Would someone help with skimmer set up

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Good afternoon everyone I just set up an Aqua Max HOB 1.5 all by myself and I’m not sure if this is what it’s supposed to be doing.

I made a short video in the hopes that someone could tell me if this is looking like it’s pulling the crud out correctly. I have the rubber ring as low as it will go while still keeping that silicone hose to the right of the cup in place.
 

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Looks like it working fine. It will put out less bubbles later once it’s broken in. Your tank looks new so there won’t be much crud to pull out. I only need to empty the cup from mine once a week. Mine is almost 5 years old, it’s a good unit.
 
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Skimmers. A take a while to break in. Keep an eye on it and definitely make sure that it doesn’t overflow on any electrical outlets.
Thanks for the tip. I just picked up a small wall shelf to set my power outlet on and keep it away from water and drip looped.
 
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Looks like it working fine. It will put out less bubbles later once it’s broken in. Your tank looks new so there won’t be much crud to pull out. I only need to empty the cup from mine once a week. Mine is almost 5 years old, it’s a good unit.
Thanks. That is what I was worried about because it didn’t look like much foam and it wasn’t dirty looking. Tank is a month old and this whole process has been blowing my mind a little.
 
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