Beautiful....

I'm thinking about your wiper skimmer neck cleaner. You have it on a manual switch, are you running it constantly...on a timer...or just manually whenever you think it needs it?

If it runs only now and then, doesn't the inside wiper push off a big goober that falls into the skimmer? Or just this goober get pushed out the top by bubbles?

Untamed, yes, until i can make the cleaning arm that im satisfied with ill just be plugging it in until clean.

If left for a day or two, yes a goober will fall into the skimmer...but with a working unit theres no reason this should happen.
When i im done, ill place it on the controller for like a minute for every hour.

this is the new head, but i went backwards on the arm portion on this one.
This one i used a rubber brush...It cleans better, but after about 2 passes it has taken all the water off, and starts to stick due to the rubber heating a little...

Anyways, 1 step forward and 2 steps back it seems...atleast the actuall motor portion of the head works better on this one.

Heres some pics of this one..

Inset bearing,

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals023.jpg

Guts,

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals024.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals025.jpg

Motor mount and body,

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals028.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals031.jpg

Starting the casing,

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals034.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals035.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals036.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals040.jpg

The key hole shaped cleats to hold it all in and to make removing the motor easy.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals041.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals042.jpg

The whole head,

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals054.jpg

Here was a test one....you can see how it hugs the neck...unfortunatly heres where its hard to make one that works well, too loose and it misses spots and too tight it jams...but you get the idea.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals043.jpg

Finished, but not....lol.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...Skimmer044.jpg


Marc.

Marc why not buy a course brush like a long tooth brush or, a coated wire brush and attach it to the acrylic where you claneing is..

just a thought

Asmodeus,
Ive tried a few types of brshes already, but i would like on the next try to use one with longer bristles..like 2 " ones. it seems when i try to make it using shorter brushes, the needles get too rigid and jam it up.

Marc.

Had a chance to make a new head with longer brushes....it is bigger than all the others, but works the best.


Another crappy vid if anyones interested.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...Skimmer002.jpg

Just too cool

J

I wouldn't call that a crappy video. Mark that is an amazing idea and an impressive execution of your plan.
Way cool buddy!!

Great DIY execution of a top notch idea.
Instead of

Another crappy vid if anyones interested.


it should read

Another crap remover vid if anyones interested.

Kevin

lol, Thanks Guys.

Im such a DIY addict that id like to try a couple at different sizes, and refine them a bit...anyone wanna lend me theyre skimmers to wreck ?

:D

Wow, you are a DIY king! :biggrin:

You could borrow mine . I don't anything could make it skim worse :lol:

It blows my mind
 

Marc this is truly amazing...Stunning compared to my little 120, thanks a
bunch for all your help putting my system together. I enjoyed the visit to see
your amazing fish room..a few pops hit the spot. Can't wait to see the new
skimmer.
Laterrrrrrrr Bud

Marc thanks for your hospitality...enjoyed the day along with a few pops
Thanks again...great looking tank...impressed
Laterrrrrrrrr; RJ

Tank Tour
 

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0322.jpg
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0321.jpg

Marc here's a couple of pic's of your tank...taken at your tank tour a few months back...great time was had by all...along with a few cold pop's

Wow Mark, I think you've been holding out on us! I think you need to share more photos with us.

Redrover, your photos are beautiful. Were these also done with your new camera?

Reply
 

No Catherine...taken with the old one...still trying figure out all the bells / whistles on the new one...get the old one back in about a month

Thanks...Laterrrrrrrrrrr: RJ

Hey Marc,

Whatcha using for lighting these days? Really dig the colours coming out of those tank tour pictures. :)

Like Wow...

Understatement of a lifetime: "Nice tank"

those are great pictures but to really appreciate this tank it must be seen in person. You da man Marc!

Fudge
 

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...2/DSCN0102.jpg

SuperFudge [ Marc ] at work:grab:

Ok, lets push that pic right off the page. :redface:


http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals201.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals366.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals079.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals254.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals147.jpg

:D

Sigh. Man I wish I could do a system 1/10th as nice as yours. Awesome Marc, simply awesome. :cool:

Wow! That is just simply amazing!

Thats why when mark talks i listen.

Thank you guys,

I posted these few in the lets see them thread, but ill just put them here aswell for my journal.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals336.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals364.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...alshots057.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...shots049-1.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...alshots005.jpg

Ive been takin a few photo`s, so ill post some more today hopefully.

Heres a few more.



Bubble gum under actinics.


http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...shots028-1.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...shots019-2.jpg

A night time end view

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...shots029-1.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals345.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals334.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2...dcorals009.jpg

looking sweet buddy. i love looking at pics of your setup. corals are looking really good.

All great photos but I found this one just awesome!! So cool seeing all those fish pile in there for dinner :biggrin:

Great looking Pic's...Tank looks awsome:drinking:
Sorry about the pic...cleaning out folders...decided to stick in you Journal before I sent it to the trash bin

Very nice yellow tangs lol.... Your tank is amazing marc...

Hi Marc,
I live in the UK and just come a cross your tank on RC and followed it here.
Joined this forum after reading this thread from start to now, to say a couple of things.....

1. your tank is off the chart m8 totally stunning.
2. you are a DIY legend.
3. if my tank is a 10th as good as your I'll be well happy.

thanks for a great read

i just wanted to ask did everything go silky smooth with your tank when you built and cycled it and stuff? you already are a legend but if you got this huge tank tamed without issue you must be a fish whisperer hahahahaha. because im pretty sure most of us know that if something can go wrong with a reef it has a nasty habit of doing so hahha in my case anyway. and your tank and setup is amazing :)

Any new updates on your tank? Always interested to see what your latest project is.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:

I can't believe I never found this thread before... Truly amazing build.

I have heard that the system was sold.

yep unfortunately no longer up and running. Was a great tank unfortunate how things go sometimes

Just wanted to bring this one back to life. A build everyone needs to see.

props on bumping this thread, I hadnt come across it yet and wasted my whole morning at work reading through.

DIY Legend

Me, Jason and Chris got a chance to see this tank a long time ago, I remembered when the 4 of us was standing on the cat walk around the tank, pretty impressive for a board able to hold 4 big guys without even flexin....

This was the first largest and probably best diy tank ever made, also the skimmer was impressive, something you see in the Vancouver aquarium.... 4 dart for a skimmer that stands 5' tall is somewhat jaw dropping even in it's time....

Marc went through something like 2 buckets of salt a month and the electricity was somewhere around $150 a month on the tank alone....

WOW!!