Hi,
in my thread about our new pond I also showed a self-adjusting skimmer that we installed. There was big interest about that skimmer but as usual the problem was the price of approx. 900.000,-- Rp. (importing goods to indonesia unfortunately makes them quite expensive).
After searching for parts that are available locally we have now managed to produce that kind of skimmer locally. The function is exactly the same but the selling price could be reduced to 295.000,-- Rp.
What is the benefit of a self-adjusting skimmer? Compared to the usual skimmers that are using a 4" pipe or volsok 4"/3" submersed by 1/3 into the water the surface area that is treated will be approx 25cm2. The self-adjusting skimmer will treat about 8 times more, i.e. 200cm2 (that means much more efficient removal of floating particles). Furthermore the "standard" skimmers need to be adjusted manually depending on the water level in the pond. The self-adjusting skimmer can theoretically cover differences in water levels of more than 20 cm without any problem
This is a picture of the skimmer (the imported version) running in our pond D4:
Here are the pics of the local made version (left) and the imported version (right):
As you can see it is difficult to make out differences. The self adjusting skimmer is supplied as a complete set with
-skimmer
-holder ring
-reduction adapter to connect it to a 3" pipe
If you have a skimmer pipe in your pond that is at least 30cm below the water surface the self-adjusting skimmer can be installed in less than 5 minutes
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