adding to this i really cant go to much higher or general cup removal will be a challenge i may have to. not that i want to.. lower my water level in the sump...

ok so i've finally got the curve 9 to settle in and im decently pleased... still have to tune it in to where im happy i tend to have my skimmers run some what dry. here is a pic after a days worth of skimming(in cup). i have to clean the neck already but thats from day one and numerous water levels..

also i have found the skimmer actually seems to work best in 8" ofwater rather than the recommended 9.5 to 11". my tank is looking cleaner and healthier already. RIP vertex in-180

pic of the skimmate after one day

http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/a...k/102_6729.jpg

Great review. Now that you had it running for a while now... does the pump seems more quiet? I just received mine and put it all together... I find the pump to be pretty loud. I am going to be running it in 11" of water.... We will see how that goes.

The pump is still loud and biggest downside to the skimmer other than that it seems to do a decent job of things but I will cation you running it at 11" I'm currently running mine in 8" of water but it may be best in 9" so my suggestion to you would be to...if you can add some egg crate or glass under the skimmer to raise it to at least 9" and you should be able to tune it from there. It will take a bit to settle In mine took forever. But once it settles in it will work well for you depending on the size of tank your running. I'm not sure I'd use it on anything over 250-300g


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