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09-02-2002, 12:51 AM
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Tenant
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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my becket
what do y'all think?
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09-04-2002, 07:41 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Wichita, Kansas
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Hi Jeff!
Nice Job! Very NICE! How bout some specs on that bad boy. what pump/s you plan on using on it? any pics of it in operation yet? can you give us a breakdown on cost?
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09-04-2002, 09:17 PM
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Tenant
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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scubadude,i am going to run it on a mag drive 18. and will post operation pics i hope saterday night
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09-20-2002, 07:34 PM
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Tenant
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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i finley had time to be home and run my skimmer last night. the mag drive 18 is small far the skimmers hight 33in. but making good foam, i will put a mac4 on it soon
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09-20-2002, 07:44 PM
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Tenant
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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one more from the top. it has made about 3 cups of very dark skintment in 24 hours
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09-22-2002, 01:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
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Very Very NICE Jeff!
You did a SWEET job on that skimmer dude! If you could please keep us updated on how it keeps up....like cleaning, injector clogging, anything you would have done different to help the style of the skimmer. How wide diameter is your clear acrylic tubes? and how tall are each of them?
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09-22-2002, 02:03 PM
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Tenant
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
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thanks, scubadude, the first riser is 4 1/2 in o.d. 11 1/2 in tall. second riser is 2 in od and 9 in tall. As far as cleaning the becket , I have a union right above the injector housing, and the piping below is going into a threaded skimmer box.Injector housing is pvc conduit fittings with o rings for seals. Just screws right apart. I can have the becket in my hands in 15 seconds.
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09-27-2002, 03:45 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Nice! I just made a dual DIY beckett, and Im running it on a Mag Drive 1800 - Im only running it on one of the becketts though, I need to upgrad to a Amp Master 3000 for both to run at Max. I just hook mine up last night, and got foam in 45mins!
Ill post some pics of it!
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09-27-2002, 07:50 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Hi
I am new to this board, and i would like to make a beckett driven skimmer for my 1 year old reef tank. I have a 10 gallon sump under a 32" tall stand. do you think it's possible to share your skimmer's spec? Thanks in advance. reefguard |
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09-27-2002, 11:23 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Mar 2002
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here a 2 docs that I have, Im still working on the second one!
http://www.bluechunks.net/reef/skimmer http://www.bluechunks.net/reef/skimmer2 email me if you have any spec questions. spam@bluechunks.net
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09-27-2002, 11:57 PM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Sep 2002
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Thanks Plat
What did you use for a silencer and were you able to control the air flow petty good with a gate valve? Reefguard |
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09-28-2002, 01:32 AM
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Just Moved In
Join Date: Mar 2002
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That site needs to be updated!
Here it is finished, I user these 1/2" bale valve to control air flow, and used a piece of sponge in the very end to silence it!
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