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04-04-2005, 04:53 AM
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Pretty In Pink
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: portland or
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another diy beckett skimmer
just to show off a little- made this for a local reefer
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04-04-2005, 06:01 AM
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Master of Perplexity
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: panama city beach FL
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Show off a little?! Looks like your showing off a lot! Very nice skimmer. Interesting how you've got the beckett elevated above the body. What's the idea behind that. Seems I saw somebody mod their's like that but can't remember why?
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04-04-2005, 06:46 AM
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Pretty In Pink
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: portland or
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heh heh 
I build them that way to increase contact time - Barr aquatics does it too. On short skimmers it helps out this is only 23" tall to the top of the screws. |
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04-04-2005, 06:02 PM
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Master of Perplexity
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: panama city beach FL
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Hmmmmmm, "Looks at MRC beckett with calculating eye"
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04-04-2005, 08:39 PM
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Kuda Fry Daddy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Greenville,South Carolina
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Are you using weld on 4 as a solvent cement for the body? Some people say that acetone will work for joining acrylic if the joints are perfect. I am planning on builing a similiar skimmer and a huge sump. I am trying to find the best adhesive to build it with.
Also, what are you using to cut the acrylic so nicely.
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04-06-2005, 08:33 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Lakewood, WA
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Another good reason for having the beckett up higher like that is it reduces backpressure on the nozzle and allows it to draw in more air. They say that your beckett is supposed to be above the water level in your skimmer.
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04-06-2005, 09:14 AM
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Pretty In Pink
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: portland or
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autochek
thanks - I use #4.
I have a delta UNI Saw with a Freud blade for cutting down the sheet and finish up on the router. It does help to have "baby smooth edges" and all pieces line up with no gaps in the seams.  |
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04-06-2005, 03:01 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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Very professional looking wanareef; if you dont mind, how much did it cost you?
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04-07-2005, 06:40 AM
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Kuda Fry Daddy
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Greenville,South Carolina
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Absulutely awesome looking!!! What size gph pump would you suggest for one this size with the duals?
For all you skimmer builders, how do you determine what sive skimmer will handle how much tank?
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125 AGA reef ,DIYsump, 90 gal fuge,Mostly softies, 3x 250w 14 k hamiltons 2 96w pc actinics.2 96w pc 50/50
Pro clear 150 skimmer.
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04-07-2005, 08:30 AM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
Posts: 16,922
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That is very nice nice wanareef, I wish I was the local reefer , I will be in Bend, OR area for a week in June to visit My Sister, then I can be a local reefer and get one of them from You,
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04-07-2005, 09:53 AM
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Pretty In Pink
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: portland or
Posts: 3,178
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http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/skimmer101.htm this will help in skimmer design.
Unfortunatly - the cost of acrylic is still going up month by month - about 3 months ago I could buy a sheet of 1/2" for $150, now it's $195
For a dual beckett but in a shorter model a Iwaki 70 would still be reconmend as the idea pump or any other pressure pump in this range.
Last edited by wanareef; 04-07-2005 at 10:24 AM.
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