DIY extreme...octopus style.

[glxtrix]

Well I did some more DIY'ing to my NW200....it's now a wanna be Octopus Extreme 200. Got the Sicce pump, and went to town. The internal cup that the bubble plate is on is a little too high...but it works great (thanks again Schris) The pumps is pulling roughly 38SCFH!! Not bad from the 22 I was getting from the stock pump with modded venturi. It's ugly as hell, but it's in a sump and made to collect poop, so I could care less about the cosmetics. I re did the mesh on the wheel because it was a shotty job from the company I bought it from. Anywho, here are some pics of the rebuild.

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[william1]

Thats a nice little DIY Id really like to see what it pulls out of the tank and compair it to before you did the new addition.

 

[glxtrix]

Yeah me too. Going to have to go through a break in phase I think...since all the new glue and acrylic...we'll see though.

 

[oz]

How long does it usually take a skimmer to break in? a week?

 

[FutureInterest]

That's awesome. Very nicely done.

 

[mojo]

Very cool! That internal bubble cup is even awesomer- whoever gave you that must be even awesomerer!

Serious- very nice!

 

[fraggel rock]

niiice!!!!!

 

[glxtrix]

Lol, thanks Chris....I noticed there was a typo and threw and S in front of your name....go ahead and fix that if you don't mind...please. Yeah it'll take about a week to break in....hopefully less though. I already had 1 causality to the new pump. I was looking at it and saw something flailing around inside the bubble trap....stupid peppermint shrimp. Oh well, "that'll learns em."

 

[skriz]

wow, those are some awesome acrylic skills...I didn't know you were so talented

 

[glxtrix]

Bah, pure garbage....you can only do so much with a dremel and a not so steady hand.

 

[skriz]

glxtrix;237991 wrote: ...and a not so steady hand.

too much time at home, huh? :yuk:

 

[glxtrix]

Sadly, yes...not having a job will do that to you :/

 

[purplegorilla]

Very nice, do you have a pic of it outside complete with the pump?

 

[flyingarmy]

Sweet job there Lee....I bet that will pull some evil poop out!

 

[sprayin70]

Awesome bro!!! Congrats.

 

[derek_s]

Super great idea. So are you just keeping a temporary tank right now?

 

[glxtrix]

Thanks guys. Sorry Trin, I don't. It looks very similar to the extremes however. I just have a different fitting connecting it to the skimmer body. It's all still hooked up to my large tank...No bites on it have gone through...which actually doesn't bother me at all, I love the tank and it's perfect...so I think I may take it off the sale block for now.

 

[glxtrix]

Here are some more pics...little better too. I was pleasantly surprised to see some throfty goodness in the neck this morning...looks like the break in period will be less than I thought

Full pic in sump:

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Pump connection - just a 3/4" slip to thread, screwed right into the out port on the pump:

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And some more bubbles....and a closer shot of my hole fixes from the recirc that was previously on:

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[FutureInterest]

Wow look at all those bubbles! It's like whole milk in there . These pumps kick ***.

 

[derek_s]

The sicce pumps are niiiice!