flowerseller February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 I built this new type of skimmer 21 years ago and still use it to this day. I copied it from a picture I saw in a new, at the time, magazine called Aquarium Frontiers. It was not even in production yet but the inventors had put a pic and interview in the magazine. It still ROCKS today on my 400g system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arking_mark February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 Brings back memories! I also had one of these built as well. It was 6 feet tall, loud as H-E-double hockey sticks, but unbeatable performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.fishnreef.com February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 Chip..didn't think you were even that old...must have built it when you were a baby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller February 4, 2016 Author Share February 4, 2016 Brings back memories! I also had one of these built as well. It was 6 feet tall, loud as H-E-double hockey sticks, but unbeatable performance. I built a "muffler" for mine. It is basically an expansion chamber inline attached to the air intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbyatv February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 Chip. That is so cool. Thanks for sharing old school. I used to have a smaller DIY version on my 30g. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 If you go to Marine Scene, they are still using their original (not cloned) ETS DD skimmers on the systems from 20 odd years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 I built this new type of skimmer 21 years ago and still use it to this day. I copied it from a picture I saw in a new, at the time, magazine called Aquarium Frontiers. It was not even in production yet but the inventors had put a pic and interview in the magazine. It still ROCKS today on my 400g system. If you go to Marine Scene, they are still using their original (not cloned) ETS DD skimmers on the systems from 20 odd years ago. This is all truly impressive. When something works, it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogurnda February 4, 2016 Share February 4, 2016 Dang, Chip, you must have been 4 or 5 years old at the time. Did you have an adult help you build it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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