PDA

View Full Version : Bio cube 29 ??????


naz42
12/17/2007, 04:28 PM
I just bougt a bio cube protien skimmer.It says to put i in the first compartment and remove the filter.Now that i removed the filter the other 2 compartments are completly full and there seems to be more debre in my tank.Can i/or should i have the filter and the skimmer in there?

Kanthus
12/17/2007, 04:52 PM
I put filter floss ontop of my 2ed chamber.
http://my1.photodump.com/kanthus/DSCF0520-T.jpg (http://www.photodump.com/kanthus/DSCF0520.html)

AndyNarwhal
12/17/2007, 07:38 PM
The skimmer takes the place of the filter. The filter cartridge acts like a dam and holds water back in the tank. When you removed the filter the water flowed into chambers 2 and 3 and the water level in the tank lowered. Using the skimmer has a side benefit that it will allow the tank to surface skim better without the cartridge serving as a dam. To keep the mechanical filtration of the cartridge you can lay it horizontally on top of the drip tray or if you want to gain more efficiency it's easy to use a dremel to cut the center out of the drip tray so the cartridge lays down in it.

Andy