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Old 12-31-2010, 06:31 PM
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I agree on this one with a small footprint why even bother doing a 5 gal change is huge to a 33 gal, or a 10 gal change. Doing a 5 gal change every week will cancel out anything bad. If you seriously want to know.

defiantly thanks for the info, perhaps i was getting alittle worked up about what i was seeing in that &^%$ collection cup rather than whats actually needed. Thanks again for the replies everyone.
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Old 12-31-2010, 09:55 PM
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Maverick just because you are pulling light color tea skim out of the tank doesnt mean that the skimmer isnt working. It's pretty much menas that the tank does not have any extra nutrients to take out....
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Old 12-31-2010, 10:01 PM
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mines been up for about 3 days now, and after not having a skimmer it for about a month (damn thing broke) im getting a thick paste in the bottom of the cup and im still getting tea coloured water as well.
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Old 01-01-2011, 12:45 AM
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Maverick just because you are pulling light color tea skim out of the tank doesnt mean that the skimmer isnt working. It's pretty much menas that the tank does not have any extra nutrients to take out....
I took out the remora and threw in the coralife SS and within 24 hrs it's already started to pull out sludge so yes I'm assuming there is stuff to be pulled out the remora isn't getting.

That's awesome to hear magma, are you running that surface filter as well?
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Old 01-01-2011, 01:03 AM
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been using mine for almost 2 years now on my 55 corner bowfront fowlr tank. piece of garbage. Even after 2 years, only have little bit of slime pulling out.

should have gone to a cpr backback or bucked up for a deltec.600
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Old 01-01-2011, 07:57 AM
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That's awesome to hear magma, are you running that surface filter as well?
nope just the maxijet 1200 pump and the skimmer, didnt even move the O ring yet to adjust the cup.
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