concept skimmer design help

sasquatch · 01-02-2007, 11:10 PM

End result
1. capacity 20 to 250+_ gallons ?
2. fully adjustable riser
3. 0 flood factor
4. internal or external usage
5. small footprint
6. minimum height
7.?

1. multi spray jets-add or subtract per gallonage?
2. telescoping set up for foam height
3. can't happen lol
4. ?
5. 6'' plus pump
6. body plus collapsed riser and cup
7. cd player,webcam socket (j/k)

I have some stuff ready and will get the rest as needed.Pump, quite one 6000= 1500gph@o. head and 5.28psi. first task is to determine how many 1/4 dia. jets this will support so 1/4'' dia =0.049087 area. output end of pump will be 3/4'' and thats .44179 I think that means 16 jets free running ( help needed here) . once Ive got this number sort of confirmed we can move onto jet design and the blast chamber. Thanks all Steve

Woodstock · 01-02-2007, 11:24 PM

/me sits quietly in the corner...

BoomerD · 01-03-2007, 12:41 AM

Steve, go talk to Weatherson over at CVReefers. He's the skimmer guru. Plomanto builds some nice skimmers too, and is usually willing to give advice. In fact, there's lots of acrylic DIY'ers in the club...just don't tell them I sent you...or they'll teach you how to build a toilet...

boozeman · 01-03-2007, 11:28 AM

there are lots of DIY skimmer threads on RC..but you can blaze the way here!!
...I like the cd player/cam option...maybe a microphone so you can broadcast messages from the skimmer people for us mere mortals.
...hmmm, how about a teleportation device that can just zap out the skimmate.
Remember, we are still waiting on your aiptasia zapping device

boozeman · 01-03-2007, 11:50 AM

heres a lil something to start the gears turning....*faint cries from the skimmer people in mumu land*...go steve, GO!!!

http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/skimmer101.htm

http://www.ozreef.org/diy_plans/protein_skimmers/

lcstorc · 01-03-2007, 11:54 AM

And the Florida skimmerpeople chime in as well!

Go Steve Go!

sasquatch · 01-03-2007, 05:37 PM

Im a going, Im a going! back to the lab, having a bit of trouble with the teleporter interface n/m. Thanks guys,laterz.Steve

cheeks69 · 01-03-2007, 05:56 PM

Well I'm not much help at all with DIY but I just figured I'd give ya at least a link...lol

Skimming basics 101

sasquatch · 01-03-2007, 11:47 PM

Thanks for the links, mucho apprechato(sp) lol , ahh working with solvents mmmmm, well got some stuff cut,made up 12 injectors and am flying by pant seats again, pics tommorrow. Steve

boozeman · 01-04-2007, 08:44 AM

12...this must be the mother of all skimmers!!
...the force is strong with this one, I shall be watching his progress closely

Pro_builder · 01-04-2007, 09:08 AM

Pics please

lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 11:17 AM

This sounds way cool. I can't wait to see it finished and up and running.
My skimmer people are cheering you on.

sasquatch · 01-04-2007, 09:11 PM

Pic 1. 8''dia. collar,4''dia. riser, 8''dia.cap, 8''dia.injector manifold,8''dia. splash tray and 1 skimmerpeople union rep.
Pic 2. injectors,riser and tray assembly. plus rep.
Pic 3. assembled unit with water inlet and union rep. (they threatened a wildcat strike but the offer of really filthy water has appeased them)
Main body tomorrow, install sat if the little ones dont change anything, not sure if 12 jets is too much but they are threaded so can easily be removed. Steve

Stevenmi · 01-04-2007, 09:35 PM

I had a dog with a cleft pallet that use to say that all the time...(mark mark)

Steve

JFK_Jr · 01-04-2007, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pro_builder

Pics please

01-02-2007, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	concept skimmer design help End result 1. capacity 20 to 250+_ gallons ? 2. fully adjustable riser 3. 0 flood factor 4. internal or external usage 5. small footprint 6. minimum height 7.? 1. multi spray jets-add or subtract per gallonage? 2. telescoping set up for foam height 3. can't happen lol 4. ? 5. 6'' plus pump 6. body plus collapsed riser and cup 7. cd player,webcam socket (j/k) I have some stuff ready and will get the rest as needed.Pump, quite one 6000= 1500gph@o. head and 5.28psi. first task is to determine how many 1/4 dia. jets this will support so 1/4'' dia =0.049087 area. output end of pump will be 3/4'' and thats .44179 I think that means 16 jets free running ( help needed here) . once Ive got this number sort of confirmed we can move onto jet design and the blast chamber. Thanks all Steve

01-02-2007, 11:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,862 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help /me sits quietly in the corner... __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

01-03-2007, 12:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
BoomerD Reef Shark Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 5,633 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: concept skimmer design help Steve, go talk to Weatherson over at CVReefers. He's the skimmer guru. Plomanto builds some nice skimmers too, and is usually willing to give advice. In fact, there's lots of acrylic DIY'ers in the club...just don't tell them I sent you...or they'll teach you how to build a toilet... __________________ Intelligence is not knowing all the answers, but knowing where and how to find them! www.google.com

01-03-2007, 11:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help there are lots of DIY skimmer threads on RC..but you can blaze the way here!! ...I like the cd player/cam option...maybe a microphone so you can broadcast messages from the skimmer people for us mere mortals. ...hmmm, how about a teleportation device that can just zap out the skimmate. Remember, we are still waiting on your aiptasia zapping device __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-03-2007, 11:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help heres a lil something to start the gears turning....faint cries from the skimmer people in mumu land...go steve, GO!!! http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/skimmer101.htm http://www.ozreef.org/diy_plans/protein_skimmers/ __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-03-2007, 11:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,523 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help And the Florida skimmerpeople chime in as well! Go Steve Go! __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

01-03-2007, 05:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help Im a going, Im a going! back to the lab, having a bit of trouble with the teleporter interface n/m. Thanks guys,laterz.Steve

01-03-2007, 05:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,630 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: concept skimmer design help Well I'm not much help at all with DIY but I just figured I'd give ya at least a link...lol Skimming basics 101 __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

01-03-2007, 11:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help Thanks for the links, mucho apprechato(sp) lol , ahh working with solvents mmmmm, well got some stuff cut,made up 12 injectors and am flying by pant seats again, pics tommorrow. Steve

01-04-2007, 08:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,800 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help 12...this must be the mother of all skimmers!! ...the force is strong with this one, I shall be watching his progress closely __________________ ...and when I'm old and wise little things mean little to me like autumn winds they'll blow right through me and someday, in the mist of time when they ask you if you knew me remember that you were a friend of mine

01-04-2007, 09:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
Pro_builder DIY Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Oxford, Iowa Posts: 1,746 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: concept skimmer design help Pics please __________________ -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!!

01-04-2007, 11:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,523 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help This sounds way cool. I can't wait to see it finished and up and running. My skimmer people are cheering you on. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

01-04-2007, 09:11 PM	#13 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,917 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: concept skimmer design help Pic 1. 8''dia. collar,4''dia. riser, 8''dia.cap, 8''dia.injector manifold,8''dia. splash tray and 1 skimmerpeople union rep. Pic 2. injectors,riser and tray assembly. plus rep. Pic 3. assembled unit with water inlet and union rep. (they threatened a wildcat strike but the offer of really filthy water has appeased them) Main body tomorrow, install sat if the little ones dont change anything, not sure if 12 jets is too much but they are threaded so can easily be removed. Steve Last edited by sasquatch : 10-21-2007 at 10:09 PM.

01-04-2007, 09:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
Stevenmi Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westland Michigan Posts: 218 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: concept skimmer design help I had a dog with a cleft pallet that use to say that all the time...(mark mark) Steve __________________ Carpe Diem!

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