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DIY Ocean Motions?

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Topic: DIY Ocean Motions?

Posted By: RockStarFish
Subject: DIY Ocean Motions?
Date Posted: February 23 2007 at 6:44pm

Has anyone tryed to make there own OM's? I am thinking of trying it but not sure if it is better to just go and buy a squrt for the new 90gl

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Posted By: Wudan
Date Posted: February 24 2007 at 8:41am

Considering the price of an OM's, it's not a bad idea, if you could DIY one. How would one even begin to go about it, though?

From what I understand the SCWD (er squid, I don't remember the spelling but it's an acronym for something I don't remember) is a comparatively inexpensive device with the same basic goal of alternating flow.

Posted By: RockStarFish
Date Posted: February 24 2007 at 8:46am

I have one of the SQWD but it looses alot of flow and it can only be used with 900gph pumps or less

Posted By: Corey Price
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 8:24am

A Hayward three-way ball valve could be similar, but they're so expensive that a OM may be cheaper

Posted By: eldiente
Date Posted: February 26 2007 at 12:25pm

I have an OM 4 way and I love it, the only thing that I need to modify is that i had to cut back my output flow because it is only coming out of two outputs at a time instead of 4. I also have two of their revolutions that rotate around to direct flow to different parts of the tank, I would definately recomend both. I am going to add more outputs to help increase the flow. don't know how you would diy the om setup though

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Brian
Twin Falls, Idaho

210 Gallon Glass reef

Posted By: DaveB
Date Posted: March 13 2007 at 10:53am

There have been many discussions at Reef Central about this. In the end, the conclusion is always that it is easier and less expensive to just buy the OM you want. No one has been able to build anything that works as well and costs less.

Dave

Posted By: sivert55
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 11:28am

You could take a gander at Weatherson's sinusoidal valve. Out of all the DIY plastic-carving projects, his looks like the easiest.

http://www.weatherson.com/sinusoidal_valve.htm - http://www.weatherson.com/sinusoidal_valve.htm

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Sold it all. Building a 285 with dedicated fishroom.

Posted By: DaveB
Date Posted: March 15 2007 at 2:15pm

Yes Weatherson's valve is nice, but how many of us have the tools necessary to do this? And, in the end, it is not any less expensive than the OM...

Dave