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the real question. Reply one sums up quantity of skimmate. Emptying the cup up to individual.
My question is how often do hobbiests pull the skimmer out to clean up a quarter inch of accumulated slime from the neck end upper collecting chamber???
The gallon jug idea is great if you have your skimmer setting dialed in. If not you can get a small flood in your stand if you’re skimming too wet and your skimmer starts to overflows. I know from experience. After this happened I bought a zaya sos. It will shut off the skimmer and beep if either the skimmer cup/jug get too full or if the sump level rises. Saved my bacon a few times when I forget to empty the jug. Worth every penny ($49). Highly recommended for anyone using a jug for skimmate
Here’s
the real question. Reply one sums up quantity of skimmate. Emptying the cup up to individual.
My question is how often do hobbiests pull the skimmer out to clean up a quarter inch of accumulated slime from the neck end upper collecting chamber???
My question is how often do hobbiests pull the skimmer out to clean up a quarter inch of accumulated slime from the neck end upper collecting chamber???
+1I also had this happen once. For now I have a cheap ball valve that I leave closed and just open it so the skimmer cup can drain into a gallon jug once a week.
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I lower the bubbles.This is a few days worth here, I am guessing I could safely go every two weeks, especially since it has a safety shut of float valve. I will probably go every week with weekly water changes for now.
It is a relatively new tank and the skimmer I have only had about a week. I drained it a few times when I was skimming wet and still learning how to set it. Now I have a nice dry skim.
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I am wondering does anyone raise the level to pre clean the neck before taking the skim cup off, and does anyone leave the bubbles running and just lower the level so you can take the skim cup off without letting the skimmer drain?