show me your skimmers!!!!!!

JBNY, you should see mojoreefs skimmer in person. He started this new trend and it really works. I have seen some great needlewheel and beckett skimmers and this thing kills them. sooo many bubbles and a ton of contact time. Mikes is 12" tubing with a overall height of about 6'6".
 
thats the original reef devil , back when the recomended rio2500's on them.. BLECH! Great skimmer,, Use a mag 7 on it. Will work great !
 
zapata41 said:
i am running an air driven skimmer also, had two of the sweetwater diffusers and hated the large bubble size, so i went and made a KW awesome air diffuser, mine is 2" cube with 1/4" thick basswood walls, this things blows away any diffuser i have seen as far as bubble size and super lower pressuer req. to produce bubbles, you should look into building a basswood one for your skimmer, you will be amazed at just how large your bubbles are now

Tim
Click to expand...

zapata,
Very interesting, where do you get this KW diffusers? I like trying new things. rufio173 right about the sweet spot. My first stone configuration was making a bigger bubble, but changing to bigger stones, bigger tubing, and openning up my skimmer box made all the difference in the world.

mikeo1210,
I need to do that.
 
Sorry didn't know I double posted.

NuclearReefs- I did run it w/ a mag 7. It was first appear to me that its more like the current professional line since the reef devil can't remove the collection cup and all the RD line have a round base. Well, now I know.
 
Re: Geo needle wheel skimmer

Re: Geo needle wheel skimmer

baja_hammer2003 said:
try to post a pic again take 2
423981m000494.jpg
Click to expand...

Here, let me help you out, here's baja_hammer's geo skimmer
Geo needle wheel skimmer 29" tall 12" diameter 4- genx 4100 needle wheel pumps process 500 gph


42398IM000493.JPG


42398IM000494.JPG
 
Yopu know, I contacted geo several months ago about a 12" diameter skimmer and he said he wasn't making them.
 
baja_hammer2003,
That thing looks great. Please post pics when you get it running. Interesting that the NW infeeds point down in the middle. I'd like to know if you get a lot of bubbles coming out.
 
Red eye reef, the kw diffusers have to be made, basically you take a chunk of basswood and crosscut it so you end up with 6 slabs about 5/16 thick, cross cut meaning across the grain of the chunk of wood not with. then just cut them to whatever size you need, superglue them together to make a cube and drill in the hole for a 1/8"MPT to barb fitting and you are done. you have to soak the pieces of basswod once they have been cut for like half a day, then pat dry and glue them up. took me a few time of running the diffuser to see where i needed more glue. also do a search for KW Awesome air diffuser and you should find a link to the site that tells you how to build them.

I am using a 2" cube with a eco plus 4 air pump in my G2 recirc skimmer, this thing can really skim, wet or dry.

Tim
 
Sorry Lunchbucket. I was suppose post pics of the skimmer's middle chamber, but got busy.

Here is a pic of my 36", 8 dia. Modified Geo Reef Skimmer..

GeoSkimmer3.jpg


GeoSkimmer1.jpg


Here is another pic of the bubble chamber..

GeoSkimmer6.jpg


And here is the collection cup after less than 2 days..

GeoSkimmer5.jpg
 
Typhon - so what do you think of it?? how much bubbles do you feel are in the chamber? w/ 2x9000's it should be INSAIN IMO. the pics don't do it justice??? getting the skimmate you want?

thanks for the pics buddy :D
Lunchbucket
 
It must be my camera, but the bubble density seems to be very good. It is pulling out almost everything in the tank.

Currently the tank is about 4 weeks old and I have only have 2 fish in a 225g tank and that is the skimmate after only 2 days. IMO, the skimmer is impressive. It seems to be pulling sand, small bits of food (nori), etc.. out of the water column.

Lunchbucket said:
Typhon - so what do you think of it?? how much bubbles do you feel are in the chamber? w/ 2x9000's it should be INSAIN IMO. the pics don't do it justice??? getting the skimmate you want?

thanks for the pics buddy :D
Lunchbucket
Click to expand...
 
Well I've been waiting awhile to finally post
a pic of my new skimmer, can't wait to see it
running.

82393Barr-Aquatic-Systems-SK1620.jpg


____________

Dave
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Guygettnby
Stuck between 2 skimmers...
Replies
12
Views
425
Guygettnby
Guygettnby
revclyburn
Need some thoghts on skimmers
Replies
7
Views
414
Timfish
Timfish
sauceyreefOG
New (but old) Member - Hello!
Replies
12
Views
547
Reefing102
Reefing102
S
Why do oversized protein skimmers not adequately remove protein from a tank?
Replies
12
Views
229
Paul B
Paul B
Reefing102
Show Me Your Highly Edited Photos
Replies
3
Views
314
griss
griss
Back
Top