Skimmers / live chats

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

HOT-1 are nice, but they are expensive. Another alternative is a Bakpak. They are not as expensive, but then...they are not as good.

The key thing to note is big skimmers does not guarantee success. It just means that your chances of success are higher and your tank can tolerate some mistakes.

Skimmers are just a big water column with tiny air bubbles...so it is a pretty easy device to build yourself. I built mine with PVC. It's not clear and fancy like acrylic, but it works. Darren has posted instruction in the DIY channel on how to build yourself a PM HOT-1 clone with acrylic -- these instructions can be easily adapted for PVC.

- Victor.