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06-07-2004, 07:28 PM
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New in Town
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
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Need input on DIY protein skimmer idea?
This is for all the DIY guru's. I am thinking about making a beckett style protein skimmer for my 15g nano. I want to scale down the skimmer a bit, instead of using 4 1/2 O.D. I was thinking of using 3 1/4 O.D. for the chamber and the base footprint being 4.25 x 8. Do you think this could work? Please let me hear your respones or ideas that could help me.
Thanks, UnderWaterWorld  |
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06-17-2004, 06:20 AM
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Location: Wichita, Kansas
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Beckett skimmers are mainly for larger tanks and need LOTS of flow through them to be effecient. I personally think a beckett would be overkill on such a small tank. You might want to check into Picolo skimmers or building something more simplistic. JMO HTH
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06-24-2004, 08:44 AM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: portland, or
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Maybe a copy of a bakpak would be better, still a little large but not like a beckett.
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06-24-2004, 11:00 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Swartz Creek, MI
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ya Becketts move over a THOUSAND GALLONS PER HOUR on a 15 gallon tank that would be impossible... I would do a small counter current or DIY venturi...
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07-12-2004, 10:00 PM
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New in Town
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Atlanta
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go to nano-reef.com > DIY > smallest protein skimmer you have ever seen.
i built one and they work great! it is spray injection and virtually maitenence free |
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