Todd's ~ 320 Gallon System- A New Biginning?

Awesome as always!

 

Got this Beast fired up!

The pump said it was a 3000 model, 3K L/hr.
Has a real nice pin wheel. If if goes out, I'll upgrade- now quit blowing the wind out of my sails!

I had to ger a suitable container for my new skimmers footprint. Wow, this thing is huge!

I measured, did it agian, and modified the rubbermaid tub to suit my new skimmers needs.
I still used the same spacer plastic box underneath- this gives the skimmer the right water line heigth while maximizing the overall sump volume.

This is where my skimmer sat- until today:


This is most of the ourflow to keep the skimmer water height constant:


Here's the beast in it's new digs in the sump:


A FSS:


I've always heard of certain skimmers referred to as a 'Beast'- I think this on falls into that caregory.

 

Got this Beast fired up!

The pump said it was a 3000 model, 3K L/hr.
Has a real nice pin wheel. If if goes out, I'll upgrade- now quit blowing the wind out of my sails!

I had to ger a suitable container for my new skimmers footprint. Wow, this thing is huge!

I measured, did it agian, and modified the rubbermaid tub to suit my new skimmers needs.
I still used the same spacer plastic box underneath- this gives the skimmer the right water line heigth while maximizing the overall sump volume.

This is where my skimmer sat- until today:


This is most of the ourflow to keep the skimmer water height constant:


Here's the beast in it's new digs in the sump:


A FSS:


I've always heard of certain skimmers referred to as a 'Beast'- I think this on falls into that caregory.

 

Well, I'm super stoked about this upgrade.

As far as size and capacity, what I had was almost adequate and pulled good thick skim daily,
I think this one will far surpass and keep DOC's to the lowest possible level.

 

congrats on the new skimmer Todd! I've been thinking I may need to look into a new skimmer myself - our friend's built into sump skimmer I think may not be cutting it - any suggestions on a good site to look for a new skimmer at a decent price?

 

Yes, the SCA brand of skimmers- is what I was using until this volume/skimmer upgrade.

 

Just a few updated 1/3rd tank shots and a FTS

 

It's funny, when I look over at my DT as I type this,
those pics from this morning are so much darker than what I'm actually seeing.

I guess the IPhone 4 isn't known as the best quality maybe?
I don't bother editing at all, just shoot and upload- I should be less lazy.

 

awesome.....

 

As always an awesome job. I have the same skimmer it's a beast. I have also finally experienced my first club meeting it was awesome.