Sanders or Coral Life Wooden Sand Diffuser

[joachimsim]

Dear bros,

I need to ask ...a reefer gave me one of those $25 Orca Skimmers...with a wooden diffuser..He told me to get a Screw on Coral Life Replacement..as the plastic connection to the air tube can't really be removed.

Near my work place I can conveniently buy a Sanders Diffuser Stone for $5.60....but the plastic connection can't be unscrewed.

Wonder if any of you guys know if the sanders one can fit into my diffuser?

[clowntrigger]

IMO, I would go for the coralife one. If I am not wrong, 2pcs of the coralife will cost around $5-6 depending on where you get it.

As for the Sanders one, I believe 1 pcs should cost around $1-2 depending on sizes and not the $5.60 that you have mentioned.

[hamannbmw]

I just bought 2 sander's at $1 each from C328...

[victorp]

You have to some DIY if you want to fit a Sander wood diffuser. Cut a short stiff plastic tubing about 2cm and thread through the bottom hole of the PS main body. Connect the air-line of the PS on the outer portion of the stiff plastic tubing. Cut a short flexible air-line tubing about 2cm and afix the Sander diffuser to one end of this tubing. Connect the other end to the inner portion (inside the PS main body) of the stiff plastic tubing.

[lightningstrike]

IMHO, wooden diffuser driven skimmers r no good at all in the long run.

[joachimsim]

Why are they no good in the long run?

[lightningstrike]

in the long run, the wooden diffuser will hv slime and algae on it, thus affecting its performance...... no more fine little tiny bubbles.

[jas_soh]

if got slime just brush brush off... after 4-5 weeks and no more fine bubbles you will need to replace a stone... 1-2 bucks, depend on size.

[lightningstrike]

very troublesome isnt it??? getting a air driven skimmer doesnt cost alot 2!!! juz get the weipro which so many reefers hv recommended......