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03-29-2006, 03:09 PM
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Output from the skimmer:
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03-29-2006, 03:10 PM
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Administrator
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Here's the air intake modification I did for my skimmer. It cuts down on sound and keeps the skimmer from freaking out from ambient aromas...
I had to resort to more duct tape here. The injector chamber was leaking air and wasn't working consistently until I wrapped it with tape...
The "muffler"
It's made from 3" PVC with a shower drain grate
Some filter floss (and carbon behind that) filters the sound and smells..
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03-29-2006, 03:12 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Toledo OH
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Wow that is a pretty sweet idea!
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Yet the voices in all their heads made them do it (skeety)
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03-29-2006, 03:54 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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the muffler is on the skimmer or pump?
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03-29-2006, 04:02 PM
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Administrator
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The skimmer intake.
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03-30-2006, 01:47 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Very nice muffler, I made something simaler and it really makes a difference. Now I can cook breakfast without any effect on the skimmer, plus it is amasing how much junk the floss pulls out, better there than in the tank.
Whiskey
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03-31-2006, 08:11 PM
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Reefer in training
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ridgewood, NJ
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Sweet looking tank Greg!
Love all the open water.
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105 gallon, 175W MH w VHO Actinics
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03-31-2006, 08:49 PM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Denham Springs, LA
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Geoff, I have been using ARM in my reactor. Out now and need to refill, A.R.M. cost alot, Can I use just aragonite. Cheaper and we have it in stock all the time.
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04-07-2006, 09:38 AM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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Uhhhh, no more pics? Come on Greg, feed the masses!!!!!
Robert
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04-08-2006, 01:37 PM
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Administrator
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Location: Tampa, FL
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Here's the plumbing to the chiller and back again...
Up through the roof
Back down from the roof
Into the tank
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04-08-2006, 01:38 PM
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The chiller is T'd off of the same closed loop as the UV / eductors.
I built my own chiller about a year ago for another system and decided to use it on this tank instead. It works quite well and was a heck of a lot cheaper than a commercial one. I'll probably convert this one to use a titanium coil eventually...
Here's the page that details that project: DIY Chiller
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04-08-2006, 02:34 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: waukesha, Wisconsin
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Very nice tank. That skimmer rocks!
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04-08-2006, 03:20 PM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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thats a pretty neat idea on the cooling unit Greg!
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04-09-2006, 01:43 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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That is wild!
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05-31-2006, 12:27 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: SW Ohio
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soo......
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