DIY Skimmer Pics

[RichConley]

Well..Here's my latest project. Its a small injection skimmer. It's about 14 inches tall with collection cup, about 7 inches wide, and 4 deep.

Its making alot of bubbles, but we'll have to wait till it breaks in to see how well it works.

 

[RichConley]

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[RichConley]

on sump

 

[NateHanson]

Looks nice.

One question - Won't bubbles fill up that space under the diagonal baffle? You might collect a lot of scum under there as it fills up with air. I'm not sure it will have any impact on the effectiveness of skimmer.

Do you have a way to adjust the height of the collection cup? You can probably get a big rubber band or o-ring that fits snugly around the cup.

 

[RichConley]

The bubbles dont seem to make it far enough down to get below that baffle.....so I'm not gonna worry about it, and the collection cup fits pretty snug, so I can move it up and down and it stays put. I'm gonna put a rubber band in there at some point.