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07-09-2003, 11:08 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: NC
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Union for My Reef Creation Skimmer
I have added a 3 in union to the botton of the collection cup of my reef creation protein skimmer. It makes it much better to take apart and clean. Would like to know if any one has done this. RGibson
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07-09-2003, 11:25 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Snellville, GA
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Not to my knowledge Ralph....Do you have a picture?
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07-09-2003, 12:50 PM
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Phish Phan
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Smyrna, GA
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Yeah, can you elaborate? Not sure what you mean.
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07-09-2003, 02:41 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: NC
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No i do not have a picture but here is how it was made. 2-81/4 dia 3/8 thick lids a hole was drill in each one for a 3 in dia thin wall pipe a short 3in thin pipe long enough to go though the lid and allso into the union this was done on both sides. Than the lids were screw back to the cup and to the top of the skimmer. To take the cup off just take the union a part no o rings to deal with. Andy could make one with only one lid. I hope this helps. RGibson
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07-09-2003, 02:43 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Snellville, GA
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Oh, is this for the waste container or the skimmer? I am assuming this is for your WC-3 waste container....correct me if I am wrong. Thanks!!!
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07-09-2003, 02:56 PM
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Phish Phan
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Smyrna, GA
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Sorry, I'm shorthand illiterate. I still don't understand.
Is the gist of what you did involve cutting your skimmer in half and then inserting a union in there?
I'm also confused on whether you are talking about the waste collector vs. skimmer (like Andy). At first I thought you were talking about the waste collector, now I think you are talking about putting a union somewhere on the the top part of the skimmer.
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07-09-2003, 03:01 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: NC
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No screws
This for the P skimmer if it were built way only one o ring would be used. and you could take the cup off with 1 turn of the hand and the same way back on. And no screws RGibson
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07-10-2003, 08:56 PM
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http://atlanta-smas.org/
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: auburn
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please take a pic . i dont have a clue as to what your trying to describe.
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07-10-2003, 09:38 PM
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Little fish in a big pond
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Canton, GA USA
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This is not a pic of a MyReef skimmer, but is this the sort of idea? This is a skimmer that uses a union to attach the cup to the riser.
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07-12-2003, 08:05 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jasper GA
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Hey Jenn, is that mine or is it in yet?
Steve
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07-12-2003, 08:55 AM
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http://atlanta-smas.org/
Join Date: Jan 2003
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that little skimmer is cute, but this is the baby we were talking about . i believe i got a lot more for my money with the My Reef there doesnt seem to be a comparison.
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07-12-2003, 10:06 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jasper GA
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It's not little it's an 8-2. And I have something to compare to because I have a Myreef MR-1 and MR-2 converted to MR-3, EuroReef6-1and soon to have 8-2. Anyway I wasn't trying to get into anything just asking if Jenn had my skimmer yet.
Steve
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07-12-2003, 10:17 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jasper GA
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Also, if anyone is interested I have a leaking MR-3 for sale.
Steve
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07-12-2003, 12:35 PM
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http://atlanta-smas.org/
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i wasnt trying to get into anything either, but since were into something let me remind you this thread was started as a do it yourself upgrade for a myreef skimmer. i think the picture of the euroreef on this thread was not intended to help describe r gibsons post. if it was my apologies for making the assumption that it was a dig. now can we get off the euroreef BS, AND get back to the original post can we get a pic from you rgibson?
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07-12-2003, 01:05 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Snellville, GA
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calm down people....nothing productive going on in this thread anymore. Thread closed
Last edited by MyReef; 07-12-2003 at 01:26 PM.
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