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11-07-2006, 12:44 AM
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WOW awesome!
great job. Looks pretty easy to do. when i get a larger salttank that would work great
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11-07-2006, 12:48 AM
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Im going to check out hidden reef when I am back in town. I just moved from abby in july to victoria.
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11-07-2006, 06:17 PM
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anyone know what kind of plastic these bottles are made of, and if there's a solvent/weld available for it? Like welding acrylic, or pvc? I think welding the top back on would give a much stronger seal than silicone that I would trust for a longer time.
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11-07-2006, 06:23 PM
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I thought about using a 5 Gal bottle a couple of years ago but couldn't figure out how to make it work. Way to go! Looks like you figured it out!
I wouldn't worry about the temp seal if it's in the sump. Garrick.
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11-07-2006, 06:53 PM
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The bottles are polycarbonate.
The silicone will probably hold for ever as it is not under pressure and it's in the sump anyways (as indicated) but others have used marine Goop when permanently sealing these bottles. The bond will be stronger than the bottle itself. ________ how to make a vaporizer Last edited by Dale; 01-21-2011 at 01:34 PM.
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11-07-2006, 07:02 PM
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Wow thats just awesome! I never would have thought of that application for a 5G carboy
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11-08-2006, 12:02 AM
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very cool
very cool idea. this could be a very effective skimmer for people on a budget. just a question - how will you clean the bottle neck if it gets gunked up?
At present, I wet skim on my beckett now and only requires cleaning every 9-10 days and because sometimes the foam level drops and starts to gunk up the riser column and the more the riser gunks up, the harder it is for the foam to rise.
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12-07-2008, 08:40 PM
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I suppose you could even stack three together to make a larger skimmer. Add additional pumps... scalable to any size tank! Very cool.
As far as how it might perform...I'm thinking that the neck is a bit narrow...one could add a bubble diffuser at the bottom. Other than that, it should work as well as any other Sedra pump based NW skimmer. What does it matter if it is made of polycarb instead of acrylic as long as the water doesn't fall out the sides!
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