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  1. Sasquatch

    DIY Skimmer design

    Peppie? is the ladder thing sealed off like a wedge? if so you just reduced the volume by 1/2? what about 3 or 4 baffle plates instead?
  2. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    fun weekend! ball hat,safety glasses, gloves and garbage bag shirt it was glass cutting time woohoo that wasn't fun, cuts are good but the fine glass dust was creepy even with the water wheel, also got my super fine glass bead for substrate, one more tank to move and the stand can get built
  3. Sasquatch

    DIY Skimmer design

    water inlet, can be just an open tube but what you get is a single area of supply so with the swirling you could end up with a higher percentage of supply water going back out the exit (thing jet stream) if you built a closed box like a little hallway all around the outside of the skimmer you...
  4. Sasquatch

    DIY Skimmer design

    good idea they can get a little testy when interrupted lol, not a fan of egg crate, styrene has bad gas, now why not combine so new age crap with this and taper it like a cone? Water inlet? just a dump or wet neck or multi point? RARARARAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!! gidee up
  5. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    don't think ReturnofSid will like that lol. mj with prop mod, they draw through the cage and blow out the front, sump wall has a reciever socket that holds the front edge of the cage, water drawn from sump area forced into tank creating a void quickly filled with water from the intake side lol
  6. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    the flow will be two mj 1200's with prop mods, it should move water through the rock pretty good? skimmer, just didn't want to interrupt the flow with a box' media no, never have But! I have found a source for my substrate (its a secret hehe)
  7. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    Overall dimension 34''x26'' 13'' tall A. display 26 x 26 B. sump C. skimmer input D. flow pumps E. flow outputs F. flow intake blackout sump filled with LR, flow pumps draw from one end past the rock and return to tank. Skimmer is external surface fed. what ya think?
  8. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    only my hair dresser knows for sure lol. inbuilt skimmer... no expense on acrylic tubing, airstone or needlewheel, direct overflow feed and outflow into a baffle box for the baby bubbles.dwell time is increased by lack of forced flow Right now Im hung up on shape, rectangular,cube just so bleck...
  9. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    never saw the point of rimless as there is no where to hide the scum line, err water line lol Ive given up boxing so salt water facials no longer needed.
  10. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    a gabillion baby diamond toothseses?
  11. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    zero edge is and rimless are the two tanks I really have no love for,. sorry lol
  12. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    opps, found another pile of 1/2'' glass 34x30 base and 26'' tall sides, table saw has a new blade and Im ready to rip... 13'' deep enough?
  13. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    <br><br>LOL! trying to dry my feet, got WAY too much water happening, no rush Mr Mo your ideas are always interesting
  14. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    LOL! trying to dry my feet, got WAY too much water happening, no rush Mr Mo your ideas are always interesting
  15. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    interesting, most small tanks are quite narrow 16/18 '' if I took 6'' off the 24 Id still have 18'' and could run the gyre circulation ? Frankie? you think a sand bed works for biofiltration? Ive really never thought about that, what would be better sugar sand or something bigger? Biggest...
  16. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    Minimal like zen/bonsai/wabi style
  17. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    Hi Peppie! I been busy clearing out the garage and making room, my 250 is now the humongeous chiclid tank, that got rid of one batch, setting up another tank where they cam from , shuffle here and there lol. Skimmer Im thinking will be a built in unit, with the success of the "bored so lets...
  18. Sasquatch

    time to build a new tank, suggestions welcome

    I have a slab of 1/2'' tempered 24.5 x 36, free from my glass supplier this will be the foot print/bottom, I will cut all the rest and build the tank. I would like an all in one so a cube display with garage on one end or 36 long with hallway at the back. Housing 1 saebae, 1 rbta, 1 flower anem...
  19. Sasquatch

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    Ima bit lost here? air feeds right to the membrane? how is water gating to the gate valve?
  20. Sasquatch

    Low pH.. recommended fixes?

    just send Boomer $20 for the sake of legitimacy lol
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