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What do you think this is or should i say what is it going to be

Any Ideas

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Guttering for your pergola?

How about some more help then

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I know, I know......


is it something to do with another post a few days ago......?



Capt'n

so you have been down to the plumbing supplies eh!
come on gazza, as a help for all the other questers how about some build shots and a breakdown of the parts and prices.

just a thought, Bob could put a couple of them in his new settlement chamber LOL

OK so does this help

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protein skimmer?

It could be along those lines

Its getting bigger

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Thats deffo the skimmer Gazza...I'm guessing the black bit in photo 1 is a 4"-1 1/2" reducer or similar....I used a fizzy drinks bottle top..

I did fancy changing my 4" waste for this stuff....

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See all the crud rising a treat..

Yep it is a 4" - 2" reducer and then you just insert a piece of pipe

So is it a protein skimmer,foam skimmer or a protein fractionator,foam fractionator

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Hi Jane,

Well i just went down to my local Plumbase and got some bits but i am sure someone in the know could probably get the bits cheaper or even different bits that will do the same job

I already had the 110mm pipe and some 2" pipe which went in the reducer and all the other stuff cost me just over £37

It was a piece of cake to put together and took about 30 minutes or maybe half an hour at most

Stuff required (not 100% on the names)

2 x 4" Boss type Tee's
1 x Access plug
1 x 4" - 2" reducer internal drain connector or similar
2 x 40mm l/tail bends
1 x length (3m) 40mm pipe
Length of 110mm waste
2" pipe for reducer.

I then glued the reduce into the 110mm pipe which is to couple both the Boss type tee pieces together.

Then i glued the two boss type tee's together with one 40mm outlet pointing opposite ways so one could go into the tank and the other could go over the side to the waste bucket.

I then drilled a hole (20mm) in the top of the Access plug and put a compression gland in to hold the air line in place and then this was glued to the top of the tee's (this is the lid).

I then pushed both the 40mm L/tail bends into position which is tight so i didn't glue them at the moment in case i need to change anything.

I then cut some 100mm pipe which is to go in the bottom of the tees and into the tank.I cut this so it was a couple of inches of the base of the tank as i have no idea if there is a set length.

The unit was then placed into the tank so i could measure the length needed for the waste pipe which would be going into a bucket.I made this long enough to go into the bucket over half way again not sure if there is any set length but i can make it shorter if needed.

The unit was then placed in the tank and the air line pushed through the compression gland so it was just off the bottom of the tank and pipe then on went the air which is a single line from a Hi Blow 40 with a large air stone

I went out a little while back and the waste water which didn't look very foamy was noticeable dirtier than the tank water when compared in a jug.(sorry no pictures yet)

Hope this helps and if not just ask and ill try to help

Gazza,
If you've got no foam coming out, either you've not got much protein in the qt, or you could try fiddling with the air, either more or less. I know I don't have mine running all the time now, perhaps once a week/fortnight, depending how things go, or how the water looks...Easy tho, aren't they, makes you wonder why people fork out shedloads of money for one...

Looks good me old mate

Will you get any foam out of it, I wonder - will just prove that showers work very well indeed.

If of coure you do get lods of foam out of it, you know where your first customer will, be

Hi Neil,

To be honest all the foam i did have went last week and i did have loads when you want some its gone lol

How much air do you have in yours and how far from the bottom is your pipe and where is the air stone in the pipe