Quick pic before assembly

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by chin_lee

I shut my mag 18 off for a few days just to see if I could run it on just the mak4 and the foam would not rise past the riser.

Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine?? If the MAK won't work, I guess I'll have to upgrade, but I'll play with it first. Remember, the lower column will be partially full of water, so height is relative to water column height.

[Dez]

I am sure a Mak 4 will work. I have a 52 inch tall Beckett that I just built and you won't believe what runs it. I'm using a velocity T3.. that's only an 800gph pump that's pressure rated and it skims very well. My skimmer is all out of 6" tube..

Des

[kari]

Looking good

Where are you getting your bulkhead fittings from?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by kari

Where are you getting your bulkhead fittings from?

The local plumbing supply company. Kinda industrial looking, but they work.

[Aquattro]

So here is a new pic of the skimmer almost complete. Cup drain and valve need to be connected, and then it gets hooked up.
It's beside my current skimmer, which I thought was huge when I built it 2 years ago!!

[StirCrazy]

Ok good, now that you have yours all glued together I can Finnish mine now and make it 4" taller than yours


what did you come up with for a support for the Beckett riser tube?

Steve

[Jason McK]

Hey Brad nice DIY. Just one question, could you explain why the intake line from the beckett is elbowed up into the first riser tube?

Thanks
Jason

[Aquattro]

Jason, the input is directed into the foam chamber as done in the aerofoamer style skimmer It causes a swirling of the water in the chamber. Look at http://www.reefconcepts.com/products...ers/800series/
for more details. This style skimmer gets good ratings compared to other skimmers.

[reefhawk]

well the question begs. When you selling your old skimmer and how much?

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by reefhawk

well the question begs. When you selling your old skimmer and how much?

Sorry, it's already sold.