Roidan's Quattro Skimmer

[roidan]

*pulls boss into a corner*

you know, i know

only those with dogs who are able to sit high atop their collection cups are enlightened to know it hor

it's called...skimming to the state of nirvana....lesser mortals who haven't skim till the state yet wun know it yet

sigh..blabbering nonsense again

[gaga]

after the main skimmer is done,

will be embarking on mini-projects on this skimmer's maintenance as to maintain a tall skimmer is no joke....

a skimmer's efficiency will decrease when the foam chamber or inner neck of the collection cup is covered with dirt and scum.

The objective is to prevent the build-up of these dirt and scum and thus delaying the need for frequent removal and cleaning of the skimmer collection cup.

examples of commercially available units are like the Deltec Self-cleaning head for their large multi-needlewheel skimmers

With the collection cup your size i think 3 months clean one time also not a problem

[roidan]

there is a drain as with all skimmer cups nowadays...so accumulation of the skimmate into the cup is usually not the problem nowadays...can just put the end of the drain hose into the biggest toyogo tub if go for holiday...hehe

next time do a new tank, really have to see the *fengshui* before deciding where to locate the tank....a backroom to hide all the equipment like AT does, also possibly near the toilet so that can drill a hole for the skimmate to dump straight to the toilet, somewhere so that i can plumb the cooling loop while keeping the chiller compressor out of the house using those commercial artica-type of compressors....

the *fengshui* of reefing

[gaga]

Yup i agree with you that having a fish room conceal behind the tank is wonderful. Saw many of the huge tank from R.C doing that, Sump & Refugium water volume are often larger than the main display due to the huge amount of space available. Unfortunately even with the $$$ most of us singaporeans do not have the luxury of having those kind of setup unless staying at landed property.

[roidan]

yeah lor....

well, they earn in USD, we earn in SGD...

per dollar already 1.67 times numerically larger....

but u look at those with huge reefs over there....spend thousands in electrical bills....they should consider building dedicated powerplants just for their own use

[typrobin]

With the collection cup your size i think 3 months clean one time also not a problem

but then again, with 4 becketts running and roidan's sadistic fish-feeding habits..i think must clean every 3days...

[roidan]

haha...yeah lor...

that's why now i slow down alot on feeding...

the fishes keep growing but the tank never grow

must sign them up for marie france bodyline...maybe myself too

with autocleaning devices that work from within the skimmer chamber itself....can say goodbye to cleaning skimmers from the inside liao

[roidan]

[roidan]

i just heard someone building a

3m by 1.4m by 0.6m tank with 50mm thick acrylic.....

full aquamedic setup....

agar $40K....

these are the real dragons and tigers. Most of us here are

small timers, small small timers

[typrobin]

i just heard someone building a

3m by 1.4m by 0.6m tank with 50mm thick acrylic.....

full aquamedic setup....

agar $40K....

these are the real dragons and tigers. Most of us here are

small timers, small small timers

fwah...$40k??

but 50mm acrylic is super thick, hope he dun see stars after viewing his tank...i hate to go underwater world, the thick glass makes me wanna puke...

3m?? that's very very BIG!!! bet it must be landed property...might as well build a swimming pool...

[roidan]

it is to partition between the swimming pool and the billiard room....

so the tank is in a way, below ground level, more or less like a basement tank between the basement billiard room and the swimming pool....

play billiard/pool, can see tank and swimming pool beyond it.....

swim swim, can see tank and billiard room behind it

really enjoy life sia

[typrobin]

it is to partition between the swimming pool and the billiard room....

so the tank is in a way, below ground level, more or less like a basement tank between the basement billiard room and the swimming pool....

play pool, can see tank and swimming pool beyond it.....

swim swim, can see tank and billiard room behind it 

really enjoy life sia 

OH MY GOD....

if its me, i will certainly have a pool side party every week...can play pocket-billard in pool room...HAHAHHAHA!!!!

getting off topic again..

waiting eagerly for sunday's 2nd take-off...

[RAV-65]

Bro, have read about skimmate on the riser of the colection cup affecting the performance of the skimmer.... Any actual reliable study on this? I cant understand how it would affect the performance... care to enlighten??

Vincent Ho

[roidan]

actually why you want to keep the inner walls clean is because you want the nutrient laden bubbles/foam to bring organics up and pour over into the collection cup..

if the inner walls start to accumulate dirt and scum, it acts as a physical barrier for the smooth migration of the nutrient laden bubbles/foam upwards to be collected...

the bubbles will burst prematurely upon hitting the dirt and scum inside the chamber instead of rising all the way to the top to be spilling over into the collection cup.

This in itself is a form of bottleneck effect also

[RAV-65]

actually why you want to keep the inner walls clean is because you want the nutrient laden bubbles/foam to bring organics up and pour over into the collection cup..

if the inner walls start to accumulate dirt and scum, it acts as a physical barrier for the smooth migration of the nutrient laden bubbles/foam upwards to be collected...

the bubbles will burst prematurely upon hitting the dirt and scum inside the chamber instead of rising all the way to the top to be spilling over into the collection cup.

This in itself is a form of bottleneck effect also

okie... make sense... seems like I gotta clean it more often...

[AlfaRomeo]

I believe the norm for cleaning a beckett colection cup is about once a week or once every 2 weeks? At least, dats what i do...

IF we lined the neck with teflon or sumthing like teflon which is super slippery, do you think the scum will still stick the the walls? Just curious.....

[RAV-65]

I believe the norm for cleaning a beckett colection cup is about once a week or once every 2 weeks? At least, dats what i do...

IF we lined the neck with teflon or sumthing like teflon which is super slippery, do you think the scum will still stick the the walls? Just curious.....

Too slippery, wait it doesn't foam!?!

BTW, is this

[typrobin]

Day -1 to 2nd test...

[typrobin]

D DAY!!!!

waiting for test results...

[gaga]

Looking forward to see the beast in action hopefully got some skimate shots today.

[typrobin]

seems like Roidan is very busy at the GURU's place...no news from him today...

still waiting eagerly..

[mUAr_cHEe]

still waiting.....

[Melvyn Tan]

skim too fast that the DOC vapourised !

[lvcap]

I also eagerly waiting for the pix..

marvelous skimmer to have...skim until pristine water liao..

[roidan]

haha..

not much photo updates today.....

drizzling, dun want to risk my camera getting corroded...lol

but the update is all the stuff are at my place already...

will set it up in a few days time...still need a few parts to really get this beast in motion.

did alot of *experiments today*