我们喜欢精致的高性能蛋白质撇渣器as much, if not more than, the next guy. But we’ve never lost that love for the simple air driven protein skimmers which can be easily assembled from everyday items (for an aquarist).
Now that medication period is completed for the黑色幻影裙角in their隔离坦克,是时候使用此简单的撇渣器升级设置来帮助长期维护。自从我们做了一个多年以来,已经有六年多了clone of the Mame Nano Skimmer作为“ 1美元DIY撇渣器”挑战的一部分。本周,我们通过几乎相同的设计重新审视了该概念,但使用了新材料玻璃。
蛋白质撇油器的身体由玻璃瓶制成,该玻璃瓶是为其长锥形的圆锥形颈部选择的。从杂货店挑选一瓶很容易glass bottle cutter。切断底部后,将边缘打磨以降低清晰度,而建造该撇渣器的工作的90%已经完成。
使用两个强磁铁固定在玻璃上的身体,使其简单地抬高或降低整个组件,以达到所需的高度相对于水箱的水位。同时,一个牢固的肘部塞入瓶子的开口处,并连接到将弹丸从水箱出来的管子上。
强壮而经典的Tetra luft泵为大型木制气管和生产的空气和水云提供动力,就像中型针头脱水一样多。即使在大量水改变了非常基本的空气驱动的撇渣器后不久,仅在两天后运行,也从水箱中拉出了可观的浮渣。
最重要的是,这种DIY撇渣器设计具有自动关闭功能,因为随着排水管的末端被浸没,它会产生反向压力,从而防止了撇渣器进一步或溢出。
Although I used a glass bottle in this project there’s no reason any number of plastic bottles won’t work in this same configuration. It really doesn’t take much to skim off the ‘heavy’ proteins that account for most of the nutrient build up in a reef tank, but it takes a lot more sophistication and skimming power to chase after the medium and light proteins. I for one still jump at the chance to assemble a DIY skimmer when the opportunity arises and now that you know how simple and easy it can be, hopefully some of you will try this out too.