Water bottle skimmer

update

Its been going since the 3rd and its okay...
I guess since the initial start up, the skimmate production has gone down due to the removal of the built up nutrients from the time without a skimmer.
The bak pak I have is superior, altough in each weight class the bottle is very impressive.

Today (12/8), I hardly got any skimmate. I Think it is because of the fallen water level in the tank. I can only place the skimmer so low because of the airline drain in the collection cup. (poor design on my part.)

I think you guys should try this too, if you have a air pump and a wooden stone you can do it. Please report your findings!

BTW I dont have a camera to do pics on the computer with.
 
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mysis said:
wrong, i alread registered on rc and the activation took me 5 mins to recieve it.
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The 5 day activation is until you can post, you will get an email.
 
well ive tryed every desighn i can think of..(co- current, counter-current,etc..) i cant seem to get a good foam going. i have one more idea ill try and ill let you know how it goes, but so far im 0 for 3 trys, im thinkin ill just spend the 100 n sumthin bucks for a real one, tho i dont understand why it wont work, as i have Fenners book and have copied the desighns of some skimmers in there,(hang on back, etc) and it just wont foam...i really dont know why....i mean it looks the same and works on the same principle, but just wont foam....ill try one more n if it dont work...off to the lfs i go......
 
Give it a while to foam, the oils in your hands stop foam production, so after a certian amount of time the foam will start. Also, make sure the foam doesn't have to travel too high to get to the collection cup.

Also, what kind of bottle do you have? Make sure the neck slopes up.
 
well ive pretty much given up for now........still wont foam. what parts EXACTLY are you using?? and how put together...go into great detail. you need to get a camera so you can post a pic!!!! can you borrow one? id really like to know how you got it to work!! :cool:
 
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