Aqua C Remora Broken Collection Cup

[Easy E]

I have a chance to buy a used Aqua C Remora skimmer really cheap, but the collection cup is broken at the bottom. Does anyone think this will affect the operation?

 

[Jade5051]

Yes but if they have the broken piece then I would use acrylic weld-on 16 to fix it. It will be good as new.

 

[Easy E]

They don't have the piece that broke off. Is there some kind of liquid acrylic I could use to fill in what's missing?

 

[Jade5051]

I guess you could make a mold and just pour a bunch of weld-on in it.

You could dremel the remain acrylic off and try to fabricate the bottom part then glue it on.

Or you could just get a new collection cup. Runs $31 that includes shipping from aquariumpart.com

 

[Jade5051]

I found the skimmer you are looking at buying!

 

[Jade5051]

Check the sold items box and the used item box on the left hand side of ebay when you do a search for "aquac skimmer". You'll find the going rate for a used remora. These skimmers are amazing. I swear by them best hang on skimmer for a nano hands down.

 

[Easy E]

Great, now you're going to bid against me. :lol: I think I'm going to pass on this one anyway.

I almost had one with a good collection cup today for $40, but someone else bid $41 with 20 seconds to go. :mad2:

 

[Jade5051]

A working remora for less than $50 with a pump is a deal. Try to get the new cobalt mj1200 they are suppose to be very quiet.

 

[Easy E]

I've always used Marineland Maxi-Jets. They are my favorite pumps and seem to be perfectly matched to the Remora I already have. I bought this skimmer about 10 years ago (unfortunately I paid full price), and I've only had to replace the pump once. The current one has been running 24/7 for about 4 years. Power outages and even running dry for a while don't seem to affect it at all.

The Cobalt looks almost identical to the Maxi-Jet so they might have the same manufacturer. The Cobalt costs about $10 more, so maybe it is better/quieter, although my Maxi-Jet never makes any discernible noise unless it touches the glass. If the Cobalt is truly an improvement over the Maxi-Jet, it must be one awesome pump.

 

[Jade5051]

I think Cobalt bought Marineland or the rights to the maxijet series something like that.