Avast Skimmer Build

So i didnt think of doing this until I already had most of the pieces glued together. But here it is.

I have a bashea aquatics skimmer 8-24 currently (which skims like a beast) but since adding more to my system it is underrated for my 300g+ heavy stocked system. So I had to get a bigger one.

I was going to get the bashea 8-30 but decided to go a different route (the mag24 pump required for it was just to much) and get an avast CS3 that is rated for tanks up to 500g although Ive seen reviews with them being on larger system.

I went with the avast swabbie also.

First was the collection cup and the skimmer neck



I put together the swabbie lid ect while the cup and neck dried


Glued the cone together


Glued the bottom flange


Glued the neck


Glued the bubble plate assembly


Installed the uni seals and the bottom




Installed the swabbie to the collection cup


That is it for now. I finished this up last night then I plan to let it all sit till tonight to finish putting it all together.

Heres their youtube link on the build




I will post more tonight

 

You will like the swabbie I can't belive how much more skim you get with it I'm really liking mine except now I have to clean it more now I'm thinking about getting a waste container

 

Nice work, throw a video up of it in action when you get it going. Have considered building one myself sometime soon.

 

love a good skimmer build

 

Air silencer assembled and glued



Final assembly

 

Looks like a beast!

 

Cool. I have always considered building one.

 

It's huge. What pump is on it?

 

2 psk1000

 

thats cool,hey what e cig is that you use?

 

Sigelei 150w with smoke tfv4 tank

 

ah....i've been vaping for over 6 years.my current mods are :smok xcube2 with tfv4,sx mini m class with subtank mini,and an evic mini with a kabiki tank.

 

Looks like I need to bring you another case of that zig.