Skimmer air intake from outside, there is a maximum lenght or minimum diameter?

[fr3n0z]

Hi guys, i am moving and upgrading my tank to a new room. Ideally the tank will be at the opposite of the windows, that means that the air intake from outside will need to run in about 5/7meters (16/22Ft.) of line (i live in mountain, in the winter it get -15 and windows are open really not a lot).

There is a maximum or "better not to go over" lenght ir diameter to run a airline? I would like to do it made of a 4x6mm tubing or 8x10mm max. The tank is a small nano of about 20G total and the skimmer is a small magtool reef 80

Any hint? Would like to not to use a scrubber since media isn't that cheap over here.

 

[blaxsun]

Not really. The length of the run shouldn't affect performance as it's generally sucking the air in. To be honest, though - I'm not sure you'll see much benefit on a small tank/skimmer. You'll probably have more luck just cracking the windows open a bit every now and then.

 

[Gp!]

@INKBIRD_official makes an indoor CO2 monitor. I got one when I was considering running an outdoor airline for my skimmer. The monitor saved me a good bit of money as it turned out running the airline wasn't going to be a benefit for my setup. Here is an Amazon link to the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09MRX4F12?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[Pistondog]

@INKBIRD_official makes an indoor CO2 monitor. I got one when I was considering running an outdoor airline for my skimmer. The monitor saved me a good bit of money as it turned out running the airline wasn't going to be a benefit for my setup. Here is an Amazon link to the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09MRX4F12?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Sorry, but that unit should not be purchased. Only the usb c that comes with it will charge it. And the usb connection is loose, so battery charging problematic. Can run 4 or 5 hours without the battery. I wanted this to work, ordered a replacement with same loose charging connector.
Hope it works for you.

 

[Pistondog]

Hi guys, i am moving and upgrading my tank to a new room. Ideally the tank will be at the opposite of the windows, that means that the air intake from outside will need to run in about 5/7meters (16/22Ft.) of line (i live in mountain, in the winter it get -15 and windows are open really not a lot).

There is a maximum or "better not to go over" lenght ir diameter to run a airline? I would like to do it made of a 4x6mm tubing or 8x10mm max. The tank is a small nano of about 20G total and the skimmer is a small magtool reef 80

Any hint? Would like to not to use a scrubber since media isn't that cheap over here.
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I ran a 1/2" pvc tube thru the floor and outside. Used adapters to reduce for skimmer.

 

[Gp!]

Sorry, but that unit should not be purchased. Only the usb c that comes with it will charge it. And the usb connection is loose, so battery charging problematic. Can run 4 or 5 hours without the battery. I wanted this to work, ordered a replacement with same loose charging connector.
Hope it works for you.

I've had mine since October. I put a cell phone charger on it. I've changed it between my other usb c cell phone chargers. Dropped it a few times. It still works well. And the humidity readings match up to the wall clocks and dehumidifiers I have. Perhaps you got a bad one?

 

[Pistondog]

I've had mine since October. I put a cell phone charger on it. I've changed it between my other usb c cell phone chargers. Dropped it a few times. It still works well. And the humidity readings match up to the wall clocks and dehumidifiers I have. Perhaps you got a bad one?

The replacement was bad too,