Skimmer Questions!
 

Were is the best place to buy a Beckett Nozzle....I am building a beckett skimmer but don't know were to find a beckett nozzle.....Also How much do they run for approx?

Canadian Tire has them for 14.99

The crappy tire one is a knock-off of the Beckett foaming fountain nozzle I believe. The OD dimensions are the same on the ends yet there is a slightly smaller ID on the inlet end. Just tried one on a Little Giant-4 and it works very well IMO. Maybe the Beckett version will hit the shelves at Rona or HD this month, maybe.

My understanding is the Beckett line of pond foamer has been discontinued, so we're not likely to see them back. The knock offs should do a fine job though...

sounds good!!Thank you very much!

try this......

http://barraquatic.com/access.php

I think you can get a beckett with a pre-built PVC housing on ebay.

What is the size of the opening needed for a beckett to sit in??

i.e how tall is it without measureing the two ends where it gets attached if that makes any sense!!

Try this :cool:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...34#post1030034

I couldn't find the measurements that I needed in any of that!!!

Here this is the measurment I am looking for can someone help!!!


http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...407beckett.jpg

e-mail the pic and your question to Barr aquatics I bet he will help you....hes good that way

I guess I will have to do that....why doesn't my pic show up???

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...407beckett.jpg

copy the link only to .jpg nothing after it

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...407beckett.jpg

There thats better thanks....Now thats the measurment i need!!!!

that is the CT beckett isn't it?

That beckett is the one from Canadian tire....I got the measurement I was looling for and now have built my beckett housing!!!

Here are a couple of pics of mine...if it helps you at all...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...r/MVC-009B.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...r/MVC-003B.jpg

How do you measure the capacity that a skimmer is good for????

Hello,

Have you considered using a Mazzei? They have better availability and engineering data available. Also you can get them in the sizes you want.

Here is a link to the Mazzei performance curves on different pumps:
http://www.canreef.com/library/mazzeipumps.php

Titus

Can you suggest a web page that will show me how to make one!!

Mazzie injectors supposedly perform quite well, but the larger ones are costly.

Titus makes some pretty sweet mazzie skimmers. You can see them on a link on the left there.

I just want a DIY Mazzei Injector I say one once but I can't find it anymore


hey harvey do you know how to calculate what size a tank I can use my skimmer on??

I'm not 100% sure how skimmer ratings are calculated to be honest :redface:

The only method I know of is to calculate the skimmers GPH rating:
4 turnovers per hour x tanks capacity in gallons = GPH rating. How they go from this rating to actual gallons in the tank, I'm not too sure. I guess if you knew the GPH rating of your pump you could solve for the tank capacity, but I'm not sure if it is as simple as that (but that's what I do).

My main chamber of my skimmer is 20" and is made of 6" PVC and I am using a Quiet One Pump Rated at approx 1100 GPH!!