diy skimmer build.

• Jan 30, 2011

• #1

phuture1

Reefing newb

ok guys. i'm at it again. i'm going to make a protein skimmer. the one i have now works pretty well but because it's made out of pvc i can't see where my water level is at. i just bought a Homemade Zeovit Reactor from a fellow reefer. its made out of clear pvc so i'm going to convert it into a skimmer. here are a few pics of it.

 

• Jan 30, 2011

• #2

ErinCahir

Sausage Wrangler

I am looking forward to this!

 

• Jan 30, 2011

• #3

Aquatic

Reefing newb

Creative and smart purchase! As Erin says "I am looking forward to this!"

 

• Jan 30, 2011

• #4

Bifferwine

I am a girl

Looks cool! I've seen some awesome DIY skimmers before, but you are right -- they are lacking when it comes to being able to see in them.

 

• Jan 30, 2011

• #5

phuture1

Reefing newb

thanks guys. i cut all the pieces and took a couple of pics of the parts and the basic idea of what this thing is going to look like.

 

• Jan 30, 2011

• #6

phuture1

Reefing newb

btw; does anyone know what a Zeovit Reactor is?

 

• Jan 30, 2011

• #7

Waddi

Shenanigans?

This is gonna be good!!! :trampolin

 

• Feb 1, 2011

• #8

phuture1

Reefing newb

ok guys. here is a little update. i changed up th design a little and started fabricating. here are the latest pics...

 

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• Feb 2, 2011

• #9

dcantucson

Reef pro

Very impressive build. What I a Zeovit Reactor???

 

• Feb 2, 2011

• #10

x19

Reefing newb

A Zeovit reactor is a well a reactor for Zeovit rocks. Zeovit is a method for achieving an "Ultra Low Nutrient System" which does well for SPS corals. Essentially, the rocks in the Zeovit reactor soak up phosphates and nitrates.

 

• Feb 2, 2011

• #11

x19

Reefing newb

ZeoVit Basic Information (FAQ) - zeovit.com

 

• Feb 2, 2011

• #12

dcantucson

Reef pro

Interesting. Are you going to do this?

 

• Feb 2, 2011

• #13

x19

Reefing newb

No, I'm not quite willing to make that leap.. I just do vodka dosing, and have used their Coral Snow and ZeoBac (bacteria strains). Zeovit is just too much dosing. It gets your water to less than .001 Phosphates and Nitrates, but then you have to dose in order for your corals to grow. The theory behind it is to more closely model the qualities of natural salt water, but there is no one dosing Amino Acids above the natural reefs.

They do create some amazing tanks though:

.:| ZEOvit.com Dream Tank of the Quarter |:.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlET5OoY_xU]YouTube - Reef Tank ZeoVit[/ame] (this is stunning)

 

• Feb 2, 2011

• #14

phuture1

Reefing newb

nice vid Eric.

 

• Feb 5, 2011

• #15

phuture1

Reefing newb

skimmer is all done and works beautifully. the only thing i need to do is get a pvc gate valve and change out the ball valve i have on it now.

 

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• Feb 5, 2011

• #16

Pwny

Reefing newb

looks good, do you work with acrylic's or somthing?

 

• Feb 5, 2011

• #17

Waddi

Shenanigans?

Nicely done mate! Looks great, now to put it to work!! :D

 

• Feb 5, 2011

• #18

phuture1

Reefing newb

i'm actually a carpenter. i just learned how to work with acrylic. with the proper tools it's not really that hard to work with. i've had the skimmer running since last night and it's working really well. once i swap out the ball valve for a gate valve i will be able to fine tune it a little better.

 

• Feb 7, 2011

• #19

phuture1

Reefing newb

so far so good! this skimmer is working pretty well. :bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

 

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• Feb 7, 2011

• #20

dcantucson

Reef pro

Wow, good job. I wish I was handy and could build shit like that. :frustrat::grumble: