| Here's skimmer with about a hr. run time. Blue hose is feed for skimmer pump. Built the "bridge" to raise skimmer and to let plumbing run underneath for main pump. |
| I didn't follow SRK to the "T" on the plans, I made all the plumbing, inside and out, 1.25". The two tube extensions are made of 2.5" acrylic tube that was the inside chamber of a old sea-clone skimmer that I no longer used. The 2.5" tube I ordered only comes in 6' lengths, so that gave me 2 tubes at 36", I didn't want to shorten them so I used the tube from the sea-clone. |
| Here are bio tubes installed, notice ¼ strips of acrylic that frame bottom of tubes, glued those in place then filled frame ½ way with Weld-On. Just a little something I added for support. You cant see them but tube caps are made of 2" Furnco caps with a 2" acrylic disc on inside for support, then drilled to accommodate PVC fittings and ¼" hose barbs that are used for injectors. The 2" Furnco Caps fit perfectly on the 2 1/2 acrylic tube. |
| Here is another shot of base before installation of baffle. The main thing is to get good seams when gluing, don't want any leaks when assembly is done. |
| Sump & Skimmer, white hose is water from tank, blue hose is to skimmer pump, the 2 PVC fittings just below skimmer return are for main pump back to tank. Installed unions at both sump & skimmer, makes for easier removal and height adjustment for skimmer. |
| Here are the 2 pumps, a "Turbo thruster" 500gal.hr. and a Little Giant 1200 gal.hr. But with the 9' head, Im only getting about 650 gal.hr. Will be upgrading to a larger main pump soon, then the 1200 will be on the skimmer. |
| This is a frag I received from G.A.R.F, actually one of three of this type. Only about ½" tall when I got them, now about 3" tall. Epoxied to a piece of rock and they took off, can't see epoxy due to frag growing over it. |
