Euro-Reef DIY clone.
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ScooterGuitar
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What's the actual name of that part by Snap on or 3M?
overflowin
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you can get a venturi faily inexpensively from www.premiumaquatics.com
they have half inch and 3/4.
yeah they are rolocs, but i don't remember the number...i'll look for it...
donnie
[edit] found it:
roloc bristle discs...
they have half inch and 3/4.
yeah they are rolocs, but i don't remember the number...i'll look for it...
donnie
[edit] found it:
roloc bristle discs...
ScooterGuitar
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Just to drop a quick note concernign the Gen X 2400...If oyu remember I had some troubles getting lots of bubbles from it, I tried a few things, other than actually making the venturi hoel bigger. One that worked was adding a very small air pump going into the venturi tube, this increased the skimmate, a little. I tried 3 different pump sizes, but anything bigger jsut was too much and created too large of bubbles. So, today I got my ASM G2 with Sedra (Still have to figure out a way to make a skimemr cup, as it is broke, I have the Oring and snap.screw part, so any ideas?) and man, what a difference! I am totally convinced the "MAGIC" is within the Sedra needlewheel pumps. The Genx worked, but didn;t even come close. Pieky, hoepfully you can mod yours out to do better than mine, but if you can, I would seriously consider returning the Genx and getting the Sedra. I am gonan try the Gen X on a regular smaller venturi skimmer and see what happens! Or I will use it for a return pump. Good luck, I think we are all curious as to seeing your bad boy in action very soon1!
ScooterGuitar
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Worm, the cost of teh Secdra needlewheel alone is pretty steep, if I recall between $30-40, and they sell for about that much less, so it would equal out give or take a few $.
overflowin
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the sedra 9000 with the needle wheel is 110 plus shipping, and the Non branded version is 29.99 plus shipping. then the Needlewheel Impeller is 40 plus shipping.
so total cost of 70 plus shipping vs. 110 plus shipping. i have been told that these are the same pumps, from the same manufacturer in china. that is second hand info, so take it with a grain of salt. i am going to save the 40 bucks personally and give them a shot, but you guys can make your decisions based on your own needs and preferences.
if my budget wasn't so slim, i would probably go with the name brand pump...
donnie
so total cost of 70 plus shipping vs. 110 plus shipping. i have been told that these are the same pumps, from the same manufacturer in china. that is second hand info, so take it with a grain of salt. i am going to save the 40 bucks personally and give them a shot, but you guys can make your decisions based on your own needs and preferences.
if my budget wasn't so slim, i would probably go with the name brand pump...
donnie
ScooterGuitar
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Interesting, guess it's worth a shot! I was unaware of what the unbranded ones were. Let us know when you get it.
I think it's official, we have hijacked Pikey's thread!
I think it's official, we have hijacked Pikey's thread!
For what its worth the picture of the nonbranded one looks very much like the old sen900's the only difference is the output section where there now seems to be a "hump" otherwise; it's identical.
I have one and its pretty reliable. A little noisy caues of vibrations inside my sump, but its about 4-5yrs old allready so I can't complain
I have one and its pretty reliable. A little noisy caues of vibrations inside my sump, but its about 4-5yrs old allready so I can't complain
Rurouni Kenshin
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lookin good, I'm not quite understanding the pvc that you have as the outlet? what is the purpose of it?
mygreengoldfish
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He used the pvc to let the water flow though the pipes and back into the sump without splashing.
bobn4burton
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pikey,
I'm thinking about making a skimmer very similar to yours. Execept I might use a sedra pump as a recirculating pump and just use the return from my tank to feed my skimmer with new water.
Which sedra pump would you reccommend? Can you overdue it...or the bigger the better? I was even thinking about trying one of the generic ones and they are cheap enough I could easily get the largest 1100 gph pump.
Skimmer looks awesome BTW!
I'm thinking about making a skimmer very similar to yours. Execept I might use a sedra pump as a recirculating pump and just use the return from my tank to feed my skimmer with new water.
Which sedra pump would you reccommend? Can you overdue it...or the bigger the better? I was even thinking about trying one of the generic ones and they are cheap enough I could easily get the largest 1100 gph pump.
Skimmer looks awesome BTW!
Rendos
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I definitely think you can go too large on the pump. I also have a thread that shows a recirculating design using a Sedra 5000 for the recirculating pump, and a Via Aqua 500 GPH pump as the feed pump. Check it out.
Here is a picture of that skimmer.
and here is the link to the thread.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=483461
Here is a picture of that skimmer.
and here is the link to the thread.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=483461
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