"Off the Reef" Skimmer

[Polkster13]

Introducing "The Beast" protien skimmer by "Off the Reef".

The main column is 32 inches high and the overall height is 50.5 inches. This is on a tank that has a capacity of 1200 gallons. Right now I am running it at just 500 gallons.

I am running the skimmer wet using a pump I purchased from Alex Wolf. Once I rewired the garage (pump kept tripping the breaker), the pump has run flawlessly.

Enjoy the pictures.

[NaCl_H2O]

WOWZER :o :o :o

[Polkster13]

For some reason it dropped my first picture, so I will try to load it again.

[Polkster13]

~pete~ da man.

So Pete, do I get a discount off my next skimmer for the 150 gallon tank for the free advertising? :innocent :P :roll :D

[jaded]

thats a great big, huge steaming bucket of crud!!! congratz

[NaCl_H2O]

From what I remember, the price of the skimmer cost probably ain't nothin compared to the mileage charge for delivery to your place ;)

[Polkster13]

That's just the first bucket. I have already emptied it once and have that much again. Of course I am curing over a 1000 pounds of live rock at the moment and will be adding another ton in the next couple of weeks.

[Brett Wilson]

You going to put all that in your 135? :-p

If you are selling some, please pm me :D

[Polkster13]

Steve,

Actually, I picked it up at the meeting at Alex's house, so there wasn't a delivery charge. :D

Brett,

No this LR is not going in my 135. It already has over 300 pounds of LR in in now.
I am a wholesale/distributer for cured live rock. Feel free to PM me for further details.

[::pete::]

Holy skimmate Batman .... :D

That looks awsome! Im glad you finally got it running ;)

As for a discount ... you sure do! ;)

Ill get you on delivery!!! :lol All kidding aside yuppers Ill take care of you.

[Polkster13]

Cool, so when can we get together to talk about the new skimmer for the 150 gallon frag tank? You wouldn't happen to be coming up this way this weekend, would you? ;)

[CD]

COOL, Frederick! :D
Glad to see you got "The Beast" up and running...Looks great! You should post a pic of the DIY "tide /wave flush" you created for the LR too...I thought it was NEAT!! ;)

LUK when you're ready to work on your plumbing project...?


Wendy

[jaded]

Fredrick, I'm still thinking I might have time to stop by on Sunday... I'll call you if I can

[BIGBIRD123]

I notice that it looks as though you have a rigged-up sump for the rock. If your interested, I have a 300g round fiberglass tank that I could take a pic of and maybe we could do some trading. It also has a lid. We used it when my dad had his hip surgery for a whirlpool. No chemicals used in the tank.

Steve

[scuba_steveo]

Just WOW, That's all. WOW!

[Polkster13]

I will post pictures of the tank and wave maker later this weekend. My pictures are on my computer at home and I am at work now.

The main tank is 12 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet deep that I built myself (with my wife's help). I have it about 1/3 full of water at the moment. I also have a kalc reactor from JimD that I will be plumbing into this system. I also have a 300 gallon stock tank I am using to hold LR that is committed to customers. I have three 55 gallon stock tanks I use in the cleaning process of the raw LR. I have a 150 gallon coral frag grown-out tank plus a seperate sump (from Joshua) and a seperate fuge that I will be working on getting plumbed together this weekend. I also have a 30 gallon and 18 gallon aquariums that I have not decided what I will use them for yet.

I am also rebuilding my pond's waterfall this weekend and will post pictures of it as well when it is done.

I am planning on hosting a meeting at my home sometime this summer so everyone will get a chance to see the facilities and the different systems I am running.