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DIY Deltec MCE600 cup

hey guys,

This DIY is mostly for those who own a MCE600 (unless you are bored and just want to build one). We all know that the MCE600 is a powerful skimmer however the place that is lacks the most if the skimmer cup, after looking at some of the bigger skimmers and looking at the C&C HOB 125H i thought, hey why cant the MCE600 have a cylindrical rise as well.

So after measuring i found that biggest acrylic tube that can fit into the given area of the MCE600 cup location is 2 1/4", any bigger than that and you wont be able to fit a down tube on the lid.

the cup also has a "cone" shaped bottom instead of flat bottom to allow the bubbles to rise more easily. so far within 5 minutes it has worked great, ive never seen this skimmer produce a foam head this fast but there still much more to tweak will update as i go.

Specs:

(identical to the origional MCE600 cup)
the height is: 14cm
length: 9.7cm
width: 7.35cm

down tube: 2 1/2"
rise rube: 2 1/4"

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/IMGP6014.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/IMGP6015.jpg
DIY compared to Original
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/IMGP6017.jpg
foam head after 5 minutes
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/IMGP6018.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...p/IMGP6020.jpg

I might have to think about something like this as I got in a mce 600 in that was missing a cup.
Good job on it.
Kevin

nice job, where did you get the tubing from ?

all the materials including tubes were bought at industrial plastics and paint. Its a little expensive but they have quite a bit of selection when it comes to scraps which is a bit cheaper.

Looks great....Do you think it would work better,if the cup and center riser were taller?

Cheers,

hm..as of right now the cup has been pulling some fairly dark skimmate for me, definitely much darker than compared to the stock cup. the height is actually quite good i just set it mark it on the overflow tube of where it should be and forget. constant good skimming everytime.