DIY Cone Skimmer Kit

AVAST Marine · Jul 25, 2010

FISH PROS said:
can we pre pay for these or do we need to wait till they are actually avaible

I have been flooded with PM's on this kit so preorder seems like a very good idea. We should have a order page up within an hour or so. I will post again when it is live.

Thanks for the interest everyone!

AVAST Marine · Jul 25, 2010

AVAST Marine Works - CS1 Cone Skimmer Kit - Product Details

mojo · Jul 25, 2010

Looks very good, if someone wanted to the tunze hydrofoamer 9410 would be a really nice pump for this skimmer too. A lot more money as well. THat is a great price on the sicce pumps too. And if someone has a pump laying around they can just buy the kit.

half tempted to buy one myself just to play with but I have no where to put it ! lol. Looks great. I am sure people will like this.

Mojo~

hwntunda · Jul 25, 2010

ordered mine!

AVAST Marine · Jul 25, 2010

Thank you Mojo.

Thank you Victor.

JR's Reef · Jul 25, 2010

Great price! Wish I had the need for one that size

Im just waiting on sumthing smaller as I need a good skimmer for a great price for my nano

AVAST Marine · Jul 26, 2010

We have been talking about doing a nano skimmer for a while, just never settled on a pump for it.

lurchw00t · Jul 26, 2010

So I assume this will need to be bonded together on a few pieces with some weld-on or other acrylic solvent?

AVAST Marine · Jul 26, 2010

lurchw00t said:
So I assume this will need to be bonded together on a few pieces with some weld-on or other acrylic solvent?

That is correct. We supply the solvent with the kit. Because of this we can only ship the kit by ground service so please don't pay the extra for priority (we just refund the difference when this happens), for international orders we ship the kit but cannot ship the solvent at this time.

versach000 · Aug 12, 2010

Anyone used this?
want see pics how it working

AVAST Marine · Aug 13, 2010

Kits are still in preorder land. The only ones using them are Justin and myself

The first orders are scheduled for shipment 1 week from today........

solitude127 · Aug 13, 2010

AVAST Marine said:
We have been talking about doing a nano skimmer for a while, just never settled on a pump for it.

I would love to see a nano skimmer. =)

mojo · Aug 13, 2010

could use a atman 2500 or the 1100 depending on size.

AVAST Marine · Aug 16, 2010

I wish it was physically a little bit smaller of a pump.

mojo said:
could use a atman 2500 or the 1100 depending on size.

AVAST Marine · Aug 16, 2010

Started packing the kits today for this Friday shipment.

Here is a picture of the modded volutes with the clear polished venturi we made specifically to match the pinwheel and skimmer body.

Nice smooth transition = very reliable pump.

ctenophore · Aug 17, 2010

Wow, looks like I have big time impeller detail tomorrow.

mfinn · Aug 17, 2010

Any plans on making a bigger diy cone skimmer?
Say in the 325gallon range?
And would you use a different pump?

ctenophore · Aug 18, 2010

mfinn said:
Any plans on making a bigger diy cone skimmer?
Say in the 325gallon range?
And would you use a different pump?

Hi mfinn,

The answer to all three questions is "Yes", but unfortunately I don't have any specifics yet. We're working on shipping the first round of cone kits on Friday. Once those are out and we get feedback on the kits we will start working on the larger size. I expect sometime later this fall, once we have a chance to evaluate larger pumps and design a venturi/volute if necessary.

Justin