My new Monster GEO Skimmer

[Mantis]

Here it is
16" diameter, 54 inches tall
Dart needle wheel pump

http://web.mac.com/bradblankenship/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/skimmer.jpg

[Mantis]

I'm gravity feeding about 450 gallons an hour through it.
I'm not using an additional air pump to force more air into the skimmer.
Whole thing is using a little more than 100 watts.

http://web.mac.com/bradblankenship/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/skimmerinstalled.jpg

http://web.mac.com/bradblankenship/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/nog.jpg

[spleify]

WOW!! Awesome skimmer!!
Lets see the tank that monster is running.

Spleify

[Mantis]

He produces a lot of waste

http://home.earthlink.net/~divers2/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/corytank.jpg

[FoothillCorals]

[QUOTE]<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13317616#post13317616 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Mantis
[B]He produces a lot of waste

I would think that skimmer would keep up with at least two children that size.:p

[Mantis]

Here's an up to date tank pic

http://web.mac.com/bradblankenship/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/Tank.jpg

[spleify]

Beautiful tank!!

Thanks for sharing.

Spleify

[buzzard one]

Great looking tank. Who was the builder?

[joeycadre]

wow

[manini333]

i want one

[gasman059]

NICE !

[tom obrecht]

more pics please! tank and skimmer look great!

[uhuru]

Wow! I'm local and would love to check out your tank sometime.

[JRaquatics]

Nice looking skimmer. Do you know the exact wattage and air pull. It looks to be pulling a good amount of air. What type of wheel and venturi is it utilizing? I really like the deeper bubble chamber George creates by extending it to the bottom of the box.

BTW Nice tank Mantis. Any other photos of the skimmer and tank to share with us?

[GSMguy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13319241#post13319241 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uhuru
Wow! I'm local and would love to check out your tank sometime.
+1

Amazing I remember seeing pictures of this tank empty a couple years ago wow amazing

[porthios]

would you mind explaining how you've hung your canopy? i'm looking to do something similar but i'm not sure how i'm going to be able to move it up (or out of the way) easily to get in the tank. feel free to just point me to a build thread if you have one.

[fote03]

Wow very clean setup!

[hahnmeister]

Nice looking skimmer, and I love the tank. I remember how you hid the tunzes in the overflow wall... very cool

[miwoodar]

Yes, more pics and discussion please!

[moondoggy4]

When you say new does that mean Geo just made it or did you buy it from someone else, second pre say. I ran a post wondering if Geo was building new skimmers again I also E-mail them and nothing. By the way great tank!!!!!

[JRaquatics]

That's a new skimmer. You can tell by the Dart with the Baldor motor. Strange that George didn't respond to your email. He is usually very active on answering questions via email. Your email may have been filtered out as spam. I would try again.

[Chrisrush]

Excellent. I've been waiting to see some updated pictures on this tank for a long time. That skimmer rocks (as does the tank).

Will you update your thread as well?

[Nuuze]

I like the floating canopy look. Nice tank as well, Mantis! :)

[Mantis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13317820#post13317820 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by buzzard one
Great looking tank. Who was the builder?

Aquarium Obsessed built the tank.
400 gallons with 4 Tunze 6200's built into the far side controlled by a single Wavebox controller.
I get about an 1.5" tall wave.

http://home.earthlink.net/~divers2/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/overflow1.jpg

[Mantis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13319273#post13319273 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by JRaquatics
Nice looking skimmer. Do you know the exact wattage and air pull. It looks to be pulling a good amount of air. What type of wheel and venturi is it utilizing? I really like the deeper bubble chamber George creates by extending it to the bottom of the box.

BTW Nice tank Mantis. Any other photos of the skimmer and tank to share with us?

I just have the standard needle wheel on my Dart. I don't know the exact numbers, just guessing.

http://web.mac.com/bradblankenship/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/Clam.jpg

[Mantis]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13319337#post13319337 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by porthios
would you mind explaining how you've hung your canopy? i'm looking to do something similar but i'm not sure how i'm going to be able to move it up (or out of the way) easily to get in the tank. feel free to just point me to a build thread if you have one.

The front side of the canopy is hanging from chains suspended from the ceiling, when I need to really get into the tank to adjust something the canopy rises up like a car hood and I move the hooks further up the chain. The back side of the canopy rests on this pillar and sits in a groove.

http://web.mac.com/bradblankenship/iWeb/Site/Photos_files/Tankbackside.jpg

[Tang Salad]

That thing is sweet!!! Great tank, too.

[Mantis]

Thanks, a lot of thought has gone into this setup.

[Brent Thomann]

couple more questions-

whats the tank dimensions
what are you doing for light.

I'm looking to set something similar up.