[MISTERFIXIT]

Hey salty folks,

The skimmer I've built is ready to go,pics in my gallery and in the
equitment section.I'll keep you posted as soon as I get it up and running and tweeked.

Marc

[scubadude]

Hey Marc

I like it! Love how you made your box clear too. Is this a beckett skimmer? Can you give us some detail on the beckett housing or injector housing. How you made it etc

[Samper]

I also like the clear box, what are estimating this skimmer will handle what pump will be on it? Also what was the cost?

[MISTERFIXIT]

Originally Posted by scubadude

Hey Marc

I like it! Love how you made your box clear too. Is this a beckett skimmer? Can you give us some detail on the beckett housing or injector housing. How you made it etc

Hey Guys,

Beckett didn't do this one.I made the injector w/pvc fittings.I've seen this on several skimmers and kinda copied.The inj tube is 3 inch od the fittings are 2 inch pvc coupler and 2 reducers/bushings to 1 inch.The top fitting accepts the 1 inch input and the lower is drilled for the injector.I am starting with a 800 gph pump and will probably go to 1200 gph,all comparisons w/skimmers it will handle about a 350 gal setup modestly.A little over kill for my 90 but what the hey.
Marc

[MISTERFIXIT]

Originally Posted by Samper

I also like the clear box, what are estimating this skimmer will handle what pump will be on it? Also what was the cost?

I've got about $130.00 in this skimmer and about 10 hours including water tests.

Marc

[Poseidon]

You lost me on the injector part.... Sounds more like a venturi then? do you have a skematic or a link to where you copied it from?

[MISTERFIXIT]

Originally Posted by Poseidon

You lost me on the injector part.... Sounds more like a venturi then? do you have a skematic or a link to where you copied it from?

No schematics anywhere,this would be more of a HSA skimmer.The injector is friction fit in the 3" tube,made from a 2 inch pvc coupler--2 reducer bushings 2" to 1"
the upper is for the input 1" the lower is a 1" FPT end plug, drilled w/4 holes
kinda like a 4 leaf clover.The inj forces a large flow of water thru a small opening creating aereation, like a jet stream of water and creates even more bubbles as it hits the water in the skimmer box.If I can draw up some pics and load them to my computer I'll send them.
Marc

[pavesi]

Actually, this is sort of a hybrid of the design that is listed here,
which is in all actuality a copy of AquaC's EV series skimmers.

http://www.tonmo.com/cephcare/DIYskimmer.php