jnad
06-26-2011, 12:42 PM
Hello!
Beafore i started to use scrubber only on my aquarium i did some DIY Skimmers, i always have liked to do diy beacause all equipment labeled "Aquarium" have a tendensy to bee very expensive.
I now that this is a algae scrubber forum, but maybe this diy skimmers is in some interest anyway, if not feel free to delete this post.
Here are some pictures and a short description of the builds:
All the skimmers that i have made used air stones, they all used the same size of air pump and air stone.
Here is some pictures of a inside aquarium skimmer that did work, but it looked like hell. I had to choose between my wife or my diy skimmer, i choosed my wife :D
The parts that was used
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01deler.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01.jpg
The skimmer put toughether
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01montert.jpg
The skimmer on aquarium
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01iakvarium.jpg
Here is a skimmer made of only a 50mm strait tube and the top of a plastic bottle. The plastic bottle top was perfectly fitted into the 50mm tube and function as a skimmer neck.
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYSkummer02.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYSkummer02iakvarium.jpg
Here is a floor model skimmer placed on floor beside aquarium, no feeding pump, just air stone inside skimmer. This skimmer worked very good.
Here is the skimmer without skimmer cup:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Frittstendeskummer.jpg
Here is the skimmer with tube going to skimmer cup placed on floor:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium032.jpg
Here is the skimmer with a regular skimmer cup placed on top of skimmer, this was working better than the version with skimmer cup on floor:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/nykopp.jpg
This is the simplest and the best working skimmer i have made for use inside aquarium.
The skimmer is just made of 50mm acrylic tube with skimmer cup on top.
The skimmer and skimmer cup is glued tougether, it was very easy to clean using a brush . The skimmer is just one piece.
Here is the skimmer in aquarium:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/271010skummer001.jpg
Here is the result of skimming, this skimmer was working just as good as any of the other commersial skimmers i have used.
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium043.jpg
[http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium040.jpg/img]
[img]http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium044.jpg
It is not impossible to make a cheap skimmer that works, not as good as algaescrubbers though :D
jnad
Beafore i started to use scrubber only on my aquarium i did some DIY Skimmers, i always have liked to do diy beacause all equipment labeled "Aquarium" have a tendensy to bee very expensive.
I now that this is a algae scrubber forum, but maybe this diy skimmers is in some interest anyway, if not feel free to delete this post.
Here are some pictures and a short description of the builds:
All the skimmers that i have made used air stones, they all used the same size of air pump and air stone.
Here is some pictures of a inside aquarium skimmer that did work, but it looked like hell. I had to choose between my wife or my diy skimmer, i choosed my wife :D
The parts that was used
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01deler.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01.jpg
The skimmer put toughether
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01montert.jpg
The skimmer on aquarium
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYskummer01iakvarium.jpg
Here is a skimmer made of only a 50mm strait tube and the top of a plastic bottle. The plastic bottle top was perfectly fitted into the 50mm tube and function as a skimmer neck.
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYSkummer02.jpg
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/DIYSkummer02iakvarium.jpg
Here is a floor model skimmer placed on floor beside aquarium, no feeding pump, just air stone inside skimmer. This skimmer worked very good.
Here is the skimmer without skimmer cup:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Frittstendeskummer.jpg
Here is the skimmer with tube going to skimmer cup placed on floor:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium032.jpg
Here is the skimmer with a regular skimmer cup placed on top of skimmer, this was working better than the version with skimmer cup on floor:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/nykopp.jpg
This is the simplest and the best working skimmer i have made for use inside aquarium.
The skimmer is just made of 50mm acrylic tube with skimmer cup on top.
The skimmer and skimmer cup is glued tougether, it was very easy to clean using a brush . The skimmer is just one piece.
Here is the skimmer in aquarium:
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/271010skummer001.jpg
Here is the result of skimming, this skimmer was working just as good as any of the other commersial skimmers i have used.
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium043.jpg
[http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium040.jpg/img]
[img]http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd386/jnado/Akvarium044.jpg
It is not impossible to make a cheap skimmer that works, not as good as algaescrubbers though :D
jnad