Should I bother with this skimmer?

[erawling]

A friend of mine was cleaning out his cellar and found his old skimmer.
He could not remember what brand it is.

It has some cracks in the outlet fitting and around the top.
I would still need to get another pump and a venturi.

 

[framerguy]

it depends on your DIY skills. You have the bones there to build your own skimmer. I would mess with it if it were me.

 

[erawling]

it depends on your DIY skills. You have the bones there to build your own skimmer. I would mess with it if it were me.

my DIY skills are in order.Do you have any idea what brand this is or is it just a regular counter current type? The guy i got it from has no clue.I was also wondering where to get get a properly sized venturi.
I have not used a venturi skimmer before just air stone cc units and cheap junk
like prizems and i have a sea clone running now(almost better than nothing )

 

[ConcreteReefer]

What are the dimensions?
Looks pretty tall, Oceanrunner NW's are really good for tall skimmers

 

[erawling]

What are the dimensions?
Looks pretty tall, Oceanrunner NW's are really good for tall skimmers

It is 28" tall and 6" around.
I have removed the lower fitting and cleaned off all the glue that was put on it.
I have to figure out what size venturi and pump to use.
The fittings on it now are 1" I think Iam going to change that to 3/4"
Any recommendations would be welcome