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  1. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    nice read there Boomer, wish I could unstand it a little better. I plan to start build on Mikes design this weekend so we can start testing
  2. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    nice work Boomer, can you tell us more about the ins and outs of how your skimmer works
  3. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    lets get some measurements together and I can build if you can think it LOL ?s to answer what size box , tube size to be split for recric area are we going to use becket ,needlewheel,injector or other
  4. Guerry

    60 gallon frag system build

    A AH now I know where all the good up dates are on this awsome build!
  5. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    well you could sandwhich then between arcylic rings then use nylon screws to hold them in place by adding threaded tabs to the sides
  6. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    I'm sitting wonderring how needle point plastic mesh would work instead of baffel plates, they would have to be removeable for cleaning
  7. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    I'm still here, just quite when thinking and taking in all the diffent ideas
  8. Guerry

    Guerry's Skimmer build

    Thanks guys, Frankie I can get you what every you need just let me know and I'll get it coming
  9. Guerry

    Guerry's Skimmer build

    Ok eveyone here we go, the skimmer I'm building here is my second design. The firist skimmer works well but as with design there's always room for improvement. This skimmer will be mated with a 320 gal tank and running exturnal tied to one of my custom Zeo style sumps. Here's a little info on...
  10. Guerry

    M & G s reef the start and beyond

    Hey eveyone just wanted to share this pic with you guys
  11. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    Frankie whats up my friend, knew you'd be here sooner or later and glad you could finnaly join in. The problem with guys like us is once we build the best we figure out how to make it better and here we go again LOL
  12. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    it must have changed the neg. preasure below the becket, so to know this for fact sounds like we need to install pressure gages to both sides of becket injector tube to measure DP across the becket. This way we can test with and with recirc. and maybe find out how to fix this issuse
  13. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    when you tried the recir pump on your becket was this with open box design much like the design used by MRC
  14. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    so whats everyones thoughts on using a recirc pump to create a swirl affect within main bubble chamber
  15. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    sounds like we are designing a Sea Skim 1800 LOL
  16. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    ok got it, I under stand the math now and see you're correct. so how does this expain why a becket design strips less micro bac. and trace elements from the water. I know for fact that since I changed to becket design from needle wheel that I dose less potassium to maitain a 400ppm level yet...
  17. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    I may be mistaken but I think your math is wrong 1100 divided by 3=366.6667 or am I doing something wrong here?
  18. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    I'd be glad to take part in anything to further our hobby, to answer first ? on flow I'm using a BlueLine 55 pump presure rated at 1100 gph. Supply side of pump has 4' of spa flex 1" hose with one 90 so head loss is very small. Return pump to tank is also BL 55 pump and overflows drain to bubble...
  19. Guerry

    Bored! So lets design a Skimmer!

    I love DIY, here's a pic of diy skimmer I built for my system I'm in the prosess of build a monster becket right now and will do a build thread for you guys
  20. Guerry

    LED's

    I'll do it
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