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04-28-2009, 02:32 AM
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DIY Deltec MCE600 cup
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   Last edited by imisky; 04-28-2009 at 02:34 AM. 
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04-28-2009, 05:47 AM
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I might have to think about something like this as I got in a mce 600 in that was missing a cup.
Good job on it. Kevin
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04-28-2009, 07:33 AM
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nice job, where did you get the tubing from ?
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06-09-2009, 01:41 AM
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skimmer cup
Looks great....Do you think it would work better,if the cup and center riser were taller?
Cheers,
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#6
06-09-2009, 03:55 AM
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hm..as of right now the cup has been pulling some fairly dark skimmate for me, definitely much darker than compared to the stock cup. the height is actually quite good i just set it mark it on the overflow tube of where it should be and forget. constant good skimming everytime.
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