SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 10, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 10, 2004 hi, many thanks to Cookie for being able to deliver this beckett well ahead of time especially when my tank was without any skimmer since the weekend after some maintenance, kinda lazy to put back everything after all the hard work. anyway here it goes ..... pic 1 was taken after all installation work was completed. and must express gratitue to Cookie for great patience and neat work done. it was taken at about 2300 hrs yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 10, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 10, 2004 pic 2 was taken just before 000 hrs, still needed some fine tuning for the flow adjustment etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 10, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 10, 2004 pic 3 was taken at 1300 hrs today just after work .... will post more pic later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member chinmo Posted November 10, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 10, 2004 What's a beckett? skimmer? what it do? pls enlighten..... me kinda like Mountain Tortise! Quote I gotta feeling..Woo...hoo....That tonight's gonna be a good night.....That tonight's gonna be a good, good night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member typrobin Posted November 10, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 10, 2004 the reaction chamber seems short,compared to the bottom box... Quote MY OLD 3ft!! My Latest Plan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huiwen Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Saw the skimmer in action next to L35 lfs in pasir ris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 can see brownish skimmate after hours ah...? I think break in liao, the skimming comes faster.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2004 Day 3 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2004 on closer look .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2004 Took this down this morning .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2004 close-up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2004 can see brownish skimmate after hours ah...?I think break in liao, the skimming comes faster.. ya i think break in liao ... very happy with its performance so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 very solid skimmate!!! Seems like you have a very very good skimmer there. What pump are you using to drive it? md55? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 very solid skimmate!!! Seems like you have a very very good skimmer there. What pump are you using to drive it? md55? i believe he is using a Resun MD40. Awesome skimmate considering the pump he is using. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlue Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 gosh.......I'm also running a md40..... but a smaller skimmer and with a low bioload tank....so dun get such crazy skimmates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 13, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2004 very solid skimmate!!! Seems like you have a very very good skimmer there. What pump are you using to drive it? md55? running on a md40 .... lucky a kind reefer PM me on a good deal from a LFS .... honestly, was kinda sceptical about getting a resun and called up the Iwaki (S) to find out the iwaki MD40R ... was quoted $525!!!! madness .... anyway, bought a resun at less than 1/5 of the price, kinda quiet so far and not too hot, can safely place my palm on it without any problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member typrobin Posted November 13, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 13, 2004 whao...md55?? must be some kind of special design that CM has up his sleeves.. Quote MY OLD 3ft!! My Latest Plan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightningstrike Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 whao...md55?? must be some kind of special design that CM has up his sleeves.. bro, triggerfish is using resun MD 40 to run the beckett la. Quote Austin the Westie: "I may be your best friend, but you are my everything". Lightning Strike's Back!!! Reefkeeping Is Not My Hobby, It's My Obsession. Austin's Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Cookiemunster Posted November 16, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted November 16, 2004 the reaction chamber seems short,compared to the bottom box... Thanks triggerfish for the nice review. I've been offline these few weeks due to heavy workload. I apologise if anyone pmed me and did not get any reply. I'm not able to build as fast as the other DIYers here as I am quite busy with my own work. Typrobin bro, the base was designed to be this big. However believe me, its not a short or small unit. This beckett is really big. Cylinder is 8inch. I had to design with a balance to using smaller pumps such as md40 and yet be able to take power pumps like the md 70 when upgraded. Hence the outlet I'm using is a 1.5inch Spears gate valve too. Frankly speaking I was never a believer in beckett. I still prefer the energy efficient needlewheels. But when you see skimmate from a beckect, its hard not to be a convert. Triggerfish the skimmate from the beckett powered just by a md 40 is quite impressive. Even if I say so myself. hehehe. But when you wish to upgrade in future, you will find the md 55 giving at least 3 times more skimmate and much much darker too. You can take a look at the skimmate at Pacific Aquatic shop hooked to their display tank at pasir ris L32D. They are using md55. Once again thanks for the review. Quote My Humble 4ft tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member triggerfish Posted November 16, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted November 16, 2004 Triggerfish the skimmate from the beckett powered just by a md 40 is quite impressive. Even if I say so myself. hehehe. dun mention it cookie..... and yes, heard you saying that you were impressed with the performance of the md40 instead of 55 on that night when u came over with your friend to install. anyway, been working for a week liao and all seems fine! thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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