Cleaning skimmer collection cup?

[canadawest]

Hmmmmmm, a HOB skimmer on which a collection cup doesn't come off? How on earth do you empty it then?

I've used both a Red Sea Prizm and now currently a Red Sea Berlin HOB, and both collection cups came off for easy cleaning.

As for a cleaning tip, here's mine:

I take my collection cup (and pumps, powerheads, whatever) to my bathtub. I have one of those water saver massage heads that is attached to a flex hose for mobility. Just set the head to the massage jet, and you get a nice powerful stream of water (much like a garden hose nozzle) for cleaning anything you like, without detergents or cleaners. Makes short work of my skimmer grunge and algae buildups and you can use any temperature of water you like.

No scrubbing involved. Think of it as a pressure wash for your pumps, powerheads and skimmer. :cool:

[ 26 June 2002, 13:46: Message edited by: canadawest ]