Diy protein skimner

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Google Beckett skimmer design. These were a very popular design and build a few years back
 

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Google Beckett skimmer design This was a very popular build years ago I built mine and it still works good
 

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Very cool bro! Would you mind starting a separate thread about how you built this skimmer? I would like to share it on FB!

Hey man... did that write up for ya, hope its ok never done anything like that before
 

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Um, I might be missing something, but that "Part 1,2 and 3" were blank squares, with no links on them.

On my end, anyways.

As to the tangent of this thread, I'm looking towards building my own skimmer, for a 300 g display that we're planning on building. Other than just "scale up", that is the info that I'm looking for.

Great thread, lets see where it goes. And/or, should there be different threads (pinned?) for skimmers of different 'sizes'? Small, med, large, gargantuan.... you get the idea. :D
 

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Leme kno if theres anything ive missed!
Thanx
 
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Here's my cluster ef of a diy skimmer. It's ugly but works great. Been in service about 5 years and has literally pulled tons of skimmate. About 5 gallons every 10-14 days with the bottom half being thick sludge.
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That is awesome! It looks like a mad science project.
 

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Hey there....
Just curious if anyone has put my article to good use and built one of these skimmer designs and had as good of luck as i have had with it!
Thanx.
 

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This is how I built my venturi valve. I forgot I had these pictures




 

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