DIY Bubble king Mini

Jamestiah · Dec 29, 2011

Hi guys,

i spend some time to measure and draft out the bubble king mini in 3D, was thinking to make one improved version.
Can someone help me with the construction of the silencer? i just couldnt take the silencer apart.

James

revhtree · Dec 29, 2011

BUMP for some help!

redddogg69 · Dec 29, 2011

The silencer is filled with a filter floss type material.

Jamestiah · Dec 30, 2011

Meaning to fill the entire center of the silencer with filter floss? No other special construction in the silencer?
Maybe i will just try that.

Thanks

Troylee · Dec 30, 2011

You don't need no floss haha... Just put a pipe in the top and bottom...

Here is a clear one I made long ago... fwiw filter floss will restrict the air and make your pump run hotter and higher wattage..

Jamestiah · Dec 30, 2011

Oh, thanks for the input.
Things will be much easy this way.

aquafrags · Dec 30, 2011

Definitely no floss

Rogger Castells · Dec 30, 2011

You want to try to improve an already very nice design, I like that! I would try the following:

Add a riser ring on top of the perforated diffuser on top of the pump, my supermarine 300 has a cone riser that allows the bubbles to be guided closer to the neck and allows for a faster water flow with out producing micro bubbles. I think that the mini will benefit from this upgrade.
the second upgrade would be to adapt a gate valve mechanism to the outlet of the skimmer, the new deltec skimmers have it and it is sweet, this will give you a better way to adjust and fine tune the performance.

redddogg69 · Dec 30, 2011

The bubble king silencer I opened up a few years ago was set up like that.

Jamestiah said:
Meaning to fill the entire center of the silencer with filter floss? No other special construction in the silencer?
Maybe i will just try that.

Thanks

Jamestiah · Dec 31, 2011

Rogger Castells said:
You want to try to improve an already very nice design, I like that! I would try the following:

Add a riser ring on top of the perforated diffuser on top of the pump, my supermarine 300 has a cone riser that allows the bubbles to be guided closer to the neck and allows for a faster water flow with out producing micro bubbles. I think that the mini will benefit from this upgrade.
the second upgrade would be to adapt a gate valve mechanism to the outlet of the skimmer, the new deltec skimmers have it and it is sweet, this will give you a better way to adjust and fine tune the performance.

Yeah, added a short cone riser.
As for the gate valve, it will be optional because the mini already have the neck which can adjust the skimmer' outlet.