WOW skimmer mod
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Topic: WOW skimmer mod
Posted By: Guests
Subject: WOW skimmer mod
Date Posted: March 22 2009 at 7:23pm
| Well I was just sitting around today so I thought that I would do all of the mods on my ASM skimmer. First I built the gate valve mod for it after reading all about it and ordering up a gate valve that took forever to get. Next was the mesh mod on the pump. It was very easy to do and only took me about 15 mins to do it. I put them all back together and fired it up. I cant belive how small the bubbles are in the body of the skimmer. And how many there are to. Almost right away my skimmer cup started to fill up with the dark green slime that goes in there. All I can say is if you have a ASM skimmer do the mods for it you will love how well it will do for you. |
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Posted By: dmcrete
Date Posted: March 22 2009 at 7:48pm
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Very Cool, i need to learn how to mod the impellor?? any pics?? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 22 2009 at 7:56pm
| no pics sorry. I went of the sea star news letter that has pictures on how to do it. I only went 3 layers and not 4 like it talks about. |
Posted By: sanddune600
Date Posted: March 22 2009 at 8:43pm
I only did 3 layers when I bought my mesh I bought enough to do several mods dmcrete you should stop by with your pump and buy some corals while I mesh mod your skimmer ------------- Andy Jorgensen My number is four three 5 7 six four 8 0 three four |
Posted By: chk4tix
Date Posted: March 22 2009 at 8:56pm
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I need to re-mesh mod my ASM, when my pump went out last year the impeller basically welded itself inside of the pump housing and I couldn't get it out.
------------- Original Crappy Reef Club Member #2 |
Posted By: BobC63
Date Posted: March 23 2009 at 8:08am
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Just an FYI that the impeller meshmod can be done - with equally impressive results - on any skimmer that uses a NW (needlewheel) pump...
And yes, the difference in bubble output is like night and day...
------------- - My Current Tank: 65g Starfire (sitting empty for 2+ years) - * Marine & Reef tanks since 1977 * |
Posted By: Corey Price
Date Posted: March 23 2009 at 8:50pm
| Except where the pump is already designed for maximum output using pinwheels- then the output increase is modest. |
Posted By: dmcrete
Date Posted: March 23 2009 at 9:16pm
i should come see you andy,, i was headed there saturday, and got in a bad snow storm, had to turn around,, |
sanddune600 wrote:Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: June 13 2009 at 9:35pm
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Sorry to bring back an old post! Can i mesh mod a Nautilus TE skimmer???? ------------- Chance Evans |
Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: June 13 2009 at 11:17pm
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pretty sure you can kiltboy. do you know what pump it has? doesn't matter, you can mesh mod any pump. i need to redo mine. maybe someone reading this knows where to get PF4 mesh?
------------- Make sure you post your best pictures every month in our POTM forum. |
Posted By: Kiltboy
Date Posted: June 14 2009 at 11:14am
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I have a rio 2100 on it 700 gph! Ok so next rookie question is how do you do a mesh mod???
------------- Chance Evans |