Austinvines Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 So I took advantage of the ER skimmer sale on marine depot and bought the cs-80 for my 75g. The sump that Ace made me has the water level at 13.75" and the ER needs between 7-9" IIRC. I looked around my house for something that would work in a pinch but the footprint with the gate valve mod is probably more than 10"x10" and the pump and bottom of the skimmer need to be on the same plane. Do you know of anyone in town who could fabricate a 4-5" acrylic stand or can you think of something else that would work instead? Is this something that is fairly easily DIY'd? I have no experience with acrylic or plexiglass (except for 7th grade shop ) but so long as I don't need to buy tons of single task tools, I'm willing to learn. Thanks Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishypets Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 I went to Home Depot and bought four 4 inch couplings in the plumbing dept and then went to the lighting dept and bought some egg crate grating. Cut the egg crate to fit into the sump and used the couplings as risers. I can post a pic if confused. Clint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammondegge Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 get me the exact dimensions of what you want and i will make you one. i may have the material kicking around. i will check. robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeK Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 All I did when I needed to raise a skimmer was to go to Home Depot and picked up a drain cover for landscape drainage and just set the skimmer on that as a platform. It raised the skimmer level about 4 inches. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhayden Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 You could also just pick up a real small piece of acryllic at HD, prob 1/8" and bend a table out of it with a blow toch, doesnt take much heat. Kinda fun actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaustin Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 The first thought that sprang to my mind was "Lego!" Seems like they would be okay for an aquarium, although I haven't tested that yet. Lego is another passion of mine and it would tickle my little heart to have just a touch of Lego somewhere in my tank system. Remember, I've never laid any claim to anything resembling conventionality or even sanity. ej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammondegge Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 those are all far better ideas than hauling out the table saw. esp Legos. you can probably get those at Goodwill. Assuming you dont already have a toy chest that you. could raid. perhaps EJ's grandson could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaustin Posted July 1, 2006 Share Posted July 1, 2006 ej's grandson has mostly the toddler versions of Lego and MegaBloks, but ej has a toy chest of her own. If I separate out all the regular rectangular pieces and put the blue ones in a Lego bucket, the lid *almost* fits into place. I have no idea how many blocks I have, but it must be 10s of 1000s, at least. I'd be happy to donate a few if they were going to a good home. They are always coming out with sets that I just *have to* get, so there are plenty to go around. ej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinvines Posted July 2, 2006 Author Share Posted July 2, 2006 What a lot of great ideas. I just inverted a pyrex and corningware ceramic casserole and it is working ok. I think a trip to HD is in order. My kiddos will not allow the pilfering of their lego blocks just yet Thank you for the offer of help Robert. I will take you up on it if I crap out on the other ideas. Have a great Fourth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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