Protein Skimmer pump accesories

Pro_builder · 11-20-2003, 06:51 PM

Has anyone ever DIYed a bubble maker for a Protein Skimmer?
I have an RIO 3100 pump on my skimmer, but it won't make enough bubbles. Looking for something that works.
TIA

ScottT1980 · 11-20-2003, 06:55 PM

How about a venturi valve of some sort? I don't know what kind of skimmer you have so I am unaware of how in fact the bubbles are created (if that makes sense)...

Take er easy
Scott T.

Pro_builder · 11-20-2003, 06:56 PM

scott it is a CPR SR-9, but not all there, I got it without a pump for 25.00

ScottT1980 · 11-20-2003, 07:05 PM

Hmm...so it is venturi driven (although to be honest, I am not that familiar with these skimmers).

A couple things to think about (again, I don't know all that much about these guys).

(1) Increasing water flow through an existing venturi valve (if these models in fact to do have a venturi valve in the skimmer).

(2) Buy a kent's venturi valve and a pump pushing about 500 gph or so and plumb that in very close to the skimmer inlet.

You might have considered those things or they might not even be an option but that is all my brain could come up with right now. Or worse case scenario, you could drop an airstone into the base (but this is probably unneccesary).

Take er easy
Scott T.

fidojoe · 11-20-2003, 07:08 PM

EEEK, a rio...Get it out, get it out!

Try an Aqua Clear 4000, I have a 3000 they make so many bubbles that my tank goes cloudy with microbubbles in minutes, and you can get them really cheap on ebay, brand new.

Pro_builder · 11-20-2003, 08:24 PM

Ok, I give up were can I buy a Beckett Nozzle and is there a substatue?

jks1 · 11-20-2003, 09:14 PM

just tagging along for this one

tankgirl · 11-20-2003, 09:19 PM

Hey, Pro - it's just so good to see you here!
You can get the Beckett from aquatic ecosystems;
http://www.aquaticeco.com/

Pro_builder · 11-20-2003, 09:35 PM

Tankgirl, Thanks for the link. It is really nice to see you all here too. We are in the prcess of making this the best site on the Web.

tankgirl · 11-20-2003, 09:48 PM

Pro, I can't believe how great it is already!!! Can't believe how fast it came together!! Can't believe how many great people came to join!!!
It's great.

Craig Manoukian · 11-21-2003, 04:05 AM

I don't know if this will help. I have to make a gang valve to allow air into the pump intake for my Ocean Runner 2700 so that the pinwheel can make the micro bubbles. The venturi is on the outflow from the pump.

I am going to drill a hole through the intake fitting big enough to accomodate some air tubing which will lay across the intake opening. I will purferate the tubing to allow lots of bubble holes and then seal one end and placing a gang valve on the other end to control the air flow.

Will report back on how this works and hope this makes sense.

wooddood · 11-21-2003, 04:55 AM

sounds good craig, keep us posted.

Craig Manoukian · 11-21-2003, 04:58 AM

Will do wooddood!

Dennis7 · 11-21-2003, 02:21 PM

Pro,
If you pick up that beckett valve from aquatic eco- systems, you won't be sorry. My aerofoamer uses that valve and They produce alot of bubbles.

Scooterman · 11-21-2003, 02:51 PM

Hey Pro. I first started out with a Turbofloater 1000 multi.
I now have the sump version, I more or less caller Barry at AquaMedic and Paid for a conversion. AnyHo, I have lots of bits and pieces, your welcome to have if it will help. I don't have a pump but I have just about all of the rest, well most of it.

11-20-2003, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Protein Skimmer pump accesories Has anyone ever DIYed a bubble maker for a Protein Skimmer? I have an RIO 3100 pump on my skimmer, but it won't make enough bubbles. Looking for something that works. TIA __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

11-20-2003, 06:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	scott it is a CPR SR-9, but not all there, I got it without a pump for 25.00 __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

11-20-2003, 07:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
fidojoe Fish Addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,581 View Gallery Karma Komment	EEEK, a rio...Get it out, get it out! Try an Aqua Clear 4000, I have a 3000 they make so many bubbles that my tank goes cloudy with microbubbles in minutes, and you can get them really cheap on ebay, brand new. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* My Tank: 90g AGA, 18g tall sump, CSS 220 w/ meshmod impeller, 4x54w Tek T5 retro w/ IC reflectors, Kalk reactor w/ aquamedic niveaumat system, a few SPS, LPS, zoos, and a few softies, 2 Ocellaris Clowns (hosted by both a RBTA and GBTA), Yellow Watchman, Potter's angel, Yellow Tang, Foxface, Midas Blenny, Purple Pseudo, huge brittle star, 2 tigertail cukes, fire shrimp, snails, and unfortunately two emerald crabs (the bubble algae got out of control).

11-20-2003, 08:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Ok, I give up were can I buy a Beckett Nozzle and is there a substatue? __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

11-20-2003, 09:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
jks1 Achilles Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Jacksonville, Fl Posts: 876 View Gallery Karma Komment	just tagging along for this one __________________ John Tank: 29g glass Pumps: Mag5.0 return - (3) rio 100 PHs Lighting: (1) 150w XM 10K/(2) 30W actinics Equipment: Aqua C Urchin skimmer- CPR Fuge, Titanium Heater -Red Sea wavemaster Pro Tank: 210g 1/2" Acrylic, dual overflows, 75g glass sump w/ 20g fuge. Pumps: Mag24 return - (2) MAG24s running 2 closed loop systems. Lighting: (3) 400w XM 10K/(2) Custom Sealife 96w PC - 25w dimmable incandescent Moonlight Equipment: Aqua C EV180 skimmer - CR500 calc reactor - Titanium Heater - AquaLogic single Stage Temp Controller - Aquanetics 1/5Hp Chiller - Neptune sys aquacontroller

11-20-2003, 06:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	How about a venturi valve of some sort? I don't know what kind of skimmer you have so I am unaware of how in fact the bubbles are created (if that makes sense)... Take er easy Scott T.

11-20-2003, 07:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
ScottT1980 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,484 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hmm...so it is venturi driven (although to be honest, I am not that familiar with these skimmers). A couple things to think about (again, I don't know all that much about these guys). (1) Increasing water flow through an existing venturi valve (if these models in fact to do have a venturi valve in the skimmer). (2) Buy a kent's venturi valve and a pump pushing about 500 gph or so and plumb that in very close to the skimmer inlet. You might have considered those things or they might not even be an option but that is all my brain could come up with right now. Or worse case scenario, you could drop an airstone into the base (but this is probably unneccesary). Take er easy Scott T.

11-20-2003, 09:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
tankgirl Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: So. Ca Posts: 1,476 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey, Pro - it's just so good to see you here! You can get the Beckett from aquatic ecosystems; http://www.aquaticeco.com/

11-20-2003, 09:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Tankgirl, Thanks for the link. It is really nice to see you all here too. We are in the prcess of making this the best site on the Web. __________________ -Troy 180 gallon Reef, 3- 250 XM 15K MH Electronic ballast, 380 watts VHO Actinics, 2- 5 watt LED Moon lights, 100 gal rubbermaid sump, 75 gallon Fuge, ETSS 600 Skimmer, 4700-5400 gph pump for return, Octopus 3000 controller, Iwaki 40 RL skimmer pump, 2- 65w PC 10K fuge lights, 2 55 gallon barrels, Custom light oak stand and hood, misc pumps, extra 600 gallon rated tank size protein skimmer. Purple tang, yellow tang, pacific blue tang, 2 green chromis, 1 Sand sifting star, snails, hermit crabs, 2 mated perculas, pulsing Xenia, Anenome, mushrooms, ricordia, zoanthids, kenya tree 1 1/2" tall, misc other hitchhiker stuff. DIY is my dream... ...well OK the only way I can afford this Addiction!! Just as the light goes on in my head... ... I break the bulb!!

11-20-2003, 09:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
tankgirl Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: So. Ca Posts: 1,476 View Gallery Karma Komment	Pro, I can't believe how great it is already!!! Can't believe how fast it came together!! Can't believe how many great people came to join!!! It's great.

11-21-2003, 04:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,732 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	I don't know if this will help. I have to make a gang valve to allow air into the pump intake for my Ocean Runner 2700 so that the pinwheel can make the micro bubbles. The venturi is on the outflow from the pump. I am going to drill a hole through the intake fitting big enough to accomodate some air tubing which will lay across the intake opening. I will purferate the tubing to allow lots of bubble holes and then seal one end and placing a gang valve on the other end to control the air flow. Will report back on how this works and hope this makes sense. __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

11-21-2003, 04:55 AM	#12 (permalink)
wooddood the wood dude Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: CARMEL. INDIANA Posts: 3,450 View Gallery Karma Komment	sounds good craig, keep us posted. __________________ 120 gal/in wall tank/starboard substraight/2 250 watt 10k xm metal halides/ 4 55watt 03 actinics/150lbs lr/scwd on return/scwd on a closed loop/aquaclear aquatics 200 pro wetdry w/skimmer. ask all the questions you have if we cant answer it we'll make up some thing. remember patience is the key to a kick ass reef. dave.

11-21-2003, 04:58 AM	#13 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,732 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Will do wooddood! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

11-21-2003, 02:21 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dennis7 Ricordea Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 190 View Gallery Karma Komment	Pro, If you pick up that beckett valve from aquatic eco- systems, you won't be sorry. My aerofoamer uses that valve and They produce alot of bubbles. __________________ Dennis 120 gal/tank, custom overflow in center, closed-loop on a Squid, custom sump,Reef Concepts skimmer, CA reactor, Refugium gravity feed into tank, Lighting: 2 - 250 watt MH's, 4- 55 watt PC's, and 110 watt VHO. 12 gal NanoCube, with 2-32 watt PC's and a 13 watt PC, in a custom hood.

11-21-2003, 02:51 PM	#15 (permalink)
Scooterman Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 1,179 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hey Pro. I first started out with a Turbofloater 1000 multi. I now have the sump version, I more or less caller Barry at AquaMedic and Paid for a conversion. AnyHo, I have lots of bits and pieces, your welcome to have if it will help. I don't have a pump but I have just about all of the rest, well most of it. __________________ Scott Ardoin (Ard-Dwan)

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