Now this is a skimmer!

Paul_N · May 27, 2010

You would have to build an addition on your house for one of these:

Massive Reef Octopus Skimmer Pulls 10,000 lph | glassbox-design.com

TopNotchCorals · May 27, 2010

I think we should have all the tanks from here in NorCal just get plumbed into that BEAST!

mojo · May 27, 2010

that is for the oil spill cleanup. BP has that one paid for already

Paul_N · May 27, 2010

mojo said:
that is for the oil spill cleanup. BP has that one paid for already

:hammer: That just might work. That would be a sight sticking out of the ocean on giant egg crate platform.

mojo, I think this should be your next DIY skimmer build...

oh:

soccerbag · May 27, 2010

Boy, I would hate to have to clean that thing. Just the body alone...and then all those pumps? Geez...

It is pretty bad#@% though!

luke33 · May 28, 2010

I've been testing that out on my 125g for a few weeks. Its pulling ok skimmate so far. I throw my dog in there for bath's once a week to, works pretty well.

Seriously, that is SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet there's no one that could even use that who is a member here.

soccerbag · May 28, 2010

luke33 said:
I've been testing that out on my 125g for a few weeks. Its pulling ok skimmate so far. I throw my dog in there for bath's once a week to, works pretty well.

lol....good one....I think this thing would pull the scales off your fish in a 125g!!

ficklefins · May 28, 2010

With all the buzz around cloud computing, I feel like this thing would be a good basis for designing a good cloud skimming design. Neighborhood reefers tap into a monster skimmer!

fizhfly · May 28, 2010

i could use it on my system !!
[video=youtube;1t1IimNHecI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t1IimNHecI[/video]
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waxy · May 28, 2010

Definitely not fun to clean up at all.

BlazinNano · May 28, 2010

I need it for my 28 gallon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you over skim?
It would add like 200 gallons to my system.

Urban Reef · May 28, 2010

mojo said:
that is for the oil spill cleanup. BP has that one paid for already

HAHAHA :bigsmile: that was good!

ksed · May 31, 2010

6 pumps for 10,000L/H air. That is not alot of air per pump though.

TANKSALOT · May 31, 2010

I guess it would double my water volume :wink:

Aquascaper · Jun 1, 2010

and I thought This was Dave's big one....

TANKSALOT · Jun 1, 2010

Or it could have been this one :bigsmile:

beaslbob · Jun 1, 2010

our club a few years back got a behind the scenes tour of the tennessee aquarium. Their skimmers were much taller than that skimmer.

But perhaps a slightly less diameter.

my .02

luke33 · Jun 1, 2010

ksed said:
6 pumps for 10,000L/H air. That is not alot of air per pump though.

True, but it takes a strong pump to be able to handle that much backpressure! That body is HUGE!

Triggerman77 · Jun 1, 2010

That is a sick skimmer !! I could plumb it into all my systems. I have approx 640g of salt water in my house

TANKSALOT · Jun 1, 2010

beaslbob said:
our club a few years back got a behind the scenes tour of the tennessee aquarium. Their skimmers were much taller than that skimmer.

But perhaps a slightly less diameter.

my .02

I know what you mean. Our club did a behind the scenes at ORA, the Brevard Zoo and then we joined the ORCA Club (Orlando Reef Caretakers Association) for a behind the scene tour of Sea World Orlando.
Got to see some very interesting equipment.
And also noted that the Zoo & Sea World both used Reef Crystals Salt.

TANKSALOT
aka - Steve