Mesh mod for ASM Skimmer

James983 · 01/03/2009, 10:09 PM

I would like to learn how to mod my Sedra pump for my Protein Skimmer. Anyone know where I can find a thread or a link with instructions?

Milhouse · 01/03/2009, 11:13 PM

I can't answer "where to find info", but I can help. It's the easiest thing in the world to do. Get some enkmat from somewhere. Remove the pump. Take out the needlewheel. Cut off the "needles". I just used a hobby knife. They came off extremely easily. I would just apply a little force and they'd come flying off. Once they came off I cut three layers of the mesh. There are 4 holes in the needlewheel that can be used to secure the mesh. I got the smallest zip ties I could. I secured the mesh with the "fastening" part of the zip ties over the mesh(if that makes sense....the plastic part that fastens the ziptie wasn't on the backside of the needlewheel, but pushed in to the mesh). Once I had it secured, I trimmed up the mesh. Make sure you cut the mesh around the hole for the impeller shaft to go in to. It'll take a little bit of playing to get it trimmed well. If it doesn't restart you probably need to trim it some more.

jjoos99 · 01/03/2009, 11:49 PM

I just did mine with the plactic weeve gutter guard that you can get at any lowes. Used about 4 layers of it stacked and zip tied together. It does really chop up the bubbles much better. it actually surprised my and I had wished that I had gotten around to it earlier.
Jeff

mg426 · 01/04/2009, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Milhouse
I can't answer "where to find info", but I can help. It's the easiest thing in the world to do. Get some enkmat from somewhere. Remove the pump. Take out the needlewheel. Cut off the "needles". I just used a hobby knife. They came off extremely easily. I would just apply a little force and they'd come flying off. Once they came off I cut three layers of the mesh. There are 4 holes in the needlewheel that can be used to secure the mesh. I got the smallest zip ties I could. I secured the mesh with the "fastening" part of the zip ties over the mesh(if that makes sense....the plastic part that fastens the ziptie wasn't on the backside of the needlewheel, but pushed in to the mesh). Once I had it secured, I trimmed up the mesh. Make sure you cut the mesh around the hole for the impeller shaft to go in to. It'll take a little bit of playing to get it trimmed well. If it doesn't restart you probably need to trim it some more.

thats the way its done .

James983 · 01/04/2009, 06:32 AM

thanks guys

speargunhunter · 01/04/2009, 03:02 PM

this may help too.
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...US305%26sa%3DN

01/03/2009, 10:09 PM	#1
James983 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,223	Mesh mod for ASM Skimmer I would like to learn how to mod my Sedra pump for my Protein Skimmer. Anyone know where I can find a thread or a link with instructions?

01/03/2009, 11:13 PM	#2
Milhouse Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 722	I can't answer "where to find info", but I can help. It's the easiest thing in the world to do. Get some enkmat from somewhere. Remove the pump. Take out the needlewheel. Cut off the "needles". I just used a hobby knife. They came off extremely easily. I would just apply a little force and they'd come flying off. Once they came off I cut three layers of the mesh. There are 4 holes in the needlewheel that can be used to secure the mesh. I got the smallest zip ties I could. I secured the mesh with the "fastening" part of the zip ties over the mesh(if that makes sense....the plastic part that fastens the ziptie wasn't on the backside of the needlewheel, but pushed in to the mesh). Once I had it secured, I trimmed up the mesh. Make sure you cut the mesh around the hole for the impeller shaft to go in to. It'll take a little bit of playing to get it trimmed well. If it doesn't restart you probably need to trim it some more.

01/03/2009, 11:49 PM	#3
jjoos99 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dayton Ohio Posts: 796	I just did mine with the plactic weeve gutter guard that you can get at any lowes. Used about 4 layers of it stacked and zip tied together. It does really chop up the bubbles much better. it actually surprised my and I had wished that I had gotten around to it earlier. Jeff

01/04/2009, 06:32 AM	#5
James983 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1,223	thanks guys

01/04/2009, 03:02 PM	#6
speargunhunter Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Garden Grove, ca. Posts: 1,466	this may help too. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...US305%26sa%3DN