DIY Skimmer

[Anonymous]

Hello folks my latest project. .25 acyrlic, 12" by 12" by 2" airstone driven. Will be used on my nano project.

More Images to follow as the poject continues

 

[Anonymous]

Cool. Show us some pics once its up and running

Louey

 

[LA-Lawman]

why not add two airstones... then have seperate pumps.. or one big pump.. more bubbles the better.

 

[Anonymous]

No not necessarily. If you roil the surface of the water too much at the apex of the bubble channel, it'll drive some of the foam back into suspension in the water.

My suggestion would be to go with a long custom made airstone laid out on the bottom under the bubble channel. They are trivial to make and you can use several different types of wood to make them.

Alternatively I could make one for you.

 

[Anonymous]

How do you get you hand in there to change the air stone?

 

[Anonymous]

Also, are you going to have and adjustable wier to control the water level? I'm assuming water in pipe out wier.

 

[Anonymous]

Wazzel
More pics to follow has a slide in base cover. For replacing the stone.

cknowlto
I would be interested in on of your custom airstone. Drop me a PM when you have time

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Just checking 'cause it is not obivious.

 

[Anonymous]

Wazzel

Most of the time the simple stuff gets over looked. Thanks for asking.

 

[magicman76]

Id use one of these
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fus ... 1/cid/2328
it takes up to a year to get one so dirty that you need to clean it.. then you can give it a muratic acid bath.. then your back in business.. no need for replacement..

 

[Anonymous]

Id use one of these
http://www.aquaticeco.com/index.cfm/fus ... 1/cid/2328
it takes up to a year to get one so dirty that you need to clean it.. then you can give it a muratic acid bath.. then your back in business.. no need for replacement..

thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Ok started the next part of the build. Building sum/refuge to mount and plumb the skimmer. Here are a few pick.

Shelf for the skimmer to rest on.

Skimmer set in place. I will complete the plumbing and provide more pics. The skimmer can be easily removed and cleaned when needed.

Just another view

Thanks for checking in on the project

 

[magicman76]

I should have added that you need to filter the air going to the pump with a low micron filter to keep the stones clean.. like a small hepa cartrage for a smaller airpump (I would think the ones they make for vacume cleaners would work in that application)

its looking good..

 

[LA-Lawman]

discard-a-stones work great... and you can toss-em and get another pack for cheap!

 

[Anonymous]

I should have added that you need to filter the air going to the pump with a low micron filter to keep the stones clean.. like a small hepa cartrage for a smaller airpump (I would think the ones they make for vacume cleaners would work in that application)

its looking good..

Thanks for the information

 

[Anonymous]

discard-a-stones work great... and you can toss-em and get another pack for cheap!

I will have a look at them. Thanks