pics of new Geo skimmer

[windgod]

here it is during some of the contruction
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66400Dscf0009resize.jpg



a close up of 1 of the 4 needwheels
note the quick connects on the airlines


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66400Dscf0007resize.jpg

a close up of the inlet(top) and also note the drain for maintanance purpouses

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66400Dscf0008resize.jpg

a close up of the removable bottom, nice touch for maintanance once again

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66400geoskimmer001.jpg

and here it is being tested

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[s13silvia]

looks sweet, what are the dimensions on it?

[windgod]

30 tall and 12 in in diameter

[jdg]

Very cool! What pumps are driving it?

[RamPuppy]

daddy like!

[Ludwigia73]

nicely done!

[windgod]

I am not sure on the pumps Geo just startted using them on his skimmers but as you can see they perform quite well

[dendronepthya]

Very nice.

[jdg]

Originally posted by windgod
I am not sure on the pumps Geo just startted using them on his skimmers but as you can see they perform quite well

How long did it take for it to 'break in' ... ? This looks like one of those new recirculating designs -- do they really work that much better?

[mm949]

looks like it could make BEER!

[niko5]

What size is the Union? And what size is the neck going up?

[kozmo02]

that's awesome. the removable bottom is such a cool idea. you can get in there and clean it all out. Geo makes some quality stuff, that skimmer looks great.

[jdg]

Actually, the more I look at it, it looks like a Deltec. ;)

[Eel-byte]

What did that puppy cost?!

[OCDP]

yeah how much? lol.. that thing looks like a beast when you have the bottle there to compare it to. looks good :thumbsup:

[RGibson]

The removable bottom is not something that i would want on a skimmer it would be just a matter of time before you would have a leak.

[windgod]

I will let geo answer about the price but I am sure that the jig is still setup fellas, and I hate to think that it will spring a leak, but I would rather be able to clean my skimmer instead of worring about that.....

[RGibson]

Distilled white vinegar will clean a skimmer with very little work.No need to have a removable bottom .

[RGibson]

If you need a price on the skimmer you can Geo at 1-614-2078007

[mhurley]

Ok...that makes even me jealous of my 8" wide and 48" tall Geo.

What size tank are you going to run that on?

Love that removable bottom!

[windgod]

do you own a fine product from the Geo Mr RGibson???

[niko5]

I dont see any reason why the bottom would have a leak if its got a gasket in it it would be a longggggggggggg time before the gasket would fail for no reason

[jdg]

Ya I agree; I like the removable bottom ... seems like easier access to get in there and clean the nasties. :)

[RGibson]

Windgod i do own a fine product from geo chech my gallery for a very large collection cup.But the removable bottom is still a bad idea on a skimmer and in time it will leak. RGibson 30 years playing with water.

[RGibson]

Windgod do you know why the collection cup in the first pic is different than the one on the skimmer being tested?

[windgod]

yes RGibson when Geo tested it he used a cup from a different skimmer so he would not get mine dirty, now that is customer service.

[RGibson]

Thank you

[windgod]

I just got done unpacking the rest of the skimmer today, as far as the bottom is concerned I really don’t see a problem the bolts are 1- ½ inches apart with a 1/8 or larger gasket and it looks like a groove has been machined into it, the acrylic is at least 3/8 inch thick on the bottom as well as the walls of the cylinders.

I know when I had my ETS skimmer the water was always past the gasket area and never leaked out as all the kalkreactors and calcium reactors that I have had in the past.

In my experience it would have to warp and acrylic being a very stable material I don’t see this happening although GEO makes a pretty "hot" skimmer(ha-ha)

I will take a few more pics this afternoon to show you all the bottom, but as far as RCgibson is saying from an engineering point of view it is probably 1 more thing to go wrong but from a maintenance point of view it will be properly maintained due to the fact that maintenance has become more ergonomic and easier to perform , not to mention well thought out planning on the drawing board(GEO) before the construction took place

[sixxer]

I apologize if someone already asked this, but what size tank are you hooking this monster up too?

[RGibson]

Windgod Geo should have put a flange top with the union very easy to take apart and no hole in the bottom of the skimmer.

[RGibson]

Windgod George is a very good builder of skimmers and calcium reactors. The calcium reactors are some of the best there is and i have one of them.I just do not think that a skimmer with a hole in the bottom is a good idea.Have a good day

[windgod]

Sixxer, it will be hooked up to the following
240 gallon display tank
125 gallon refugium
100 gallon growout tank that will divided to house clams
and a 95 gallon sump I really dont know the capacity it will skim but I am sure I will have no problem with this one.

[TiledZ]

someguy's like to see cars... other like womens and mabe 0.05% like to see skimmer picture ;)

[Lunchbucket]

windgod - SWEET buddy...get pics of the skimmer already!

dang you aren't too far might have to make a 2hr trip to come see you sometime soon sounds like you are gonna have a MONSTER set up.

what size sedras are those? 5000's??

later
Lunchbucket

[jdg]

Lunchbucket,

Let me know when you plan to head out there ... I'll go with you.

I'll hold him, you grab the skimmer and run! :lol:

[windgod]

Thanks Lunchbucket I will let you know when I am ready to set it up, here are a few pics of the final product without the pumps and as for the pumps they are a needwheel pump I dont know the brand name but they say"gx-2400" on the and they are rated for 2400 l/h.

I have also enclosed some photos of the test GEO performed
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66400PICT0045.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66400geoskimmer009.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/66400geoskimmer001.jpg

once again thanks

[ravenmore]

Looks nice - nice to see someone doing a recirculating design. DAAS used to make some a while back. They were very expensive. The one we had leaked, but boy oh boy could it skim.

I also did a DIY skimmer with a recirculating design. I bought an old oceanic 6 skimmer for $20 and plumbed a couple of maxi-jet into the body in a recirculating design. It worked well enough but would have been better with needle wheel pumps. It also looked like crap. ;)

[windgod]

did the DAAS have the flange on the bottom? and was that why it leaked?

[ravenmore]

no - no flange. We had it on a live rock vat at an lfs I worked at. It leaked around one of the fittings at the top. Just a little, and since it was in the vat we didn't worry about it. But the skimmate it produced was like nothing I've ever seen....almost a viscous mud.

[ravenmore]

I think another difference in the DAAS design was that each of the recirculating pumps had a venturi on it. That was one of the things I struggled with when I designed mine - whether or not to put the venturi on the recirculating pumps or just on the feed pump....

[atreis]

GX-2400 .... Doing a quick google search, it's either an Audiovox 2.4GHz cordless phone, or a GenX water pump. :-)

[Lincutis]

Yo Wind...that skimmer rocks..hats off to George.

[RGibson]

What kind of pump did George tell to used on the skimmer?

[windgod]

he really didnt say but I was going to run maybe 200-300 gph through it, in series with the return pump.

[RGibson]

The skimmer would be better if it had its on pump. You need to fine out from George the flow rate of the pumps that he used for the skimmer.The flow you will used will 4 times that amount do not go over this . I thank George said 400 gal per hour but that was some time ago you will need to ask him.

[jdg]

I wonder if a recirculating beckett design is feasible ...

[CyanoMagnet]

Originally posted by mm949
looks like it could make BEER!

HAHAHA.:lol: :lol:

[RGibson]

Yes a recirculating beckett design can be done.I have work on it but i need to more with it.

[Treg]

Damn. I wanted to go down to George's house and steal that before he shipped it out. Looks like I'm to late! :p

Sweet Skimmer Windgod.

I love the flanging but would rather see it at the top of the chamber (where the gunk is).

[jdg]

Originally posted by RGibson
Yes a recirculating beckett design can be done.I have work on it but i need to more with it.

Interesting ... let me know how it pans out, I'd be interested to know. ;)

[Lunchbucket]

he really didnt say but I was going to run maybe 200-300 gph through it, in series with the return pump

sounds right. i run about 200max through mine..i believe that is what most recirc skimmers (deltec etc) are running

recirc becketts are done. and some even do a recirc becket AND a recirc sedra

Lunchbucket

[windgod]

Geo just pm'ed me and said that it was tetsed with a mag-7 and he recomended 500 gph

[Lunchbucket]

hmm cool

Lunchbucket

[arjay96]

Windgod, how's the skimmers performance? Any new pictures yet. Oh by the way, that skimmer looks great!

arjay96

[wormdog99]

Awesome skimmer. Very nicely designed and built.

[wormdog99]

Is the venturi portion on the pump intake just a barbed piece screwed into the side of the elbow?

Matt

[onefin]

Nice skimmer, bet it works good!

[bond007069]

any updated skimmer shots?