DIY Skimmer - Page 2

FRY · 04-01-2004, 08:28 PM

hi aaron
hows the skimmer doing you have a picthure of it

aaron · 04-01-2004, 08:33 PM

Hey fry,
no, No pictures yet.
Once i ran it with the sump at its correct level i'm having problems with the venturi, I think there's too much head pressure for the pump to suck down the air into the impeller, I think i'll either have to reposition the pump or get a bigger pump.
I'll let you know how things go - i must say while DIY does save money its not the quickest solution

wedfr · 04-02-2004, 12:09 PM

DIY can save money but in a lot of cases you end up spending the same and usually more to correct mistakes youve made or redoing a project. And yeah it takes lots of time. Let us know how it finally works out

aaron · 04-03-2004, 12:09 PM

Well, everything is fixed and running nicely now, all i had to do was raise the powerhead up in the sump a bit so i could suck in the air into the venturi.
No bioload in the tank at the moment so i'll have to wait until i get some live rock before there is anything exciting happening in there.
I did post a couple of pictures of my tank in sydney though.

FRY · 04-20-2004, 10:33 PM

hi arron

hows the skimmer doing

aaron · 04-21-2004, 12:15 PM

I'm still tweaking it - i want to have it working really nicely before i post pics. After running it for a couple of weeks it would seem that it really needs a bigger pump to push a bit more air into the reaction chamber- at the moment its not bad but its having trouble pushing the foam up the riser and into the collection cup.
currently i'm using a rio 800 but i think i could use something like a 1400 its just a little hard if you dont have one lying around - I dont want to buy one and find out that its either too big or not big enough after a have drilled the venturi holes in it. I have a 2100 but i think that might be over kill.
I have been building a stand and light hood for two other tanks so i havent really had the time to do much on it in the last couple of weeks.
I'll update soon

wedfr · 04-26-2004, 06:54 PM

give the 2100 a try, im sure it wont be too big. HAving the air being sucked in really cuts down on their power

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04-01-2004, 08:28 PM	#11
FRY Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: greenpoint brooklyn Posts: 1,275 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	hi aaron hows the skimmer doing you have a picthure of it

04-01-2004, 08:33 PM	#12
aaron Australian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,026 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	Hey fry, no, No pictures yet. Once i ran it with the sump at its correct level i'm having problems with the venturi, I think there's too much head pressure for the pump to suck down the air into the impeller, I think i'll either have to reposition the pump or get a bigger pump. I'll let you know how things go - i must say while DIY does save money its not the quickest solution

04-02-2004, 12:09 PM	#13
wedfr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Queens Posts: 774 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (0)	DIY can save money but in a lot of cases you end up spending the same and usually more to correct mistakes youve made or redoing a project. And yeah it takes lots of time. Let us know how it finally works out

04-03-2004, 12:09 PM	#14
aaron Australian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,026 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	Well, everything is fixed and running nicely now, all i had to do was raise the powerhead up in the sump a bit so i could suck in the air into the venturi. No bioload in the tank at the moment so i'll have to wait until i get some live rock before there is anything exciting happening in there. I did post a couple of pictures of my tank in sydney though.

04-20-2004, 10:33 PM	#15
FRY Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: greenpoint brooklyn Posts: 1,275 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	hi arron hows the skimmer doing

04-21-2004, 12:15 PM	#16
aaron Australian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,026 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	I'm still tweaking it - i want to have it working really nicely before i post pics. After running it for a couple of weeks it would seem that it really needs a bigger pump to push a bit more air into the reaction chamber- at the moment its not bad but its having trouble pushing the foam up the riser and into the collection cup. currently i'm using a rio 800 but i think i could use something like a 1400 its just a little hard if you dont have one lying around - I dont want to buy one and find out that its either too big or not big enough after a have drilled the venturi holes in it. I have a 2100 but i think that might be over kill. I have been building a stand and light hood for two other tanks so i havent really had the time to do much on it in the last couple of weeks. I'll update soon

04-26-2004, 06:54 PM	#17
wedfr Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Queens Posts: 774 Reefer Ratings: (3) Friends: (0)	give the 2100 a try, im sure it wont be too big. HAving the air being sucked in really cuts down on their power