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Skimmerking
10-12-2009, 02:59 PM
How about pictures of your skimmers lol
I won't start i don't want to take all the bandwidth for my skimmers that I have owned....... lol

May be we can start up something like skimmers that are used in different tank sizes so if some one is looking for a skimmer, they can click on a tank size and see what ones that are can be used with thier setups.
Like for a FOWLR you want a strong powerful skimmer. a lps tank may be a lighter skimmer.
or may be I'm bored and right the heck out of it........:smile:
banditpowdercoat
10-12-2009, 03:06 PM
Or, Pics of your Home made skimmers and Skimmer Mods. Ya thats it show me your modded skimmers.... :P
StirCrazy
10-12-2009, 03:23 PM
How about pictures of your skimmers lol
I won't start i don't want to take all the bandwidth for my skimmers that I have owned....... lol

May be we can start up something like skimmers that are used in different tank sizes so if some one is looking for a skimmer, they can click on a tank size and see what ones that are can be used with thier setups.
Like for a FOWLR you want a strong powerful skimmer. a lps tank may be a lighter skimmer.
or may be I'm bored and right the heck out of it........:smile:

its been done a few times, but always a good one as new skimmers are comming out all the time.:mrgreen:
fishoholic
10-12-2009, 03:42 PM
What, Mike wanting pictures of skimmers......who'd of guessed :lol: :razz:

I'll look through my pic.'s and see what I can find, and I'll take some new ones of mine although you already know what mine looks like. Hummm starting to re-think what I just typed :redface: Really it's not what it sounds like :lol: :wink:
fishytime
10-12-2009, 03:47 PM
What, Mike wanting pictures of skimmers......who'd of guessed :lol: :razz:


Mike must not be able to surf porn out there.....pics of skimmers are the next best thing:mrgreen: J/K Mike.
Doug
10-12-2009, 04:59 PM
Mike, all we need is for you to post pics of all your skimmers and we will pretty well have them all covered.

:lol:
fishoholic
10-12-2009, 05:50 PM
Mike must not be able to surf porn out there.....pics of skimmers are the next best thing:mrgreen: J/K Mike.

:rofl2: :pound:
Skimmerking
10-12-2009, 06:41 PM
What, Mike wanting pictures of skimmers......who'd of guessed :lol: :razz:

I'll look through my pic.'s and see what I can find, and I'll take some new ones of mine although you already know what mine looks like. Hummm starting to re-think what I just typed :redface: Really it's not what it sounds like :lol: :wink:

yes I have seen yours its quite sexy too oh ya turn that air on more....:lol:
Skimmerking
10-12-2009, 06:42 PM
What, Mike wanting pictures of skimmers......who'd of guessed :lol: :razz:

I'll look through my pic.'s and see what I can find, and I'll take some new ones of mine although you already know what mine looks like. Hummm starting to re-think what I just typed :redface: Really it's not what it sounds like :lol: :wink:

Mike must not be able to surf porn out there.....pics of skimmers are the next best thing:mrgreen: J/K Mike.

good one man lol ya its on the army computer and yes i will admit fish is just like porn lol we are messed up arent we :wink:
Skimmerking
10-12-2009, 06:43 PM
Mike, all we need is for you to post pics of all your skimmers and we will pretty well have them all covered.

:lol:


Hey Dad shame on you no frags for you... :mrgreen:
Parker
10-12-2009, 09:17 PM
10 Posts and no pictures.. SHAME on you people! :lol:

ATI Bubblemaster 250 - This skimmer is for my 265 but was in use on my 90 gallon when this pic was taken.. this is close to three weeks of skimmate that collected while on holidays. My tank sitter refuses to touch the skimmer.

How about a nasty skimmate picture?:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa180/RParker_07/90%20Gallon/IMG_2149.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa180/RParker_07/90%20Gallon/IMG_2150.jpg
Skimmerking
10-12-2009, 09:23 PM
ya the old ATI BUBBLE MASTER WICKED SKIMMER the 250 i had one it was awesome then i got a skimmer itch after the pumps started to go retarded.
Parker
10-12-2009, 09:45 PM
ya the old ATI BUBBLE MASTER WICKED SKIMMER the 250 i had one it was awesome then i got a skimmer itch after the pumps started to go retarded.


I haven't had any troubles with it. I trimmed the the mesh slightly before it ever saw water. Most people had problems with restarts, I haven't as of yet..
leducreef
10-12-2009, 10:30 PM
hear is a pic for ya this is the eshopps 100 size skimmer
along with my vertex 100 skimmer
http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=164&pictureid=1985
Borderjumper
10-12-2009, 10:48 PM
my bubbleking 180

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/Carrida/IMG_0002.jpg



Tunze nano

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/Carrida/IMG_0005.jpg



and a Tunze in my frag tank.. sorry I dont remember the #

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/Carrida/IMG_0007-1.jpg
fkshiu
10-12-2009, 11:30 PM
My Warner Marine:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/fkshiu/IMG_5921.jpg

Oh, and the Tunze in the preceding reply is a 9010.
KrazyKuch
10-13-2009, 01:53 AM
Here is a Precision Marine skimmer I had on my 230, then on my 90..

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c184/KrazyKuch/PICT0004.jpg

Here is my DIY one that I had made for my 46Gal Bowfront that I moved onto the 230

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c184/KrazyKuch/PICT0012.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c184/KrazyKuch/PICT0009.jpg

And now I have a SWC skimmer #DDWN 250 on my 180Gal..

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c184/KrazyKuch/DSC_0230.jpg

And the collection container after 1 month

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c184/KrazyKuch/DSC_0111-1.jpg

for scale it is 6" diameter and about 24" tall
untamed
10-13-2009, 05:49 AM
Oooo...what would 1 month worth of skimate smell like? Does it get better with age? Yikes!

Hmm....one month worth for me would be about 6 gallons.
KrazyKuch
10-13-2009, 07:13 AM
Thats why I have to carbon in the air filter....that way I don't have to smell it!!
untamed
10-13-2009, 05:24 PM
OK...here's my new skimmer. It is still a bit of an installation-in-progress...

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Aquarium%20Construction/100_0675.jpg
sphelps
10-13-2009, 05:45 PM
BK SM250

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/sphelps/new%20tank/oct%202009/skimmer.jpg
StirCrazy
10-13-2009, 05:51 PM
Here is a Precision Marine skimmer I had on my 230, then on my 90..

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c184/KrazyKuch/PICT0004.jpg



Man that PM looks identical to one I built for a guy and then built an extension to it

Steve
KrazyKuch
10-13-2009, 10:33 PM
Well I did get that skimmer from tangman I believe


Man that PM looks identical to one I built for a guy and then built an extension to it

Steve
Lance
10-15-2009, 02:04 AM
Here's my MR3

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_0533.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/IMG_2475.jpg
lobsterboy
10-15-2009, 04:26 AM
heres mine busting a gut, Tunze DOC 9005

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr329/lobsterboy1000/3-1.jpg
VFX
10-15-2009, 04:31 AM
My stock skimmer broke on my Solana 34G so I bought a Euro-Reef Nano NS2.5-4. It's made especially for the Solana & for those who don't know, they do a whole bunch of Nano skimmers to fit most Nano tanks.

Anyway, I've not yet installed it so pics are pretty much straight out of the box.

Just out of the Box - 01

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/bunglie/PA140009-1.jpg

Just out of the Box - 02

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/bunglie/PA140010-1.jpg

Collection Cup, Clamp & Air Pump Silencer.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/bunglie/PA140011-1.jpg

Pump.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/bunglie/PA140012-1.jpg

Clamp.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/bunglie/PA140013-1.jpg

Collection Cup.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/bunglie/PA140016-1.jpg

Assembled.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee139/bunglie/PA140015-1.jpg

Now let's just hope it works better than the stock skimmer!

.
leducreef
10-15-2009, 04:33 AM
so shiny and new lol
Dez
10-15-2009, 05:33 AM
I haven't taken any of my current skimmer in action, but here are some of my old skimmers:

A DIY spray injection I made:
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt88/des_sublime/AquaTseSmall.jpg?t=1255584475

Here's my DIY beckett skimmer. The beckett goes right through the collection cup. This took a lot of thinking:
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt88/des_sublime/BeckettBack.jpg?t=1255584552
And the collection cup:
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt88/des_sublime/BeckettFoam.jpg?t=1255584628

Here's another DIY spray injection skimmer I made:
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt88/des_sublime/000_0202.jpg?t=1255584674

Here's a 4' tall skimmer that I was running on my 46 gallon bowfront. It's a beckett that I made:
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt88/des_sublime/000_0224.jpg?t=1255584732

And lastly, another DIY beckett that I made - the simplest of all the designs:
http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt88/des_sublime/s0001.jpg?t=1255584762
rayjay
10-16-2009, 02:29 AM
Here's one of my DIY counter current skimmers when dialed in a LITTLE bit too much.

http://www.angelfire.com/ab/rayjay/images/skimmax2.jpg
lobsterboy
10-16-2009, 02:43 AM
here's one of my diy counter current skimmers when dialed in a little bit too much.

http://www.angelfire.com/ab/rayjay/images/skimmax2.jpg

lol