DIY Skimmer

[Bigred]

Here's a picture of what I have done so far. It's going to be a total of 30.5" tall and the body is 8"tube. I going to run it with a Oceanrunner 3700. The top from the stretched flange to the cup isn't glued yet. I'll post more pics of the build once I get my Phototshop program.

 

[badfish]

Nice! How much do you want for one?

 

[jerryz]

The craftsmanship looks very nice.

 

[Bigred]

Thanks, I don't know about selling one.

 

[Bigred]

I forgot to say that Jesse gave me a hand on some of it also.

 

[scottallens]

How did you make the cone?

 

[frontosa_man80]

we built a jig to stretch the sheet of acrylic out and hold it. we also used a heat gun instead of putting it in the oven.

-jesse

 

[Walken 1]

Would be really great to hear about where you acquired parts, etc....the craftmanship looks fantastic!

 

[NaClH20NMYVEIN]

Looks very nice!

 

[Pescado Racing]

Wow, nice build. How long have you been working on it?

 

[DarkFORCE]

Looks good. So ready to start on mine yet?

 

[Bigred]

I have been working on it for 3 days now. I started flaming some edges today. I burnt one so I have to sand it back down again. I got my Oceanrunner 3700 today and it didn't come with the intake venturi and the out put connection. I have to call them tomorrow and see if I can even get them separately.

 

[Bigred]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12272667#post12272667 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Walken 1
Would be really great to hear about where you acquired parts, etc....the craftmanship looks fantastic!

I can't really say where I got the parts because they're not vendors here.

 

[Bigred]

Here's some more pics of the build.

 

[moore_rb]

Great design, and excellent craftsmanship!


Similar size to my own, but FAR more visually appealing. Looking at my DIY hack-job skimmer actually hurts your eyes...

 

[chiahead]

that is some really awesome work there..very professional...you should sell them.....I wonder how well it works?
I would love to see that thing in action

 

[m-six hundred]

How much money have you put into it so far?

 

[frontosa_man80]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13938462#post13938462 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chiahead
that is some really awesome work there..very professional...you should sell them.....I wonder how well it works?
I would love to see that thing in action

these pictures are of it running for a week in fresh salt water, then i dumped my skimmer cup into it and it started pulling right away.

here are some pictures of it in action, sorry none of the venturi because its a design me and red have been working on and we don't want it getting out too soon.

 

[Frizz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13938798#post13938798 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by frontosa_man80

here are some pictures of it in action, sorry none of the venturi because its a design me and red have been working on and we don't want it getting out too soon.

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So does that mean that you are planning on making some for sale at some point? If so, I would be interested. My skimmer was barely working, got a new pump, it died & I am now skimmerless. Will be in the market for one as soon as I save a little cash.
Frizz

 

[vanmle]

Frizz, what kind of skimmer do you have and what kind of pump are you using?

That skimmer does look pretty cool. The OR3700 is an amazing pump. I have one and it's pretty incredible. I like to know what venturi you are using. I wonder if it would improve my pump.