DIY Mini Beckett
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I've been making these things for quite a while now, and the Beckett injector works well, but I was very impressed with the venturi's on the Life reef skimmers. They seem to produce an ample amount of bubbles without a Beckett. The one improvement the lifereef skimmer needs is water height adjustment....It need to be inches higher to produce alot of skimmate....
HUH?? A mag 12 pushes no where near 900 GPH through a beckett head..more like 400 GPH. for 900 ya need atleast a mag 24 or better !!( yes I've measured the flow... have you?) and mags are the wrong type of pump for this application.. ya should use a pressure rated pump of 900-1100 GPH per beckett head.. plus "medium tea" skimmate, is way to watery.. I feel the skimate should be as dry and stable as possible.. I adjust the skimmer so the foam head is stable then adjust so that it willl slowly run down the side of the collection cup.. my skimmate looks more like Guinnes Stout than "medium tea"Montipora said:The minimum flow rate for a beckett is 900 gph but to be safe a mag 12 is good...
pioneerlog
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Ive been following this thread since its beginning. Just wondering if your protype might be forsale. I'm setting up a new 120 and need a good skimmer. I could offer digital pics and updates on ocassion to keep you informed of its long term performance. It sounds as though it would be more that adaquate for my system. Keep up the GREAT work. The negativity is just jealous envy...
Geoff~
Geoff~
schemo
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Montipora,
no lol not the beckett skimmers, just the posts that brokekyle posts, he always seems to get someone ****ed off over some non sense????
that's what i ment was ridiculous, i personally happen to love these beckett threads, it's funny how one is able to incoperate something into the hobby!!!!!
schemo
no lol not the beckett skimmers, just the posts that brokekyle posts, he always seems to get someone ****ed off over some non sense????
that's what i ment was ridiculous, i personally happen to love these beckett threads, it's funny how one is able to incoperate something into the hobby!!!!!
schemo
It's not just me either...he has been warned several times...if you mention beckett he thinks it's a signal to start attacking...you would be led to believe he's the owner of the Beckett pond company or something
As long as we are on the subject, I'm going to go ahead with a new design of the Aerofoamer skimmer that I came up with about six months ago...It's a 8"double tower design, double the contact time..same height. The injector sits under the first riser's top...no need to incase it into a tube...this is the MIXING chamber, like a big washing machine...the the mix goes over to the next riser and settles out to extract the foam.
Remember..you hear it first here! George.."The Acrylic Guy"
As long as we are on the subject, I'm going to go ahead with a new design of the Aerofoamer skimmer that I came up with about six months ago...It's a 8"double tower design, double the contact time..same height. The injector sits under the first riser's top...no need to incase it into a tube...this is the MIXING chamber, like a big washing machine...the the mix goes over to the next riser and settles out to extract the foam.
Remember..you hear it first here! George.."The Acrylic Guy"
Zephrant
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It is still running- I gave it to a friend, and he has been happy with the performance.
I have made shorter ones, with a 5-6" main column, and they still perform. They really short ones are best suited for extremely tight installations though- Taller is better in most cases (to a point).
Doug- Try wading though a search on "O-ring". I've typed it in more times than I can count.
Zeph
I have made shorter ones, with a 5-6" main column, and they still perform. They really short ones are best suited for extremely tight installations though- Taller is better in most cases (to a point).
Doug- Try wading though a search on "O-ring". I've typed it in more times than I can count.
Zeph
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