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07-01-2011, 04:17 AM
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It has been 7 days and this skimmer is skimming better and better every day !
Easy to clean, quiet, constant air flow (needle wheel impeller), Thanks to people on here who pointed out that mesh impellers get ddirty, jammed with muck and pool less air, so i went with a needle wheel for more constant performance. I love it. 
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09-19-2011, 04:20 AM
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Decided to fix a needle wheel restart problem by edding a rubber band.
.  It did not work, still have to blow in to air intake to start, not a big deal. But what was achieved is that now there is absolutely no noise when pump is trying to restart ! I like this a lot. Also as an experiment for this skimmer I placed a small square (2x2 feet) of plastic bird netting, 05 inch eye size, made in to a roll, or what ever shape it wants to be inside the skimmer. The idea was to reduce turbulence because it seemed that there was rather powerful turbulence inside the skimmer. It worked fantastic ! now there is less turbulence inside and the foam is better, more condense and frothy. So what you see on pic #2 and # 3 at the top of this thread now all the bubbles are small and uniform, no turbulance. Maybe this pump is a bit too powerfull for this skimmer but i consider this to be a benefit. Last edited by RuGlu6; 09-19-2011 at 04:22 AM.
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09-19-2011, 05:52 AM
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I've never had a skimmer take longer than overnight. I usually plug it in overnight with the cup off, then in the morning put the cup on and adjust. Works right away. Glad you got it going!
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#7
09-19-2011, 08:45 PM
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But now i am very happy with it. A lot of air to water mixing ratio (700l/h), good stable foam, not sensitive to a sump water level variations (well unless i do a water change and drop it right down to a pump intake) and very very quiet, almost silent. I guess these rubber pads under the pump and under the skimmer itself is a very good idea.
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05-24-2012, 08:36 AM
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Just an update, great skimmer running quiet, lots of air, good skimmate every two days.
I didn't ever think I would say that but now I think is time for me to admit that my tank is over skimmed! So now I decided to have only one skimmer running (the cone obviously) and HOB Deltec is going to the vinegar bath and then storage.
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