Hi Jon, You put this skimmer in the first filter chamber or in the main pond ? Personally I think the water collected is too much, I will suggest you make the output for foam smaller and higher or taller, then the water collected will not be that much but more on the collection of the protein.
Great stuff! Looks like it is working well for you. Good to see. You could let the collected dirty water drain away automatically so that it does not stink up the place.
The stuff thats coming out are just foam, but I'll consider your suggestion I can't place it yet in my 1st chamber which was originally planned. I was kind of in a rush to test it. I'll relocate it this Thursday
rgds, Jon
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I don't mind lifting the bucket once a day, tying to build muscles you know I use the collected water on the plants, can't waste it we still have water restrictions Thanks for your complement btw
rgds, Jon
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Yep, big girl alright, but that done mean my brain can handle the overload ya know, all these drugs Im taking kind of messes me up, need another big boy to help out. Judy
Can anyone explain with a sketch how the skimmer works.., too new to understand just by seeing the waste water collected (well, not waste water, it's water for the plants!)
Cant see the pic . Can send to sean.leemw@gmail.com if u dont mind... of course if can make it visible in the post much better, at least benificial to a lot more.
This unit will get rid off DOC from your water which creates foaming or excessive bubbles. I have this unit running for a while now and from experience we enjoy my pond more and so as our friends
Some uses Febi Turbo Cleaner but..............can't afford one so I experimented on this and it works
rgds, Jon
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Me again, Do you some kind of bracket to keep this in place? Does this go in the last chamber of your filter? This uses two airstones, that's it? What is DOC ? How do people learn all this? I'm sure my head is going to burst!
You can attach this on a bracket if you want to. Mine is just squashed between the wall of my biofilter and jap matts
DOC - dissolved organic compounds. It's the accumulation of broken down organic matter in an aquarium or pond
How do people learn all this? I'm sure my head is going to burst! ........ I've learned and still learning all these by talking to local Koi club and forums like this one
rgds, Jon
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What is a PET bottle? It is hard to tell from the photo, is the bottom of the 4" pipe curved or straight? Is that a hole in the bottom section of pipe?
PET is a soft drink plastic bottle(coke bottle). The advantage of using this is you can actually see if its working or not or if it needs adjusting The 4" pipe is just left over from pond build, I just didn't bother cutting it. The bottom end of the pipe just has to be straight cut(not like mine)
rgds, Jon
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Parts are from left overs from pond build
Will update later for performance
I can't place it yet in my 1st chamber which was originally planned. I was kind of in a rush to test it. I'll relocate it this Thursday
I use the collected water on the plants, can't waste it we still have water restrictions
Thanks for your complement btw
, Im going to try and put one together this weekend. I might give you a call to help me if I get stuck. 
here is a sketch of the protein skimmer showing how it works
Anyway, I'll email it to you
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