best Skimmer design

[jdbassin]

i have a quietone 3000 pump I'm not using and want to use for a skimmer. It lists 780 gph as it's flow rate. Now I just need to figure out what type of skimmer would make the most efficient use of the pump and find some plans for a base to start my design on. Sugestions\????


jd

[Geoff]

what is the pumps rating at 7' of head pressure? this is what a venturi valve would add to the pump. just to give you an idea on exactly what the processing flow of the skimmer would be.

with that pump i think that a venturi driven pump would be your best bet. hard to maul an impellor for a needlwheel skimmer without a couple of spare impellors for when you mess up. that pump is also not powerfull enough to drive either a beckett or an eductor.

of course my designs are the best.

G~

[gwaco]

i think this is the best ! test two will be this weekend geoff , if everything goes o.k. i will get to a write up ! did you read my thoughts on the weir set-up ?

[thekid55]

looking good gwaco

[reiple]

nice. looks big. what is the rating of the pump for this monster?

[gwaco]

Originally Posted by reiple

nice. looks big. what is the rating of the pump for this monster?

well this weekend i will be trying that monster little giant pump on it ! its rated at 2150 g.p.h. at 5' and still pumps out 540 g.p.h. at 40' ! i am hoping to be able to drive the skimmer and the chiller with it ! i first tried a mak -5 on it and while it seemed to work fine with it ,i have no doubt that i can throw more at it . oh i see your in the phillipines ! let me translate it to metric - 1.5 meters / 8138.6 l.p.h. , 6.1 meters /6359.5 l.p.h. , 12.2 meters / 2044.1 l.p.h. but an energy mizer its not .....

[reiple]

gph or lph works with us here (philippines). although most products are in lph. most put both. thats a MONSTER pump @2150 gph and 540 gph at 40 feet!!!! I am curious, what is its power rating (watts)?

[Dudnerd]

Gwaco! Maybe I am missunderstanding, but normally you want to run unfiltered tank water through the skimmer and completely sediment free water through the chiller. I am sure you have thought of this but , but you need some kind of filter post pump for the chiller.

BTW Awsome skimmer! Hook us up with some plans if you can.

Michael