pdhenderson:
LOL!!
Read 1st young grasshopper !
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Broken in Smimmate and foam production.
THIS THING IS EVIL !!!
It litteraly blows the mud and crap out of the neck when it builds up onto the collection cup lid LOL !! (UNLIKE "some" exspensive units that are suposed to this cheap 'O D.I.Y. skimmer one does.)
Thats 2 days worth of skimmate BTW
I will snap a photo of the collection container so you can get an idea of how much this dude skims.
My tank is CRYSTAL clear now.
And STILL no gatevalve or mesh mod and I am running the stock venturi ! LOL!
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THATS FANTASTIC miwoodar !
Glad to see some more people trying this.
But I jhave to credit Randy for the over all design.
If I handt stumbled on his website I would ave never been able to make one.
What brand of skimmer and model was your old one?
( so I have somthing to compare it too.)
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OH ...Randy:
The collection cup lid pulls of easly by hand nw but still holds a tight fit. ( you asked me about it once and I said it would probably has to wear in a little)