here i go again... protein skimmer time! - Page 4

boozeman · 02-12-2007, 03:29 PM

looking good...and most important, no blood stains

rDr4g0n · 02-12-2007, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by boozeman

looking good...and most important, no blood stains

well i narrowly avoided cutting my finger off with the jigsaw...

im also pretty annoyed right now. i need 4 inches of 1.5 inch pvc to complete the collection cup, but all the places here sell it in 10 foot increments.......

rDr4g0n · 02-12-2007, 08:23 PM

ok guys, the project is like 99% done! ive tested it in my bathtub with a bucket of water and some rubbery duckies (to make sure that they dont liek.. die... ya know). the test appears to be successful. my inexpensive powerhead had no prob keeping a good flow into the skimmer, and it drained correctly!

i have one final question... what is the capital of asyria!?!?!

no really, how high should i have teh water level inside teh skimmer? i know it will need to be adjustable, but im concerned that the 3 inches of adjustment will not be enough if the drain is too high or too low. currently my drain, when adjusted all the way down, is about an inch above the water inlet. will that be too wet? i cant adjust down anymore, so if thats too wet, id have to stop the skimmer and cut the pipe somemore.

hey igerold, wheres your water level inside your skimmer?

rDr4g0n · 02-14-2007, 11:43 PM

welp, i got the thing going, but found out that my air pump isnt strong enough to pump air to the bottom of the skimmer. looks like i gotta buy myself a good one.

any recommendations?

lgerold · 02-14-2007, 11:55 PM

The filter box wasn't terribly expensive. The filter cartridge was kinda pricey at $15 as I recall. I wonder if a vacuum cleaner hepa filter cartridge would be less expensive and smaller?

lgerold · 02-14-2007, 11:58 PM

The Coralife Airluft has been a good pump. It's quite quiet.

I originally used a Hagen Optima pump which I've had for years. It produced nearly as many bubbles.

rDr4g0n · 02-15-2007, 04:57 PM

i went ahead and ordered a tetratec DW96 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...fm?pcatid=3676

looks like itll be plenty of power for the skimmer. its got pretty good reviews, but some say its kinda noisy. well see...

sasquatch · 02-15-2007, 10:33 PM

These new pumps are a long way from a few years back, we used to run compressers for air brush guns, but loud and hot!

rDr4g0n · 02-15-2007, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

These new pumps are a long way from a few years back, we used to run compressers for air brush guns, but loud and hot!

lol! i was just joking with a friend about getting a diesel powered air pump. id have to pull start it every morning!

rDr4g0n · 02-21-2007, 10:29 PM

welp, i got my air pump a day early. hookedup the skimmer and air pump. itll be a few days before i can tell if it works or not.

since i can only see the top of the skimmer i can see the bubbles rising. theyre big bubbles, not super fine ones... any idea what that means? is it normal?

rDr4g0n · 02-22-2007, 01:15 PM

IT WORKS!!!

im getting foam and a tiny bit of skimmate. i bet of the next few days i start getting lots of icky green stuff.

boozeman · 02-22-2007, 01:41 PM

did you taste it to see if it was of the right consistency?

rDr4g0n · 02-22-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by boozeman

did you taste it to see if it was of the right consistency?

sprinkled some in my spaghetti... mmmmmm fishy!

rDr4g0n · 02-22-2007, 11:43 PM

as you can see, aesthetics arent a huge deal lol

sasquatch · 02-22-2007, 11:53 PM

I am confused (no really) where are you getting the water from to supply the skimmer? it looks like the supply line is going to the overflow? or is the an optical illusion? It should be big enough to handle all species, go big, or stay home lol. Steve

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rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! ok guys, the project is like 99% done! ive tested it in my bathtub with a bucket of water and some rubbery duckies (to make sure that they dont liek.. die... ya know). the test appears to be successful. my inexpensive powerhead had no prob keeping a good flow into the skimmer, and it drained correctly! i have one final question... what is the capital of asyria!?!?! no really, how high should i have teh water level inside teh skimmer? i know it will need to be adjustable, but im concerned that the 3 inches of adjustment will not be enough if the drain is too high or too low. currently my drain, when adjusted all the way down, is about an inch above the water inlet. will that be too wet? i cant adjust down anymore, so if thats too wet, id have to stop the skimmer and cut the pipe somemore. hey igerold, wheres your water level inside your skimmer? __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

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rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! welp, i got the thing going, but found out that my air pump isnt strong enough to pump air to the bottom of the skimmer. looks like i gotta buy myself a good one. any recommendations? __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

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lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! The filter box wasn't terribly expensive. The filter cartridge was kinda pricey at $15 as I recall. I wonder if a vacuum cleaner hepa filter cartridge would be less expensive and smaller? __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.

02-14-2007, 11:58 PM	#51 (permalink)
lgerold Scopas Tang Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brainerd, Mn Posts: 473 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! The Coralife Airluft has been a good pump. It's quite quiet. I originally used a Hagen Optima pump which I've had for years. It produced nearly as many bubbles. __________________ Lucy Upgrade from 125 long to 210 on 1/7/07. 66 gallon sump/refugium. 10 hrs of light: 500 watt pc actinic 10 hrs 400 watt pc daylight 6 hrs 500 watt MH 4 hrs 180 lbs branch liverock. 100 lbs + assorted liverock. 3"+ DSB. Fish - Foxface, Yellow Tang, Mimic Tang, 2 Tomato Clowns, pair True Percula Clowns (and their 6 inch pastel green carpet), Mandarin, Scooter Blenny, Bartlett's Anthias, Royal Gramma, Pseudochromis Splendens. Blue/Gold Crocea Clam, Teardrop Squamosa Clam Coral favorites include: 2 Acanastreas, Pink Cynaria, Green Cynaria, Birdsnest, Trumpets, Red and Pink and Green Goniporas (3), Frogspawn (peach favorite), Fox Coral, Diploastrea, Blasto, 3 Fungia (orange, purple, and green) and many others.

02-15-2007, 04:57 PM	#52 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! i went ahead and ordered a tetratec DW96 http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...fm?pcatid=3676 looks like itll be plenty of power for the skimmer. its got pretty good reviews, but some say its kinda noisy. well see... __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

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02-21-2007, 10:29 PM	#55 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! welp, i got my air pump a day early. hookedup the skimmer and air pump. itll be a few days before i can tell if it works or not. since i can only see the top of the skimmer i can see the bubbles rising. theyre big bubbles, not super fine ones... any idea what that means? is it normal? __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

02-22-2007, 01:15 PM	#56 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! IT WORKS!!! im getting foam and a tiny bit of skimmate. i bet of the next few days i start getting lots of icky green stuff. __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

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boozeman The CodFather ~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: new york Posts: 8,802 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! did you taste it to see if it was of the right consistency? __________________ ...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

02-22-2007, 11:43 PM	#59 (permalink)
rDr4g0n Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south texas Posts: 1,169 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! as you can see, aesthetics arent a huge deal lol __________________ I know there are quite a few typos in this post. It's not that I'm stupid... it's more like... I'm lazy. - John My 29 Gallon tank of AWESOME My DIY Projects: My $50, 150watt lighting • 10 gallon tall tank • Hood for my 10gal. tall my r0xx0r DIY protein skimmer • 2 cheap strip lights into 1 • Grow cyano!?

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sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,981 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: here i go again... protein skimmer time! I am confused (no really) where are you getting the water from to supply the skimmer? it looks like the supply line is going to the overflow? or is the an optical illusion? It should be big enough to handle all species, go big, or stay home lol. Steve

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