matt_rogers
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I've had a AquaC Remora skimmer on my hex for months now and, although I am impressed with it's ease of use, I've always thought it needed a splatter cap on the lid.
See the lid is actually close to 2 inches above the lip of the skimmer tube. As a result, the bubbles have a hard time adhering to the lid. Most of the time it's blowing giant bubbles that shoot out the tube and explode splattering all over the collection cup.
As a result, I really think it is not as efficient as it could be. The skimmate is not dark enough for me.
SO, I drilled a hole in the lid and used a plastic bolt and wing nut to hold a cap that I took from a Gel shaving cream can. The cap is perfect and is wider that the skimmer tube by a 1/4 inch around the sides and goes down a couple inches too.
The plastic bolt is just long enough to go in the skimmer tube about 1/8 of an inch. What that should do is pop those big bubbles prior to reaching the lip of the tube and condense the bubbles more in the tube.
Check it out!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
(Ignore the string, that was for something else)
See the lid is actually close to 2 inches above the lip of the skimmer tube. As a result, the bubbles have a hard time adhering to the lid. Most of the time it's blowing giant bubbles that shoot out the tube and explode splattering all over the collection cup.
As a result, I really think it is not as efficient as it could be. The skimmate is not dark enough for me.
SO, I drilled a hole in the lid and used a plastic bolt and wing nut to hold a cap that I took from a Gel shaving cream can. The cap is perfect and is wider that the skimmer tube by a 1/4 inch around the sides and goes down a couple inches too.
The plastic bolt is just long enough to go in the skimmer tube about 1/8 of an inch. What that should do is pop those big bubbles prior to reaching the lip of the tube and condense the bubbles more in the tube.
Check it out!
![remora1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3reef.com%2Ffish%2Fsitepics%2Fremora1.jpg&hash=6510775080e52253d0fd7e4a0321c1c3)
![remora2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3reef.com%2Ffish%2Fsitepics%2Fremora2.jpg&hash=9d3ef580de29725d33b04776b34a0927)
(Ignore the string, that was for something else)
![remora3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3reef.com%2Ffish%2Fsitepics%2Fremora3.jpg&hash=b97c3c60b76667eb60c764c29c1c0fd0)
![remora4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.3reef.com%2Ffish%2Fsitepics%2Fremora4.jpg&hash=358a87e84d6ce83225a460f79f239b91)