DIY Skimmer Plans? Please Look

[Djm9288]

Does anyone have DIY skimmer plans that would be inexpensive and MUST HANG ON THE BACK. If so post them.

         Thanks

             Daniel

(P.S. I do know there is a DIY page, i just wanted this on the main Board

[reef hugger]

here is one, but i don't like it.http://www.angelfire.com/ok/dog1/skimmer.html

 

this one might be adaptable to a hang-on. http://www.krob.com/aquarium/skimmer.htm

 

i am going to try to build one myself someday. and no not with a soda bottle like the other one. thou it would be very easy to do. lol

[Sahin]

Unless you are good at DIY and can get all the parts cheap, I think a cheap commercial skimmer would do nicely.

 

Though not sure about the hang on back.

 

I have a Prizm, but it took a while to set in and is quite loud.

 

If its for a nano reef, I think up to about 10G you dont really need one.

 

Just my thoughts.  Here are some links.

 

http://www.aqualink.com/marine/downdraft.html

http://www.homestead.com/geosreef/downdraf...aftskimmer.html

http://nucalf.physics.fsu.edu/pfohl/Fish/D...iy/downdrft.txt

http://nucalf.physics.fsu.edu/pfohl/Fish/D...iy/downdrft.jpg

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~cap/raid/skimmers...g_dd/index.html

http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~cap/raid/skimmers/links.html

 

Hope those links are helpful.  Not sure how good they are, but they can perhaps give you a good giude.  You could perhaps modify one of the designs and build a standalone unit.

 

Good luck.

[Djm9288]

do you think a Sea clone with the modifications would work? Because i can get a SeaClone for cheap.

                             Daniel

[reef hugger]

you check out http://www.ozreef.org they have alot of links to other diy sites.

[reef hugger]

oh yeah, the seaclone with the mods should work pretty good. if you can get it for dirt cheap. what size tank is this for anyways?

[Nishant3789]

No need for a skimmer in a ten gallon IMO, just make sure u do a gallon water change every week.

nishant

[Djm9288]

Well, im going to have a preety high bio-load. and I just want to have a back up.

                          Daniel

[Nishant3789]

what is your bioload going to be 3 fish? thats not TOO high, and even then a skimmer wont help with that, i mea itll help the bioload but it wont make your fish just as happy. IMO skimmers do more harm than good in anything under 15 gallons.

nishant

[quiksilver5768]

Nishant, I think he means that he wants a back up incase he cant or forgets to change his water every week.

 

Well in my 10 gal I have 2 false percs and a coral beauty which have all been living happily for about 8 months now. I also have a 5 gal refugium but I do changes once every two weeks (depends on how everything looks). Bio-load has been fine but I kno what you mean by using it as a back up. If you can get it for dirt cheap and make a mod for it then go ahead. It wont hurt your tank any. Though I wouldnt run it full tiem though. I would run it make 2-3 times a week at the most so it doesnt totally deplet your nutriewnts and trace elements too fast. Run it for about 12 hours 2-3 times a week and it should be just fine.