DIY Skimmer Pictures. Post them here !!!!!

[Anonymous]

Hi !!
I am thinking on built a Protein Skimmer.
I am seriusly thinking in a Downdraft type.

I really appreciate if you can post pictures of your DIY skimmers here, post your experiences and the modifications you performed on them to make them more efficient, What kind of pump are you using, etc....


TIA.

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[Anonymous]

Hey Guy,

How are you generating bubbles in your skimmer?

I'm not sure of the method (venturi, downdraft, air stone?)

Looks great and cheap!

Brian

 

[Anonymous]

I am agree !!! How do you generate the bubbles?

That skimmer works great, but I don´t know where do you get the bubbles.

TIA.

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[Anonymous]

The skimmer is in a sump in the basement. The water falling from that height creates the bubbles. In a variation on the "when life gives you lemons, make lemonaide" theme, he has taken a common problem of basement sumps (bubbles created in the fall) and turned it into a asset (waste removal).

To paraphrase Martin A Moe, Jr, "there are many, many ways to bubble water and collect foam". My first DIY skimmer was made up of pvc parts, two-litre bottles, part of a baby bottle, etc. and it worked quite well.

Gary

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[Anonymous]

Thank you 2Far

The standpipes suck in air as the water goes down, there's a LOT of pressure at the bottom and it churns the air into really tiny bubbles.

I have no clue what type of skimmer it is, I just wanted to remove the little bubbles. They are so fine that it takes a while for them to float to the top and I couldn't figure out how to get rid of them. This thing is almost 4 feet high and seems to get rid of the bubbles.

 

[Anonymous]

Guy, that has to be one of the coolest methods I have seen to remove the microbubbles generated by overflow. Very innovative or at the least creative.



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[Anonymous]

Another examples !!!???

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[Anonymous]

Very low tech...
pump = none (gravity fed from overflows)
cost = about $18.00

http://home.eznet.net/~terry10/equipment/skimmer_design.jpg

http://home.eznet.net/~terry10/equipment/skimmer.jpg

http://home.eznet.net/~terry10/equipment/skimmate.jpg

edited to change IMG to URL

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[Anonymous]

Come on !!! Post Over Here !!!!

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[Anonymous]

I built this one.

 

[Anonymous]

Take a look the DIY section of my site. I have a few downdraft skimmers in there.



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[Anonymous]

geo:

What kind of pump are you using?

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[Anonymous]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Guy:

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Instead of "input from over-flow" do you think I could just pump the water into the input line from a PH and have the same effect? This is the most simple skimmer design that I have seen and I was just hoping that I could use it w/o having to dig a very deep hole beneath my house (i have no basement).

 

[Anonymous]

http://liquidreef.freeservers.com/equip.htm

Scroll down to the bottom of the page. That skimmer hasn't been put into operation yet...

liquid

 

[Anonymous]

Here is my contribution....made this for someone..he is using a MAG 18 on it. It uses the Beckett foam injector...and a needle valve for air intake control. I am making a few more very soon...

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[whirley]

Guy, comming back to this topic....
How far does the water go down from
your tank to the skimmer?
http://home.eznet.net/~terry10/equipment/skimmer_design.jpg

I'm thinking of building a skimmer
just like this!

whirley

 

[phishlubber]

Guy,

How do you return the clean water to your tank? A really big pump?

 

[Sashimi]

Guy,

I think that is one of the most inovative idea I have seen thus far!

and Fudge,
That's one cool skimmer...

if only my family members would appreciate fine engineering like that... All they ever said was, "What's this ugly thing here..."

 

[fudge1]

Hiya Reefman,

Heres one i built a couple of months ago..

Marc.

 

[DJ88]

This is the first one I made for a hang on skimmer. Since this one I have made three other versions and am making the final design shortly. I don't have pics of the newest ones yet but should in the next while. This one was made entrirely with my dremel and a mitre saw.

The new hang on's have flanged collection cups for removal, offset injection for a longer contact time and all kinds of goodies. Since this pic was taken I have modified this one so that it runs more efficiently. The waste collectors are pretty much all the same. Haven't changed a bit.

[ May 23, 2001: Message edited by: DJ88 ]