r20crazy Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 nothing better than pulling a good batch of turd water..... Link to comment
Needreefunds Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Sweet D! Nice job. Have you done the mods yet, or are you happy as is? Oh yea, (2) oohs, and at least an aah and a half. Link to comment
The Propagator Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 No mods done yet. So far I am happy with it as is. There was some debate as to wether or not the stock venturi worked well enough on RC from a few folks that have tried it on their DIY skimmers though. Personaly I think it works on mine because I glued the 1" venturi directly to my 3/4" union which reduces the intake before the venturi to 3/4" from the chamber to the pump. I think it is actualy working just as if you were to reduce the out let to gain more pressure. I am going to do the gate valve mod for sure though. The mesh mod? I am up in the air about it for now. I think that once the gate valve is installed that I can fine tune it enough as is to REALY make some stinky black skimmate. I may try and make a venturi though to see what sort of performance I can get with a smaller one with a better desing though. Link to comment
der1311 Posted May 26, 2007 Share Posted May 26, 2007 nothing better than pulling a good batch of turd water..... turd water Link to comment
The Propagator Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 Broken in Smimmate and foam production. THIS THING IS EVIL !!! It litteraly blows the mud and crap out of the neck when it builds up onto the collection cup lid LOL !! (UNLIKE "some" exspensive units that are suposed to this cheap 'O D.I.Y. skimmer one does.) Thats 2 days worth of skimmate BTW I will snap a photo of the collection container so you can get an idea of how much this dude skims. My tank is CRYSTAL clear now. Link to comment
nitrotmann Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Here ya go Prop... ooooooo aaaahhhhhh! Great job, I'll be starting my copy of randy's this month. I'll use some of your tricks though. Should be great for my new 125g! Link to comment
badbread Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I wish I had a big tank so I could make cool stuff like this... nicely done! Link to comment
The Propagator Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks Brad ! You don't need a big tank to make some thing like this though. All you need to do is scale it down to your tank and needs. The same rules still apply just down sized. Link to comment
nitrotmann Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 So Prop... what do you think would be appropriate for scaling this down for a Mini Bow 7 gallon tank? I was thinking about 2" pipe and about 12" tall or so. This would be for a MB7 LPS, ZOO, and Clam tank, with a CUC and a couple small chromis fishies. Thanks, Jade Link to comment
121a Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 how did i not see this thread ever???? well it seems to be working better than my octopus rec skimmer... Link to comment
The Propagator Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Trust me it does this thing even blows away a Tunze. nitrotman, You don't even really need a skimmer on a 7 gallon tank dude. Just keep up with weekly water changes and keep an eye on things. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Post pics of you drinking the skimmate. Trust me, it will get you more replies! Link to comment
The Propagator Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 You 1st shorty ! Link to comment
nitrotmann Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 LOL, okay then, How about for my 29g aggressive tank? Link to comment
zhubbell Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Trust me it does this thing even blows away a Tunze. nitrotman, You don't even really need a skimmer on a 7 gallon tank dude. Just keep up with weekly water changes and keep an eye on things. a 7g with clams...id say skimmer cant hurt. but if you do it, turn the skimmer off for a while daily when you feed phyto, or else all your expensive phyto will go right to your skimmer... Link to comment
The Propagator Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 LOL, okay then, How about for my 29g aggressive tank? 4"-5" Diameter reaction chamber about 12- 14" tall would do nicely with the right pump. Link to comment
nitrotmann Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 okay, that I was thinking maybe 3 inch, but I'd rather go with your thoughts. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Lot of people asking about it over on your RC thread, but I see you're "moved on" over there Link to comment
The Propagator Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 Sha..... I didn't do a god damn thing either. One minute I am posting in the DIY self forum in the DIY stand thread and the next day I am banned. You can see me last post there. Ass hats I tell ya. Total ass hats. Link to comment
Daemonfly Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 And I bet they didn't even send you a "I was banned from RC" T-shirt! Link to comment
nitrotmann Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 don't worry about it Prop. I think just as highly of them. ass bags anyhow. Link to comment
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