New to reefing and have a question

[jgruvey]

I was gifted a Vertex Alpha 200 skimmer for the 220 gallon build I'm putting together but I can't find an anti-vibration kit for it anywhere. I'm missing the red PVC piece, I can find the silicone but I'm hopeful someone knows where I could find it? I've tried going to some plumbing and fish shops just to see if I could get a piece of PVC that would work, I've looked into 3d printing it but have heard that the materials wouldn't hold up well since it's going to be in contact with water regularly. I'm running out of ideas lol.

 

[Peace River]

Congratulations on the new skimmer! If standard PVC doesn't fit then you may also want to check out metric sized PVC. Good luck!

 

[jwilliams860]

Does the top of it say Royal Exclusiv?

These original Vertex Alpha line of skimmers were built by Royal Exclusiv out of Germany. You could reach out to them or @slief can possibly help your source the piece, it is more than likely a metric size pipe

 

[jgruvey]

It doesn't say Royal Exclusiv. I already reached out to them and they want $100 for a 3 inch pvc pipe lol. The problem is it's 2.5 inches long 32 mm wide and it descends to 30.5 mm wide into the skimmer. I asked about 3D printing and was told since it will be in direct contact with water that's not a good idea.

 

[Super Fly]

would any of these work?

Metric to Standard PVC Adapters

Easily adapts Metric PVC fittings commonly found on Reef Octopus and other Metric based products to US Standard PVC Pipe. The Metric label side is a spigot fitting and will insert into any female Metric slip fitting to accept standard PVC pipe.

www.bulkreefsupply.com