Darrell's Upgrades

heels92 · 03-06-2008, 09:32 PM

Here are the new upgrades. Frankie has been giving be crap about my crappy PS PC75 Skimmer. Well I upgraded to a Berlin Classic with a Rio 2100 pump...the pump was the one I was using as my return pump, but I replaced it with a Rio 2500 pump.

I also added a Phosban 150 Reactor with 50/50 phoban/carbon...it is inline with my u/v sterilizer.

At anyrate here they are...This skimmer is 3 times as large as my old one...well I hope bigger is better...my wife still thinks it is a bit much.

Skimmer

Reactor

Dentoid · 03-06-2008, 09:38 PM

Nice job! Have you considered converting the trickle side of your filter into a small refugium?

heels92 · 03-06-2008, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dentoid

Nice job! Have you considered converting the trickle side of your filter into a small refugium?

No...but I have thought about adding a refugium...How would I do that? I am getting excited now.

Darrell

heels92 · 03-06-2008, 10:16 PM

BTW...I forgot to tell this story...

I took this to Lowe's today to have someone there in the plumbing department help me figure out the best way to "plumb" this.

I briefly explained what I was trying to accomplish...

There were two of the helper guys there listening and looking at this and one of them laughed and said..."At first I thought this was some kinda fancy bong..."

And his partner there, who was probably about 60 or so, looked at me to see my reaction...which was one of humor as well...and then he said..."That is what I was thinking."

I am not a druggie, but it does look like a fancy piece of drug equipment to the non-reefer...wait a minute... Aren't we different hobbiest by the same name?

Dentoid · 03-06-2008, 10:36 PM

You'd have to glue in a wall between the tickle side and the sump side. I did it with my ProClear trickle filter.

Before.

During Glue Up.

After.

zy112 · 03-06-2008, 10:44 PM

When you said reef aquarium they pry got confused lol

kathywithbirds · 03-06-2008, 10:48 PM

I did that with a smaller HOB filter, made a little teeny fuge out of it and it worked great!! Had LOTS of chaeto in there and a little rubble.

heels92 · 03-06-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by zy112

When you said reef aquarium they pry got confused lol

LOL..never thought of that one.

So Scott, that looks great...do you just have live sand in the base of the fuge?

What kinda light is that???How often do you run the lamp, etc...tell me more

heels92 · 03-06-2008, 11:01 PM

Just when I think I'm done...

Well I've got to explain this next project to Brenda (my wife.) She thinks I have gone mad.

Frankie · 03-07-2008, 12:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heels92

Here are the new upgrades. Frankie has been giving be crap about my crappy PS PC75 Skimmer.

...my wife still thinks it is a bit much.

Sure, blame it on me.

wait until you bring her over and she see's the skimmer i am building. She might not let you hang out with me..... And oh, thanks Doc, now i know why Darrell was calling me so late before

Frankie · 03-07-2008, 12:14 AM

BTW Darrell, nice job on the plumbing. You seem to have done a fine job! I think it's safe to remove the warning tags on those lines. Unless you plan on dosing gas into your nice new fancy bong

heels92 · 03-07-2008, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frankie

BTW Darrell, nice job on the plumbing. You seem to have done a fine job! I think it's safe to remove the warning tags on those lines. Unless you plan on dosing gas into your nice new fancy bong

Lol...I just hooked everything up...give me some time to pull the tags off.

I want it to look new. And the tags help...lol

tbittner · 03-07-2008, 07:22 AM

Things really do look nice when they're new and clean, don't they. For a skimmer, it takes about 15 seconds to lose that nice, clean look.

mps9506 · 03-07-2008, 07:45 AM

If you take a look around on the web there are some nice mods you can make to that Berlin classic skimmer to get better performance out of them. They can be very touchy/grouchy skimmers. The best thing you can do to it is either upgrade the venturi on it to a Mazzei (dunno if this are still produced or not), or remove the venturi and replace the pump with a pump that has a venturi on the intake side of the pump. Ton of other mods out there as well.
Just some stuff to keep in mind if you wanna tinker with it in the future.

Otherwise looking good.

heels92 · 03-07-2008, 08:38 AM

I have already thought about upgrading it to the Turbo model...

When I called Frankie yesterday to tell him about it...one of the first things he said was we need to work on modifying it. He hadn't even seen any pics.

What is it with you people...

can't stop tinkering with stuff...lol.

03-06-2008, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
heels92 Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Posts: 238 View Gallery Karma Komment	Darrell's Upgrades Here are the new upgrades. Frankie has been giving be crap about my crappy PS PC75 Skimmer. Well I upgraded to a Berlin Classic with a Rio 2100 pump...the pump was the one I was using as my return pump, but I replaced it with a Rio 2500 pump. I also added a Phosban 150 Reactor with 50/50 phoban/carbon...it is inline with my u/v sterilizer. At anyrate here they are...This skimmer is 3 times as large as my old one...well I hope bigger is better...my wife still thinks it is a bit much. Skimmer Reactor __________________ 65 gal reef with fish. 250 14k mh, 2 2x96in actinic pc, berlin protein skimmer, 5 gal sump, uv sterilizer, phoban reactor. soft, lps, and some sps corals. 2 gobies, 2 clownfish, anemone, coral beauty, fridmani, dusky jawfish, mandarin, brittle starfish.

03-06-2008, 09:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades Nice job! Have you considered converting the trickle side of your filter into a small refugium? __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-06-2008, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
heels92 Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Posts: 238 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades BTW...I forgot to tell this story... I took this to Lowe's today to have someone there in the plumbing department help me figure out the best way to "plumb" this. I briefly explained what I was trying to accomplish... There were two of the helper guys there listening and looking at this and one of them laughed and said..."At first I thought this was some kinda fancy bong..." And his partner there, who was probably about 60 or so, looked at me to see my reaction...which was one of humor as well...and then he said..."That is what I was thinking." I am not a druggie, but it does look like a fancy piece of drug equipment to the non-reefer...wait a minute... Aren't we different hobbiest by the same name? __________________ 65 gal reef with fish. 250 14k mh, 2 2x96in actinic pc, berlin protein skimmer, 5 gal sump, uv sterilizer, phoban reactor. soft, lps, and some sps corals. 2 gobies, 2 clownfish, anemone, coral beauty, fridmani, dusky jawfish, mandarin, brittle starfish.

03-06-2008, 10:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,239 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades You'd have to glue in a wall between the tickle side and the sump side. I did it with my ProClear trickle filter. Before. During Glue Up. After. __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

03-06-2008, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
zy112 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IN Posts: 984 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades When you said reef aquarium they pry got confused lol __________________ Zach

03-06-2008, 10:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,712 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades I did that with a smaller HOB filter, made a little teeny fuge out of it and it worked great!! Had LOTS of chaeto in there and a little rubble. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

03-06-2008, 11:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
heels92 Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Posts: 238 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades Just when I think I'm done... Well I've got to explain this next project to Brenda (my wife.) She thinks I have gone mad. __________________ 65 gal reef with fish. 250 14k mh, 2 2x96in actinic pc, berlin protein skimmer, 5 gal sump, uv sterilizer, phoban reactor. soft, lps, and some sps corals. 2 gobies, 2 clownfish, anemone, coral beauty, fridmani, dusky jawfish, mandarin, brittle starfish.

03-07-2008, 12:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 7,139 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Darrell's Upgrades BTW Darrell, nice job on the plumbing. You seem to have done a fine job! I think it's safe to remove the warning tags on those lines. Unless you plan on dosing gas into your nice new fancy bong __________________ Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

03-07-2008, 07:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Darrell's Upgrades Things really do look nice when they're new and clean, don't they. For a skimmer, it takes about 15 seconds to lose that nice, clean look. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

03-07-2008, 07:45 AM	#14 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,143 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades If you take a look around on the web there are some nice mods you can make to that Berlin classic skimmer to get better performance out of them. They can be very touchy/grouchy skimmers. The best thing you can do to it is either upgrade the venturi on it to a Mazzei (dunno if this are still produced or not), or remove the venturi and replace the pump with a pump that has a venturi on the intake side of the pump. Ton of other mods out there as well. Just some stuff to keep in mind if you wanna tinker with it in the future. Otherwise looking good. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

03-07-2008, 08:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
heels92 Serpent Star Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mount Pleasant, SC Posts: 238 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Darrell's Upgrades I have already thought about upgrading it to the Turbo model... When I called Frankie yesterday to tell him about it...one of the first things he said was we need to work on modifying it. He hadn't even seen any pics. What is it with you people... can't stop tinkering with stuff...lol. __________________ 65 gal reef with fish. 250 14k mh, 2 2x96in actinic pc, berlin protein skimmer, 5 gal sump, uv sterilizer, phoban reactor. soft, lps, and some sps corals. 2 gobies, 2 clownfish, anemone, coral beauty, fridmani, dusky jawfish, mandarin, brittle starfish.

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