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03-01-2013, 04:06 AM
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Yeah, seems all of them have smaller cups these days. I guess the good thing is that it'll force me to clean it more regularly.
As for the old skimmer, I think I'll try to figure out what it's worth and put it up for sale. The body is still in perfect condition so if someome wanted to match it with a functional pump they'd be in business pretty quick. That's what I would've done if Heather hadn't given me the green light to cave into my new gadget impulse! I'm still not 100% sure she believes me that choosing the overnight shipping was a mistake! 
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03-01-2013, 04:08 AM
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Let me know on the old one & can't wait to see how the new one works for you.
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03-04-2013, 02:41 AM
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So far so good, it's become a little more silent over the weekend. After following the break in procedures I put the cup on and started pulling skimmate out Friday night. It'll take some playing around with to get the settings right and I'll need to find a stand for it since it doesn't seem to like how deep my sump is (~10"). Temporarily I put it on a margarine container this morning and it's pulled about half an inch of some pretty nasty looking sludge out already.
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03-06-2013, 01:53 AM
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Lowered it by a couple of inches this morning and it seems to be a lot happier! It's now running a lot closer to that 7.5-8" recommended level.
The pump is now very quiet, the sound of the air rushing in is now the loudest part, which surprises me a little because of the silencer.
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03-19-2013, 04:50 AM
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Still really happy with it. The air noise is still a little louder than I'd like, actually a lot louder than I'd like, but the pump is now dead silent. Pulling out lots of really nice, disgusting black gunk.
It also recovers REALLY well from feeding or hands in the tank. Usually a full recovery within an hour or so.
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