DIY Protein Skimmer
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DIY Protein Skimmer
Hi all,
Built my own protein skimmer back in Oct '05 from bits and pieces lying around in my shed. Here is the finished product
[img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Koi38/PSkimmer.jpg[/img]
This shows the test run and you already see the sticky bubbles coming out of exit pipe
[img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Koi38/PSF.jpg[/img]
And here is the first collection after running it for 24hrs....yukkkkk
[img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Koi38/ ... ercopy.jpg[/img]
If you're planing to make one, it should cost you more than $50AUSD, not sure how much is that in pounds
Any comments bad or good are welcome
Built my own protein skimmer back in Oct '05 from bits and pieces lying around in my shed. Here is the finished product
[img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Koi38/PSkimmer.jpg[/img]
This shows the test run and you already see the sticky bubbles coming out of exit pipe
[img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Koi38/PSF.jpg[/img]
And here is the first collection after running it for 24hrs....yukkkkk
[img]http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y63/Koi38/ ... ercopy.jpg[/img]
If you're planing to make one, it should cost you more than $50AUSD, not sure how much is that in pounds
Any comments bad or good are welcome
Sooooo you're a woman, lucky my wife is not around, just kidding
Okay. What happens is the pressure created by the bubbles from the airstones pushing the water/bubbles up to the PET section. It is then tappered to smaller exit pipes pushing only sticky water/bubbles and get discharge, the rest goes to return pipe. You may have to play around the height of the PS to get good result. If you getting water instead of bubbles then you PS is too low, lift it up a little and so forth. Does these make sense
If you need more info let us know and I'll be glad to help out
Okay. What happens is the pressure created by the bubbles from the airstones pushing the water/bubbles up to the PET section. It is then tappered to smaller exit pipes pushing only sticky water/bubbles and get discharge, the rest goes to return pipe. You may have to play around the height of the PS to get good result. If you getting water instead of bubbles then you PS is too low, lift it up a little and so forth. Does these make sense
If you need more info let us know and I'll be glad to help out
Kim,
This is the one I've built, from the original article from koi chat. [url]http://www.madaboutkoi.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/ ... 9&archive=[/url]
No photos, but does what it sez on the tin. They're all using the same principle, just slightly different bits...
This is the one I've built, from the original article from koi chat. [url]http://www.madaboutkoi.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/ ... 9&archive=[/url]
No photos, but does what it sez on the tin. They're all using the same principle, just slightly different bits...
Hi Ted,fatherted wrote:Not seen one of these Blue Peter'ed before so I want to understand it.
There is no pumping of water - it is just the rising air doing all the work?
And you just sit it in a section of the filter?
Well technically the air pumps the water by the force of bubble. Yes the rising air does all the work. I place mine in one of my chamber coz I got no where else to place it that will sit still. Some ppl have them in the pond but I don't like the idea coz the koi can hurt themselves.
Hi Kim,kimr wrote:Hi Jon
I have been thinking about how I could build my own protien skimmer and this one looks good. But being a woman I need more information on how it work's. Could you please explain it to me so I can maybe copy your idea.
Thank you
Here is a simple diagram
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Thats exactly it Jon, I'll get some photos of mine when I get home, only difference on mine is some slit hose around the bottom of the 4" pipe, to protect the cut edges. The sludge exit pipe has been cut to the right length to fit nice 'n tight over my side wall, and I hold that in place with a pair of pipe clips.
Regards,
Regards,