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Old 03-27-2014, 01:22 PM
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Lots of DIY out there. Search DIY mame skimmer, and there are a bunch of videos and build threads. Most seem to be taking a small plastic bottle, cut the bottom out, put airline with a wooden airstone in, have a tube from the top out to a collection cup. They seem to actually collect gunk. If you give it a whirl, take a few pics and share it!
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Old 03-27-2014, 01:27 PM
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awesome, thanks IanWR. I'll chech it out.
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Old 03-27-2014, 02:32 PM
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Along with whatever gunk a small skimmer like that will collect, it will also add to the dissolved oxygen levels in your system and that's always a good thing.
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Old 04-10-2014, 07:36 PM
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tunze makes a pretty cool little skimmer not sure if it will fit your needs though
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Old 04-10-2014, 10:06 PM
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On a 5 gallon is a skimmer really worth it considering you can do water changes so easily a 50% wc is like 2 gallons of water and super quick

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Old 04-10-2014, 10:08 PM
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nm someone said this already and beat me to it, guess i should read the whole post lol
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Old 04-10-2014, 10:24 PM
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Grab a rio nano skimmer, it takes some time to adjust but actually works on a tank that small. Plus they are like 35$
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