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Awesome! Looking forward to the pics. Tyler |
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Here's some detail shots of my skimmer: Let me know if that's what you're looking for.. |
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I did the mod about 3 days ago. Looks like I am getting more bubbles and a loud sucking sound, but the bubbles are still just in the neck. How many days before this thing takes off? Thanks
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Anyone do this on a Coralife Super Skimmer 125?
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What is the pump attached to the 125?
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After seeing how much air my BM250 pulls out, I got some mesh from mavgi and will be meshing my Sedra 3500.
Still waiting on a spare impeller from custom aquatic though. |
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1. Took out the Sedra 3500 on my RS5-2 (aka RS80).
2. Chopped off the pins 3. Drilled 6 holes 4. Precut 3 squares of mesh, with middle circles cut out. 5. Used 3 zip-ties to secure the 3 squares of mesh. 6. Trimmed off the excess. 7. Plugged it in... wouldn't start. Not looking good. 8. Trimmed off a little more. 9. OMG Meshwheel friggin rocks out my Sedra 3500!!! |
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Merlock116- How big of a difference are you getting?
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I altered my Sedra 5000's with the mesh and it went from around 3 to 5 lpm up to a constant 11lpm. So in hopes to get it up the the 20 + mark I drilled out and tapped the venturi's on both to allow more air. So far I have not been able to get any better performance even with the increased air availability.
Any ideas on what else to try? Here are 2 pics of the venturis now. |
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I think there may be a ceiling with the pump with stock volute and housing. That being said, have you tried putting the angle cut piece of tubing on the inside of the venturi to creat a blockage? I found that my Gen-X 4100's pulled more air with the blockage than without it...
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I haven't tried that I may have to do that...
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try it and let me know what happens....Also, is that a regular RO guest fitting or is it larger?
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Its the 3/8 OD X 1/4" MIP Male Adapter from Home Depot. I drilled out the 1/4" as much as possible to allow for maximum input, I would have used the 3/8 x 3/8 but I was concerned that I would have have been able to fit the 3/8 into the pump.
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Gotcha....I think you used the right size for that pump- Let me know how it works out....
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Will do, what ever I do though will have to fit from the outside in, because those connectors are attached with epoxy and there is NO way they are coming out.
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I don't have an airflow meter but it was definitely noticeable. The chamber is filled with much denser and finer bubbles after the mod.
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Thanks mavgi, for my mesh.
So I did it. I meshed a Maxi-Jet. I heard gasps...yeah, I know. Pretty amazing. I made a disk from a piece of that new tupperware stuff, that really chincy plastic stuff. Cut the impellor off. Stuper glued the disk to the shaft. 2 layer mesh. Zip tied it. Lit it rip. I had to do some shaving on the impellor shaft to get it to sit right. Its a little more complicated than modding a gen-x or sedra. I dont have a back pack skimmer to try it out on. Its loud. Like small Ocean Runner loud. Does make really fine bubbles. I will try it on a skimmer tuesday.
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I found I got the most air without a venturi... just a wide open pipe with the angle cut airline across it. More water/more air... which was fine with my recirc skimmer.
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Was the air line shoved through a hole in the pipe like the one I posted earlier in the thread?
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Its a 1200. The last one I poured alittle skimmate into the water I was testing the powerhead in. As you can see, it foams prettly good. I did not compare it to a regular impellor yet.
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one question guys, how often do you have to change the mesh???? TIA
Gabriel
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kabal2, with the correct mesh you should not have any reason to change out the mesh unless something gets into the pump and damages it.
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