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 | In seeing my first skimmer at the LFS, I thought "making one of those can't be *that* hard, can it?" Ever since then, I have been interested in learning about skimmers and their proper design. There are many good designs published on the web but the things that I *always* found lacking was... - [Details] |
 | The Seaclone is not that bad of a skimmer. Considering its price and power consumption it is one of the better low-end models. Many reefers say it is useless and doesn't skim (if at all) as much as their Turboflotor,etc but that's like comparing apples to oranges. This is an unfair comparison since the Seaclone only uses a Maxi-Jet 1000 for both water flow and bubble generation and is about 1/4 the cost. If you are reading this then you probably have a Seaclone already. So I won't elaborate on its description or the nature of its design (counter current). In an effort to avoid any confusion the terminology used in this write-up is as follows. The inner tube is the 1" diameter riser at the centre of the skimmer. The intermediate tube is the 2-3/4" +/- diameter tube that separates the reaction chamber from the outflow channel. - [Details] |
 | Rio Water Pump Modifications - http://saltaquarium.about.com/pets/saltaquarium/library/weekly/aa091099.htm - Hits: 119 Saltwater Aquarium About.com - Make air injection modifications to a Rio Water Pump. To replace expensive venturi valves for power protein skimmers. - [Details] |
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 | Prizm Skimmer Modifications - http://ozreef.org/diy_plans/protein_skimmers/prizm_skimmer_modifications.html - Hits: 82 OK, so you've bought a Prizm skimmer and can't get it working well. It's hard to tune and spewing micro bubbles all over your tank and maybe even flooding. - [Details] |
 | Automatic Shut Off Waste Collection - http://ozreef.org/diy_plans/protein_skimmers/automatic_shut_off_waste_collection.html - Hits: 67 A problem that can be encountered with protein skimmers that have a drain line, is overflowing of the collection container. If for some reason the protein skimmer starts to produce a very wet skimate, then the collection container can be rapidly filled. And if the system is unsupervised, this can cause some major problems as the protein skimmer continually draws water from the system and it spills out of the collection container. - [Details] |