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[Dale]

Here are a few pics of my latest project, a 5G. water bottle skimmer.
A special thanks to Marc and Dale at The Hidden Reef for their brainstorming imput.


Cutting the bottle



bulkheads for the Sedra 9000 needlewheel recirculating pump



Connecting the pump. I couldn't find matching unions for those glued to the Sedra (It was off an existing skimmer) so I used 3/4" unions reducers and 1/2" pipe.



The skimmer return line



and the skimmer feed line



A view of the guts. The elbows direct the feeding flows in a circular motion.



Trimming the top down a bit



Siliconing the skimmer together. When I am completely satisfied with its performance I can seal it if neccisary with marine Goop



The skimmer return pipe



Cutting the lip off of the neck so 1 1/2" pipe will fit



Setting it in a 50G. sump for testing



Feeding the skimmer with a small pump



I mixed up some saltwater and then mixed in this from my 125 Coralife superskimmer (3 days of dry skimming)



This is what happened



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