• Skimmers by Sander Aquarientechnik

  • Kimberly3727

There was a topic on the forum about a homemade skimmer whose operating principle is copied from the products of the company Sander. The formation of air bubbles occurs with the help of a compressor and wooden stones. After looking at the Sander Aquarientechnik website, I concluded that the company is quite serious and shouldn't be making poor-quality products. This raises the question - could it be that skimmers using wooden stones are not so bad after all? Perhaps someone has had experience with this company, and I would also like to hear opinions on this matter.

Whitney

Is it not about the skimmer(s) depicted on the cover of Martin Sander's book "Technical Equipment for Aquariums"?

Kenneth7210

Unfortunately, I haven't seen this book, but the skimmer looks like this:

Gene1948

No, the cover is not quite right. In our time, my friends and I made something similar, and it still works; we also make fake sprayers ourselves. The link features a rather original device...

Anthony

The foam separator on the wooden stone works very well, but there is one catch: the wooden sprayer clogs and rots quickly, so sometimes it was necessary to remove and clean it, and after a while, to replace it with a new one. In general, it requires constant attention.

Joseph591

I have never heard negative reviews about this brand of spray bottles, except that the nozzles often need to be replaced, but the bottle itself is small and comes in large quantities. It has just historically been the case that they are used for small volumes.

Diana3118

It's lazy to search, but if my memory serves me right, there was a topic last year where the AquaMedic midis and mini skimmers were thoroughly criticized. Personally, I had one that served me well for a year in 140 liters and produced decent foam. I changed the stone about three times in a year (30 bucks, no big deal). But I'm curious to know how such a skimmer would work in 500 liters. What kind of design should it have? Should I put a small feed pump in a regular skimmer and insert the stone inside? Or should I direct the feed from the drain and just insert the stone again?

Cassandra7840

...absolutely fair. That's how it turned out. Nevertheless, the PC with such nozzles has been working for me for about 10 years now. But you always need to have them in stock.

Jennifer5784

In the topic, someone described the technology for making the sprayers themselves. The advantages of such a foam generator are lower electricity costs (compressor + pump) and reduced water consumption. The downside is the size. I haven't seen more clear disadvantages, mostly subjective feedback from people who have never encountered them.

Amber1273

I've been working like this for about 7 years.

Alan273

I tried to fit three midi diffusers into the Aquamedic Shoti Compact and connect it to a Resun compressor. If there's a place to put the compressor (to avoid hearing its annoying buzz), you get a good and silent foam maker. I conducted the experiment in salty water in the bathtub. I corresponded with various forum members about this issue—many have tried it, and some still use these setups. As for the stones... that's all made up. They are cheap, and changing them every two months is not a hassle. If you buy branded Aquamedic stones in bulk, it turns out to be very inexpensive, about 6 each for midi.