Skimmer build

[matts125]

Well, I wasnt going to post about my skimmer I am building but I figured what the heck!
This is a massive skimmer, it is about 50'' tall with an 8'' chamber and cup with a 4'' neck. it has dual injectors which will Recirculate with an ampmaster 3000 I will run a genex mak-4 for the feed pump. this skimmer should be able to run a tank around 1000+ gallons


Here are a couple pics with my 4 year old Daughter Jocelyn to compare size...

Thanks for lookin...
Matt

 

[edwing206]

That's a beast! Is it for your current tank or are you gonna upgrade?

 

[matts125]

I will run it on my tank for now but will probably sell it when someone comes along that needs a good skimmer for a huge tank..

My total water volume right now is 250, but soon to be around 325 so it will do the job very well..

Matt

 

[BCT182]

someone like me? sorry, didnt get a chance to call ya back. I fell asleep.

 

[matts125]

someone like me? sorry, didnt get a chance to call ya back. I fell asleep.

this is right up your alley for your shark tank!
this dual injector recirc skimmer will be way more powerfull that a needle wheel or mesh recirc skimmer..

Matt

 

[Krish]

Very nice Matt!

 

[matts125]

thanks krish, hopefuly I will have this running in about a week, I will post pics of its performance...

matt

 

[Scooterman]

Matt, I hate to say this but I see a major flaw in it!

 

[Herefishyfishy]

Matt, I hate to say this but I see a major flaw in it!

Venturi placement?

 

[Frankie]

Nice work! I think the Beckett's might be to low. Do you have some pictures of the mixing box? What did you do for baffles?

 

[Scooterman]

Man I've been thinking about this problem for hours now & can only come up to one conclusion, you will have to remake the bottom half completely, Man I feel bad for you doing all that work for nothing!

 

[DonW]

Man I've been thinking about this problem for hours now & can only come up to one conclusion, you will have to remake the bottom half completely, Man I feel bad for you doing all that work for nothing!

:lol::lol::badgrin:

 

[matts125]

Man I've been thinking about this problem for hours now & can only come up to one conclusion, you will have to remake the bottom half completely, Man I feel bad for you doing all that work for nothing!

I since a little sarcasm?

I know this is built right, ( I built it)
:lol::lol::lol:

 

[DonW]

I since a little sarcasm?

I know this is built right, ( I built it)
:lol::lol::lol:

:lol: I would move the injectors up, it will help alot.

Don

 

[Scooterman]

Actually I was talking about comparing the first pic to the second Pic where all you have is a girl (daughter) holding the top, I just don't see how you can get skimmate from such a cute little girl!:shock:

April Fools! It didn't take much for Don to see where I was going with this!

 

[matts125]

:lol: I would move the injectors up, it will help alot.

Don

How High should the injectors be? All i would need to do is add some 1'' pvc to make them taller...

 

[Scooterman]

Yea to me it looks they are as high as they can go with that configuration, unless you move the unions or redo it?

 

[DonW]

Put the bottom of the injector housings at least level with the lower flange. Take a look at barrs skimmers and you'll see what I mean. Even a little higher wouldnt hurt with the little 1" tube.

Don

 

[fairlan]

Lol Nothing But Sweetness Comes From My Granddaughter

 

[Frankie]

She's a adorable for sure. Man Scooter, your mean. Matts was really stressed out there i think! LOL!
I still want to see what's inside the box. I am curious how you separate the mixing tubes from the output. I just built a Beckett skimmer also.