mini beckett or needlewheel skimmer

[hobogato]

well, i was testing out a new idea for air injection, so i built a little skimmer. the new idea didnt work, but i converted the little skimmer into a beckett just to see what would happen. what i ended up with was a beckett skimmer that has a 8" X 9" footprint (not counting the drain) and is only 25" tall. probably good for a tank under 100gal. it could also be used with a needle wheel pump instead of a beckett for about the same size tank. looks a little rough, because i just used some scraps, and the water test is with a rio 1100 - nowhere near the pump needed to get the right bubbles from a beckett injector.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/minibeckett.jpg

[JeremyGlen]

Nice. So when are you going to starting making stuff like this for a living?

[hobogato]

i do make and sell stuff, just cant afford to do it full time, and i love teaching.;)

[hobogato]

ok - now testing with a mag9.5 (thanks jose) that is more than enough pump - i have the output of the pump cut back considerably. it would probably work with a mag7. overall height is now down to about 23".

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/minibeckettest2.jpg

this is what it has produced in about 2 hours. i have it skimming a little too wet right now. it is running on the 20 gal fuge of my 29 gal classroom setup.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c329/hobogato/minibeckettest2b.jpg

[cbianco]

I see skimate! :)

Looking good Ace!

Christopher