ASM Recirc mod

fritz · 10-30-2006, 08:41 PM

It's been 24 hours and there is a noticable improvement in skimming. The mod was very easy to do although getting the venturi piece into the uniseal was much harder to do then appears on all the "DIY Recirc Mod" sites. You really have to force it in place which is important because pushing the venturi in causes the uniseal to flare out which makes the seal tight against the acrylic.

Anyway, pics are all anyone cares about anyway. On to the pic goodness......

**Deanos** · 10-30-2006, 09:02 PM

What made you drill the feed hole so high?

Tonyscoots84 · 10-30-2006, 09:02 PM

looks good. i rememba seeing the hole for that mod u did on the cyclinder part of the skimmer not up so high but hey if it works then great..... what are u feeding ur tank blood

.. great work fritz... challahhhhhhhhh...

inkblue · 10-30-2006, 09:05 PM

wHy is your skimmate s0 rEd...¿

fritz · 10-30-2006, 11:29 PM

HAHAHA the red is from the flash/anti red eye setting on the camera. Honestly in person it's kind of green but in the photos it's orange!?

I drilled the feed hole so high because it seemed like a good spot. I figure it was as far from the out port of the skimmer as I could go (and hoped it wouldn't interfere with the riser tube.) I also figured it would be cheaper to replace if I goofed!

It seems to work well but I wish I could compare it with the feed being lower.

pecan2phat · 10-31-2006, 12:16 AM

Fred,
Having the feed source so high where the taper is might interfere or cause turbulence with the foam production, no?

fritz · 10-31-2006, 12:35 AM

It very well might, it's too hard to tell with the bubbles flying around. I figured if it didn't work I could order a replacement for it but now I can't find one online.

It seems like deltec and everyone else mounts it near the top of the skimmer body. Oh well, hopefully I'm on to something. It seems good so far...... (fingers crossed)

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pecan2phat Professional Commuter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Wallingford, CT Posts: 2,009 Reefer Ratings: (25) Friends: (7)	Fred, Having the feed source so high where the taper is might interfere or cause turbulence with the foam production, no?