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11/06/2006, 07:56 PM
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Man I was just looking at the price for a 4x8 sheet of 1/2" clear cast and it's only 219. I would love to see someone make a square skimmer with a 24" x 30" tall body with 4 of thse pumps on it. That would be the equivelant of an AP1006 rated for over a 3000 gallon tank! I paid more than that for the 12" tube alone on mine! At over 7G for the Deltec that would be a seriously cost efficient skimmer!
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#29
11/06/2006, 07:57 PM
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Likely www.photobucket.com
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#31
11/06/2006, 08:09 PM
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Hi Kent, the skimmer is doing very well. I am a little concerned with the effect of dust from the air in the tank room going in effects the threadwheel performance. It seems to decrease a little every couple days. I can't really see a difference in skimmate production, but the wattage the dart draws increases a little as the wheel gets dirty. I believe this could be solved with a filter on the air inlet , but I don't know how much this would effect the air intake. Anyhow, I am happy I will get to see pics of the wet neck finally!
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11/06/2006, 08:16 PM
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I'll have to keep an eye out on that with mine then. The wetneck id ingenius that's for sure. One thing to keep in mind is that one a larger skimmer, the neck needs to be longer or the water level lower if a wetneck is going to be used. The foam really shoots up the neck with it and I found that if I ran the wetneck with the same flowthrough and water level as without it, I got a collection cup full of water pretty quick.
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11/07/2006, 12:10 AM
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Thanks guys- Yeah I already took it apart and put it back together- It's a Sony cybershot...I called a buddy of mind who tinkers around with this kinda stuff and he told me to bring it by so maybe he'll be able to fix it this week....
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#41
11/07/2006, 03:31 AM
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That is amazing! good pic with the kid to give a perspective on its size. Thanks for detailed descriptions and pics.
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11/07/2006, 11:55 AM
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11/07/2006, 01:42 PM
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11/07/2006, 02:15 PM
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Typically a laser cuts a couple of degrees off from true 90 so it usually isn't good for joints that have to be glued. When you order the sheet you can have it cut down to 24" x 48" lengths with an acrylic blade and it would be nice and clean yet I would still joint it. The place I get mine from can do that too before shipping it....The only real differences in doing it square would be possibly using bulkeads in place of uniseals....
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#49
11/07/2006, 06:32 PM
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hello, kent, i did sent you a pm, please check it.
anyway, how do you get the black pvc to be in shape for the riser between the body and the cup? i am very very interested in this diy as this is certainly one of the nicest diy i ever seen |
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#50
11/07/2006, 06:38 PM
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Coned riser flange assembly:
For the coned riser, I decided to go with ¼” thick ABS material to stick with the Deltec look a like theme. I heat formed the cone using a form box made of MDF and my stove (not always a good idea but it worked for me) and then mated it to a flange made of 3/8” acrylic sheet that mounted to the body itself. There is a 3/16” thick O-ring between the flange and riser and it is held in place with a pile of black nylon thumbscrews. This assembly allows me to completely remove the top of the skimmer for easy access to the inside of the skimmer body for cleaning, etc. Mounted on top of the coned riser is a twist lock flange that I outsourced to a very talented CNC operator. I sent him numerous photos of Deltec and Euroreef flanges and asked him to draw one up and he really came through for me. It was machined out of 1” thick ABS and operates flawlessly! ____________________________________________________ Is that what you are talking about w3ish3ng ??? He told us how to make the entire skimmer in the post. I met Kent once, you think his skimmer is perfect, you should check out his hair.... flawless. |
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Sorry about that. I guess it would come out around the same.
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