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Hey guys,
So I finally have all my parts that I need to build my protein skimmer. I didn’t want to spend the money on a reef glass or mame so here I am. My goal was to spend around $20. It was hard finding an affordable circular tube to house my wood stone. So I found a 1” OD square tube which was actually perfect because the air stone is square.
I wanted to start a thread to walk you through my build process. Below are the pieces I have so far. Note that I had to buy some items in multiples (marked with *) but the prices shown below are the costs for the individual part.
I’m doing my weekly water change tomorrow and plan on fabricating this and installing it at the same time. I will keep you guys updated!
1- square 1” OD tube - $12
*1- Air elbow - $.05
1- Adjustable air flow regulator - $.$25
*1 - Square end cap - $.80
*1 - limewood air diffuser - $4.50
3' air line - $2
Total: $19.60
So I finally have all my parts that I need to build my protein skimmer. I didn’t want to spend the money on a reef glass or mame so here I am. My goal was to spend around $20. It was hard finding an affordable circular tube to house my wood stone. So I found a 1” OD square tube which was actually perfect because the air stone is square.
I wanted to start a thread to walk you through my build process. Below are the pieces I have so far. Note that I had to buy some items in multiples (marked with *) but the prices shown below are the costs for the individual part.
I’m doing my weekly water change tomorrow and plan on fabricating this and installing it at the same time. I will keep you guys updated!
1- square 1” OD tube - $12
*1- Air elbow - $.05
1- Adjustable air flow regulator - $.$25
*1 - Square end cap - $.80
*1 - limewood air diffuser - $4.50
3' air line - $2
Total: $19.60