WMAS Discussion Forum : DIY Skimmer

WMAS Discussion Forum : DIY Skimmer http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:04:23 +0000 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:53:49 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.03 360 www.utahreefs.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15384 <![CDATA[WMAS Discussion Forum]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/1by1.gif http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/ <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : No its there in sump unit. I picked...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137507&title=diy-skimmer#137507 Author: Dion Richins
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Posted: December 07 2006 at 9:53am

No its there in sump unit. I picked it up off of e-bay new for about $80.00. I used it on my 60g for a couple of years and have been very happy with it.]]> Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:53:49 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137507&title=diy-skimmer#137507 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : Dion, (That's freaking fantastic...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137491&title=diy-skimmer#137491 Author: chris.rogers
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Posted: December 07 2006 at 9:23am

Dion, (That's freaking fantastic work on the hood/stand I saw at Aquatic Dreams, by the way)

Is the 'urchin' the one that you basically built from scratch from the Aqua C plans?
]]> Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:23:56 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137491&title=diy-skimmer#137491 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : Im useing an Aqua c Urchin on...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137451&title=diy-skimmer#137451 Author: Dion Richins
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Posted: December 06 2006 at 10:12pm

Im useing an Aqua c Urchin on my 29. Im very happy with it.]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 22:12:17 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137451&title=diy-skimmer#137451 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : Download and install the .tif...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137390&title=diy-skimmer#137390 Author: jfinch
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Posted: December 06 2006 at 2:18pm

Download and install the .tif viewer from internetiff.com first. Then when you click on the link for the AquaC skimmer patent you should get a page that says "Search time limit has expired. Please click on the full text button to return to the full text page." Click on "Full Text" over on the left hand side. That should take you to this page:

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=729473&OS=729473&RS=729473

This is the text only version of the patent. You'll see a button at the top of the page that says "Images". Click on it and you'll get the nice graphic version of the patent. The AuqaC patent is 19 pages long with a complete explaination of how it works and even some of the injection nozzle designs they tried and abandoned. Pretty informative stuff.

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:18:25 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137390&title=diy-skimmer#137390 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : Hey Jon,The other day I tried...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137367&title=diy-skimmer#137367 Author: chris.rogers
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Posted: December 06 2006 at 11:20am

Hey Jon,

The other day I tried to follow those links to the patents, and all I got was bupkis.
]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:20:21 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=137367&title=diy-skimmer#137367 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : If you have a sump then I'd...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=136735&title=diy-skimmer#136735 Author: jfinch
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 3:23pm

If you have a sump then I'd say to definitely do an in the sump skimmer.

My take on skimmers is simple. All you need is a way to inject air and water into a "box" that allows for easy removal of the foam that gathers at the top and also allows the water to exit without carrying air bubbles with it. The air bubbles should be as plentiful and small as possible. That's it.

The two methods (that I know of) to generate the bubbles/air are venturi type and air pump and air stone. There are many subtypes of venturi skimmers: venturi valve with (euroreef/ASM) or without impeller agitation, Beckett head and induction (ETSS, AquaC). They all work but they all have their drawbacks too.

Aqua C patent info: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4219

you'll need a free tif viewer to see the pictures:

http://www.internetiff.com/try/interneTIFF-IE-FREE.exe

Edited by jfinch - December 01 2006 at 3:25pm]]> Fri, 01 Dec 2006 15:23:39 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=136735&title=diy-skimmer#136735 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : lolI'm not sure which would...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=136719&title=diy-skimmer#136719 Author: chris.rogers
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 1:32pm

lol

I'm not sure which would work better. I'm reading Skimmer Design 101 and trying to figure out which is the best. They seem to talk about different ways of skimming rather than hob/in sump. I assume in sump would give me a bigger skimmer, so to speak, and provide me with more options.

In the meantime, how do I get my hands on how an Aqua C works?

Here's the link to the site I'm reading: http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/skimmer101.htm
]]> Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:32:48 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=136719&title=diy-skimmer#136719 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : In-sump or hang on the back? I'd...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=136716&title=diy-skimmer#136716 Author: jfinch
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 1:04pm

In-sump or hang on the back? I'd look hard at an Aqua C "style" skimmer for a tank that size. They should be pretty easy to reverse engineer .

]]> Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:04:59 +0000 http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=136716&title=diy-skimmer#136716 <![CDATA[DIY Skimmer : I'm curious as to how to...]]> http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15384&PID=136709&title=diy-skimmer#136709 Author: chris.rogers
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Posted: December 01 2006 at 12:37pm

I'm curious as to how to build a skimmer for a 29 gallon tank. I'd like it to be able to skim well enough for SPS and LPS.

Anyone know where some decent plans are?
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