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.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer6.jpg

heres another befor i cut the tube.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer5.jpg
i overlapped it and cut it to give it the perfect line to glue.

heres the tube after being cut and glued

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer4.jpg

heres one with the top next to the box

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer1.jpg

[tdragon]

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

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer3.jpg


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

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer8.jpg

[tdragon]

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

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer9.jpg

[tdragon]

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

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer12.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v354/tdragon6147/skimmer11.jpg

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! :D

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