just how dirty can you get?

[skirrbysgf]

well im posting under my girlfriends name.. but yeah a 7 day time period is fine

 

[kpk]

Well it's been week for me (in about an hour). Let's see your's skirrby, and everyone else's.

 

[kpk]

And the bucket.

 

[escape2thewater]

One week later......NASTY!!! Anyone hungry?
Kyle

 

[skirrby]

want home fri.. just took a shot of mine, lemme charge my digi cams battries a lil then ill post them

 

[skirrby]

and here is mine one week later

 

[murray bmf]

Here's mine after 6 days, I ttok my picture on the 16th of May.

 

[wester97]

You should tell us what kinda skimmer you have, so we can know the perfomance of each. Anyone use a skimmer made by the WON brothers?

 

[skirrby]

i have a aquaclear aquatics hang on 150 running on a cap 1800 pump

 

[murray bmf]

Euroreef ES-5 ( i think, it was the cheaper version I paid $228.00 for it)

 

[spmnarciso]

Originally posted by Bang Guy
DO DIY Skimmers count?
Skimmate
Bang...How long does it your skimmer to produce that much?

 

[skirrby]

ive thought about a euroreef. but ive got mine working very well now as you can see and it only cost me 40 bucks

 

[bang guy]

Originally posted by spmnarciso
Bang...How long does it your skimmer to produce that much?
That was about 3 days. The bucket will hold 2 weeks worth.

 

[spmnarciso]

Do you have a large fish load? Does it matter how old your setup is? Mine doesn't seem to produce that much at all. Maybe 50ml a week.

 

[bang guy]

I overfeed quite a bit to get the fish spawning.

 

[wester97]

skirby is this a pic of your skimmer? I've found them for about 65, although I'm not sure who makes it.

 

[skirrby]

close. but its the hang on model

 

[skirrby]

mine auctully looks like this

 

[kpk]

Wester, mine is the one you are talking about, but it is the 150 model not the 75. You can get the 150 models on ---- for about $105.00. Mine had a crack and I got it for $45.00 and fixed it. Works great and produces what you see in the pic, which is the cup, and about a gallon of nasty brown/green water a week or so. Have to watch the salinity though, it pulls out some salt too. It is made by sealife systems by the way. I like it.
Does anyone know if it hurts to pull out that much murky water or if it is good? It stay's foam for awhile then just water?

 

[wester97]

from what i've read - you may want to turn it down so that it takes longer for the foam to reach the collection cup and thus it will be staight up nastyness and less water.
I'm still debating on what kinda skimmer to get, I have a 30 gallon and I am pretty frugal. Anyone know anything about the skimmer made by WON?
Here is the pic