My diy nano cone skimmer

[spit.fire]

Skimmer sucked... Made a new revised version, way better but could still use improvement

[Slyguy00]

lol thats awesome tyler! very creative

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

A case of beer no wonder why it sucked
Last attempt looks good and in working condition I bet no beer was involved in the revised edition

[Slyguy00]

Originally Posted by eli@fijireefrock.com

A case of beer no wonder why it sucked
Last attempt looks good and in working condition I bet no beer was involved in the revised edition

[spit.fire]

haha ya, now i just have to make an adjustable mounting bracket and a new and improved airstone... good thing i have enough wood to make a few hundred of them or id have to go over my 3$ budget

[Reef Pilot]

Too much time on your hands?... lol.

[mike31154]

Beauty, but version 2 is no longer a cone!

I've been making my own wooden air diffusers for a while now, fiddly work but when I get it right, they're bomber, producing bubbles on all 4 sides. Store bought wooden diffusers that are drilled down the center only bubble on two sides. Have looked at ceramic air stones as well. The Boss Hog brand stones are a bit large but they're about the only non-wooden ones that produce sufficiently small bubbles to be effective in a skimmer. Interested in your attempt at making ceramic stone for version 1. What type of material did you use? Seems like that didn't work too well? Tell me more!

A few photos of my DIY hollow basswood diffusers.



First chunk of basswood I had was a narrow plank, so I first had to glue sections together to make large enough sides


Thickness of panels is important. Too thick & you need a monster air pump.


They last a very long time, I think I ran this one for almost a year.