diy skimmer

[tdragon]

heres a real diy skimmer i made just about everything. i made the tube and box. heres some pics in the progress.

heres the tube after being bent.

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heres another befor i cut the tube.

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i overlapped it and cut it to give it the perfect line to glue.

heres the tube after being cut and glued

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heres one with the top next to the box

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[tdragon]

heres one with the top on ill post more pics as it progresses

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let me know what you think

J

 

[spectrum]

Did you actually manufacture the tube out of flat stock? If so, I give up, you win

 

[NateHanson]

That's sweet. You are a thermoforming stud. Did you do it heat it in the oven? or with a torch? Looks pretty good.

Is this going to be a downdraft skimmer?

 

[tdragon]

spectrum- yes i made the tube out of flat stock

nate- yes i heat it in the over. i did it at 400degrees for 10min it made it nice and easy to form. no its going to be a beckett skimmer ill post pics of that later.

 

[RichConley]

you win.

 

[nitrofish]

wow, im impressed that you rolled your own acrylic, I have never seen anyone else do that, they usually cheat and buy a tube

 

[tdragon]

i just Thought id try it. here are some more pics with the beckett installed

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[tdragon]

heres a couple more pics. all i have left to do is glue the top on and test.

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[tdragon]

and heres the final product. however it will be a few months before i can test it on a saltwater set up.

let me know what you think of the final

 

[NateHanson]

It ain't pretty, but it's damn impressive! Nice work.

What size tank are you going to use it on? And what pump are you going to use?

 

[tdragon]

im going to try it on a 120 tank with like a 100gal sump/fuge as for a pump i have not decied yet im open to suggestions

 

[NateHanson]

That's a lot of water!

I think you need a pretty strong pressure rated pump for a Beckett nozzle. No personal experience with these though.