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new skimmer

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rarelyseriousb
, 03-21-2010 at 08:32 PM (1907 Views)
man I am happy with my new skimmer. here are a tone of pics of the unboxing and the Diy stand.
















This is the stand I built. I wanted something nice and stable. easy to clean and cheap. I also was excited to get the skimmer running but did not want to wait for acrylic or pvc cement to dry so I came up with this. let me know if you have any questions.




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  1. melev's Avatar
    Looks great. What amount of water is the Extreme 160 rated for? How did you keep the legs attached to the acrylic?
  2. rarelyseriousb's Avatar
    I was told 150 heavy stocked. My tank is not evev close to heavy and it pulls some serious sludge.
  3. rarelyseriousb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by melev
    How did you keep the legs attached to the acrylic?
    The legs are pvc with caps. I did not have enough acrylic lying around so I used glass. I cut slots thru the caps (with the pipe instaled) about 2/3 thru. Then I inserted the corners of the glass into the slots. I did not want to use glue because I did not want to wait for it to dry. It was not needed. To atach the glass and pvc beter I drilled and taped the caps so I could lock it down for with a nylon bolt. I cut thru the cap and pipe so the pressure from the bolt does not separate the pipe and the cap. all the pvc was 1.5 inches. any questions?
  4. melev's Avatar
    That was really well thought out. I like it! Is the glass 1/4" thick, and better yet tempered?
  5. rarelyseriousb's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by melev
    That was really well thought out. I like it! Is the glass 1/4" thick, and better yet tempered?
    Thanks. I appreciate that coming from you. Yes the glass is 1/4" but it is not tempered. It is fine with the weight.