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Old 04/22/2007, 07:08 AM
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will you make an 8 inch skimmer
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Old 04/22/2007, 09:53 AM
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Im very interested in some pics, cant wait , i might want to get me one of these skimmers
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Old 04/22/2007, 07:44 PM
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ok...sorry, busy weekend, pics are coming soon...promise.
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Old 04/23/2007, 08:10 AM
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Chad, what do you mean by soon? lol
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Old 04/23/2007, 08:31 AM
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lol...well, the ones i took last night...lets just say photography is not my strong point, LOL, and it is only on my empty QT tank so it is pulling skimmate but not a bunch...so far so good. I should have my new sump finished today or tomorrow so then i can really crank it up.
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Old 04/23/2007, 09:08 AM
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Wonder what happened to bubble?
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Old 04/23/2007, 09:10 AM
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pics chad, good or bad, they have to be better than my tiny little gallery pics
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Old 04/23/2007, 09:46 AM
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yo... was up? yall give up on this thread?

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Old 04/23/2007, 10:25 AM
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This thread will just be a slow one as Chad is the only one here on RC with one of these skimmers. lol
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Old 04/23/2007, 10:38 AM
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oh... My bad... I am very interested in these and the ORCA's because of the custom angle. I really need to learn how to build skimmers... I think a guy can make some good money building cheap skimmers that work like people want them to... It is very appealing to be able to get one like you want it!!!
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Old 04/23/2007, 10:43 AM
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There very easy to make imo. Its just hard to make them cheap. If you use extruded acrylic, its much cheaper, but of low quality. If you use cast acrylic, its very durable but not so cheap. Or you could just get some cheap pvc pipe at lowes and make you a very very cheap skimmer that works well.....but will look ugly! lol My concern is if these skimmers are extruded acrylic or cast? For a skimmer this size, it won't matter imo, but for the skimmers tht are 10-12" diameter, i would only use cast.
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Old 04/29/2007, 06:42 AM
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I'm considering one of these on eBay myself, and really really really want to see some pics and hear some feedback after its been put in sump on a running tank. Anybody have any experience with these? Chad, what do you think?
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Old 04/30/2007, 05:08 PM
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Ended up getting an AquaEuro recirculating model for about the same price.......
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Old 05/01/2007, 02:57 PM
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here are a few pics from the skimmer. This after only a few days skimming in my QT tank that has zero fish in there for the last month. The skimmer is doing agood job and the silicone is drying on my new sump as i type, should have some good pics of skimmer in action in the new sump later this week .
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Old 05/01/2007, 03:17 PM
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Looks good man, should darken once there's a bioload! lol, but looks pretty good right there.
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Old 05/01/2007, 04:06 PM
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those pics were actually a few days old, it is much better now.
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Old 05/05/2007, 10:53 PM
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ok....sump done and skimmer turned loose in there this morning, i will take some pics in the morning and post them.
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Old 05/06/2007, 01:51 PM
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i wanna see!!
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Old 05/08/2007, 12:12 AM
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Let's see those pics!!! Interesting ideas!
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Old 05/08/2007, 07:43 AM
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PICS!!!!!!!!
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Old 05/08/2007, 08:05 AM
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hehehe, coming up. gotta resize and post them.
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Old 05/08/2007, 09:06 AM
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How many cups a day is that guy producing for you? You should get a pic in a clear glass so we can see the color as well.
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Old 05/09/2007, 02:32 PM
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ok, here are some pics, I emptied the collection cup monday am, and took this pic wed. am. Only had a clear bottle so i dumped it in there, it is a 20oz bottle with a 20oz cup in the pic next to it.
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Old 05/09/2007, 02:34 PM
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guess i worded that kinda bad, that is from about 48 hours of skimming.
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Old 05/09/2007, 03:48 PM
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Good stuff man, 2 1/2 cups in 48 hrs, thats good. So what all is in your tank anyhow?
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