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    Eductor for skimmers?

    I guess it is safe to say I am done with this. I have found a better nozzle. I posted this on RC OMG, I modified a beckett and WOW! I filled the stock air intake holes in a beckett last night with epoxy. When I got home today I drilled 21-3/32 inch holes right at very top of the diameter of the...
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    Eductor for skimmers?

    I am finally getting around to this. I took a Geo Skimmer and made some changes to the down tube and the beckett housing. When I did this it made it easy to make modifications to the housing, with out permanently changing it. With 3 fittings it is made. The beckett will set up a froth in the...
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    Help with a GEO Beckett Skimmer

    Between HD and Lowe's I found all of the pluming I needed. I had a couple parts left over from my “DIY Calcium Reactor from Berlin Skimmers" project. One was the 1 3/8 inner tube would fit well. The reactors was made from 2 Berlin XL, so left over inner tube is about 2 feet long. I had to cut...
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    Help with a GEO Beckett Skimmer

    I was contemplating building a Beckett skimmer when someone on my local site had one he wanted to get red of. It is made by GEO the same folks that make the calcium reactors. The question is, the Beckett housing is plumed with 1/2 inch pipe. Also the inlet to the Becket is attached to the...
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    FRaNKeN'ReaCToR - rated 200g

    The gasket material we used can be found at a hobby store. I think Micheals has it and so does Wall-Mart.
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    Eductor for skimmers?

    I have not given up on this yet, the pump that I am going to use needs an impeller. Because the pump is not available in the USA I am getting the impellers from England. The pump is a Hailea HX-6550, it is similar to a Ocean Runner 6500. I own both and the Hailea seems to out perform the Ocean...
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    Eductor for skimmers?

    Along with posting the question, I have been searching the forums. I came across this image. The new question is do I need to scale it down to 1/2 inch to get it to work with a mag 9.5? I am also working on a design of my own and may try it out. Thanks
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    Eductor for skimmers?

    Has anyone have a link to one of these? I have seen threads on TRT but the pics are gone. The guys who have built them say they do better than the Beckett.
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    DIY Auto Top Off

    The first pic shows the black wires joining to telephone wire. This wire was the cheapest I could find in the length I needed. It has 5 insulated wires that are insulated together. I stripped and soldered the 4 wires keeping the color configuration on paper. This is needed to make sure the wires...
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    DIY Auto Top Off

    I have had this sitting around for a time and thought that I might as well finish it. I built the latching circuit from a guy who put it on RC; I have since forgotten his name. I still have the schematic. Today I made the bracket that will hold the float switches. One of the floats will set on...
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    DIY Calcium Reactor from Berlin Skimmers

    I think you could get by fine with one on my 210g, you may find yourself changing the media more often, that all.
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    DIY Calcium Reactor from Berlin Skimmers

    A 210g reef ready with a 70 gallon sump under it.
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    DIY Calcium Reactor from Berlin Skimmers

    The reactor is doing great. The coral growth is beyond my expectation. I am kicking myself for not doing this sooner. I had a small problem that drained my CO2 tank. I was using what I thought was a better regulator. It came from a welder that is about 15 years old and has been out of service...
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    MH Bulb Question

    The Reeflux are to be my next bulbs for this reason.
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    DIY Calcium Reactor from Berlin Skimmers

    Current parameters. CO2 60 bpm, effluent 20 ml about 2 drips a second. Effluent Ph 6.7, Alk 30 dkh. The tank Ph 8.4, Alk 10 dkh, Calcium 480 ppm., and Mag 1250 ppm. I am going to leave it here and watch the Alk in the tank. The corals are looking better than ever. Another week of this and they...
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    DIY Calcium Reactor from Berlin Skimmers

    I have removed the vent line from the left chamber all together. I found myself leaving the valve closed all of the time. Those little black valves do not hold water very well. I have removed the one on the right chamber and installed a Gest valve. Again the reason for not needing the left...
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