size as the MR-2. Might need to make a trip to the hardware store.
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02-02-2006, 01:35 PM
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Little Fishy
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Why did you go with the 6" second riser instead of the standard 4.5"? What difference does that make?
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02-02-2006, 09:00 PM
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Little Fishy
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The bigger output drain fitting (3/4") fixed the problem of not letting all the air escape. Worth the .79 cents for the fitting. |
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02-02-2006, 09:05 PM
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Milkshake Man
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I am just playing around Greg........ 
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02-07-2006, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by ereefic
Why did you go with the 6" second riser instead of the standard 4.5"? What difference does that make?
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Wetter skimmate.
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02-07-2006, 05:41 AM
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The bigger output drain fitting (3/4") fixed the problem of not letting all the air escape. Worth the .79 cents for the fitting. |
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02-07-2006, 05:42 AM
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I am just playing around Greg........
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My dog has been trained to attack anyone that smells of PVC glue.
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