diy protein skimmer
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lemures-ex
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Search the forums and Google. There are tons of them.
These are the plans I am following.
DIY Skimmer
I put it on hold for a little while because a fellow local reefer sold me his old skimmer that was a great deal.
DIY Skimmer
I put it on hold for a little while because a fellow local reefer sold me his old skimmer that was a great deal.
Aqua Keepers
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Newtophish, nice link! Do you know what the recomended tank size that skimmer is rated for ( in lets say a medium stocked tank )?
TheVillageIdiot
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Hey,
Randy's DIY skimmer is modelled after ER's 135, which is rated for a medium bioload on a 135g tank. You can increase the size of the pump and the skimmer chamber to adapt it to larger tanks if you like.
Randy's DIY skimmer is modelled after ER's 135, which is rated for a medium bioload on a 135g tank. You can increase the size of the pump and the skimmer chamber to adapt it to larger tanks if you like.
I am in the process of trying to finish up a 125 (inprogress since Jan) I added a recirc pump to it. It has been nowhere near water yet so I can tell you how it will perform.
Aqua Keepers
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Is the skimmer chamber the same as the reaction chamber? I don't know jack about skimmers, but I know I wanna give DIY a try.
I'm putting together a 125 as well. I wanna go barebottom with a heavy bioload. So, its important that I skim heavy.
I'm putting together a 125 as well. I wanna go barebottom with a heavy bioload. So, its important that I skim heavy.
I went about my tank all wrong so all of my modifications have to happen while it is running, real PITA. Next tank I will plan everything out first.
Horace
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Coming from somone who has built more than one skimmer, and has done alot of research into them....Your not going to save a hell of a lot of money over buying a good one by building a good one. Of course if you cheap out and build a POS then it will be, however its likely not to work very well and your just wasting your money/time.
I just got finished building a DIY skimmer for my 75g, and while it works great, and to an extent looks pretty darn good too....Im not sure its a hell of alot better than an octopus skimmer I could have bought for a similar amount that I spent...
Look into the Octopus skimmers...they are great, and they are cheap.
I just got finished building a DIY skimmer for my 75g, and while it works great, and to an extent looks pretty darn good too....Im not sure its a hell of alot better than an octopus skimmer I could have bought for a similar amount that I spent...
Look into the Octopus skimmers...they are great, and they are cheap.
