DIY Deltec MCE600 cup

[imisky]

hey guys,

This DIY is mostly for those who own a MCE600 (unless you are bored and just want to build one). We all know that the MCE600 is a powerful skimmer however the place that is lacks the most if the skimmer cup, after looking at some of the bigger skimmers and looking at the C&C HOB 125H i thought, hey why cant the MCE600 have a cylindrical rise as well.


So after measuring i found that biggest acrylic tube that can fit into the given area of the MCE600 cup location is 2 1/4", any bigger than that and you wont be able to fit a down tube on the lid.

the cup also has a "cone" shaped bottom instead of flat bottom to allow the bubbles to rise more easily. so far within 5 minutes it has worked great, ive never seen this skimmer produce a foam head this fast but there still much more to tweak will update as i go.

Specs:

(identical to the origional MCE600 cup)
the height is: 14cm
length: 9.7cm
width: 7.35cm

down tube: 2 1/2"
rise rube: 2 1/4"



DIY compared to Original

foam head after 5 minutes