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    Copper used 2 years ago

    Hi wrightme43...jsut in the process of Obtaining some equipment.....Protein skimmer (bigger) and a few bits and bobs....moving a bit slow due to funds shortage! but half way there!...problems with water circulation at the moment I am thinking off stripping the tank completely down and setting...
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    DIY skimmer

    Without going into the many technical and trial and error construction techniques used in skimmers its best to closely follow a commercial proven skimmer like the deltec 850.....very simple construction if you have access to good acrylic tubes/pipework etc. The problem with DIY skimmers is...
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    Powerhead mod

    I dont think it could shorten the life of a powerhead they are just electro magnets sealed in resin....the extra resistance generated by the increased vane size on the impeller would am sure cause a greater power usage on the powerhead resulting in increased power usage and temperature increase...
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    Skimmer pole

    pin wheel.......
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    Mega reef tank Pictures

    Hi I am fortunate to live near a man who has the biggest private(reputedly) reef tank in the UK.....7000 litres!! or 1541 Imp Gals !! I just want to share some pictures of this amazing tank with you guys. To be honest it looks even better in real life than these pics show. Am sure alot of you...
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    pictures of Danny Ds New 240 Reef

    Wow!...........its looking great.....should be one awesome reeftank when it fully matures.......it looks great now! I love all those pipes for good water flow/circulation......very nice indeed.....nce one Danny!
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    Powerhead mod

    Hi .....crazy post but iI thought it was interesting. I had a berlin red sea skimmer given to me a few weeks ago to run on a tank I have....only problem .....I had no decent pumps to operate the venturi on the skimmer. Well the obvious solution would be to go out and buy the correct said pump...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Wel well well........now thats great info guys......lots of explainations, Am not an engineer like some of you fellas but I know that even the best needle wheel cant compete with a standard impeller for creating the flow needed to activate a venturi device....these needle wheel impellers are...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    yeh of course your righ Mike......anyone used clear Polystyrene sheets to make a skimmer.....they ar erealy cheap in th uk and i reckon a 4ftx4ft at 4mm thick would make a great skimmer......The Polystyrene cement used to stick sheets together works similar to the solvent used on acrylic...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Hi ''dwall174'' No probs on hijacking the thread the more the merrier!! Ive just been looking at the standard Sweetwater Medium Pore Air Diffuser you mentioned and my guess is to go for this one....easy on the air pressure requirements and easy to clean and they are very resistant to clogging...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Thats another good point Mike.....i think in essence the longer the neck the more dry the skimmate.......so the narrow neck pushes it out like Zeph stated...and up to a point the longer this neck gives the water more time to drain off thus concentrating the skimmate....yes i agree with that...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Great idea Don....lets get the ball rolling! And Zeph...you have just explained so much in that last post of yours it really is all starting to make sense....the bit about the neck is well explained.....that does seem to be the main reason for restricting its diameter ....to allow the air...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Yeh that helps me alot you guys.....cheers Mike for the info...will post my pics of my skimmer when i start construction.........thanks all again......lots to think about!
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Interesting point Nikki about size restrictions/constraints. That would suggest that most skimmers today are in fact fancy comprimise devices to satisfy the strict requirements we expect when building our sumps/ tanks etc. However the underlying issue surrounding such skimmers would suggest...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    ehmmmm..............very interesting Mike, maybe I will look into this method as an alternative, makes you wonder why so many of the major commercial skimmer manufacturers still favour venturis and/with pinwheels etc .....and lets not forget the new downdraft units.......why dont many provide...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Hi Mike after seing your Diy skimmer i salute you sir!...it is a seriously well put together design. It certainly looks better than most commercial efforts i have seen. It is interesting to note your conclusions on its performance though, and the eventual resumption of the tried and test air...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Cheers Don...yep your skimmer was extremely professional......Thats just the sort of thing i like...somebody to have a go..... your suggestions are good as was 'Zephrant's'... Any more brainwaves.....guys
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Cheers Zephrant, The design i have drawn ''IS'' a scaled up Deltec 600 skimmer......I have also looked at ALL the other deltec skimmers and the only notable difference in the Deltec range seems to be related to the size of skimmer tube and number of injector pumps used! I was hoping to use...
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    Any ideas for a dcent DIY Skimmer

    Any ideas for a decent DIY Skimmer My one real desire is to construct my own Skimmer....my one question to any of the scientists out there is concerning the air venturi tube......... When i have used such a device on say an aquaclear 802 powerhead....the bubbles ceased when the powerhead was...
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    If you had it all to do over again.....

    I know just what you mean ''wrightme43''...lifes to short to waste it in the wrong company..... Cheers ''thetedinator''...............I had so many ideas before joining forums like this and now realise most of them were Bold and naive to say the least!! My one real desire is to construct my...
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