Deltec MCE 600 Users

[Skimmerking]

Doug from looking at the skimmer its only there to stop the bubble that goes into the tank. the water travels under the plate and disperse into the water. i think the 90 would work too

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Doug

Does the degassing plate do its job? Mine came without one and we are thinking of building it. I seen a thread where some said they just removed them? Or perhaps just using a couple 90 degree elbows?

Still wondering about this.
Thanks

[Doug]

Things you learn when first setting your skimmer up.

Dont run the water level above the screw that holds the cup.

When you fill the cup up with saltwater, dont try dump it back in the skimmer..

Impressive pump and amount of bubbles and foam.

Pretty stupid waste collection cup, compared with my Tunze 9010.

[Skimmerking]

Wow Doug i guess its just me and you on this thread.. so how's the skimmer and any pictures of it in action......

[str255]

Originally Posted by Doug

Does the degassing plate do its job? Mine came without one and we are thinking of building it. I seen a thread where some said they just removed them? Or perhaps just using a couple 90 degree elbows?

I think it's job was to :
a) minimize the water splashing out from the output;
b) help reduce the micro bubbles.

In my setup it was good for reducing the splash, but I had a micro-bubble problem for about 18 months (not enough to be visually distracting in the tank, but enough to cause some salt creep).

I did create an output mod using 90 + 45 elbows, but it didn't really reduce the bubbles ... the bubble problem just "disappeared" by itself after about 18 months.

[0sprey]

Sorry, I don't know anything about modding the plate because I just use the stock unit.
It works, though.... if that helps!

[Doug]

Originally Posted by str255

I did create an output mod using 90 + 45 elbows, but it didn't really reduce the bubbles ... the bubble problem just "disappeared" by itself after about 18 months.

Thanks. Most likely what I will do also.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by 0sprey

Sorry, I don't know anything about modding the plate because I just use the stock unit.
It works, though.... if that helps!

I was just wondering who actually used them. Thanks, thats what I was looking for. Besides using elbows, we were thinking about making a new one from acrylic, thus my question.

[str255]

Originally Posted by Doug

Thanks. Most likely what I will do also.

fwiw ... the MCE600 fittings are metric and I couldn't find any metric pvc fittings at HD so I just wrapped some teflon tape around the MCD600 output to make it "fit".