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Originally Posted by freezetyle
did you order the tunze collection cup from in-tank? how are you finding the skimmate production?
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Yes I have the collection cup on there. Here's a pic from page one of the thread.
The skimmate has been really wet...just a light tea colour so far although I'm starting to get some darker brown collecting on the riser tube. The trouble so far is that it's breaking in still I think and now my return pump wouldn't startup after my waterchange. This meant using the stock pump again so the water level changed due to the increased flow which upset the darn thing.
I'm not expecting dark skimmate and from what I've read I'm not going to get that from this skimmer. All I know is that I'll be glad it takes anything at all out. Even when it's light in colour I always think about how I wouldn't want to dump it back in the tank. With time it should pull better as I tune it more.
My 5 gallon water changes every week do far more than any skimmer could but I like the added security.