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Skimmer Cleaning
Hi Everyone,
Right now, I clean my skimmer cup with tap water and remove all the gunk in the neck. Some people where saying if you clean the cup this way, there will be a break in period before the skimmer can work 100%. Any thoughts here? |
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I think that's the only way to clean. Never heard of any other method. Cleaning whatever way will remove the slime coat.
I find a freshly clean neck works the best. I don't see why you would worry. They make a automatic neck cleaner just so your skimmer will perform at its peak. Am I missing something? |
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I scrub mine with a bottle brush very well under hot water. In fact, just cleaned it about 10 minutes ago and it's skimming as usual already.
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150DD mix reef with 90 gal sump and 40gal frag tank purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish. GHL Mitras 6200HV X 2, MP40 X 2, MP60 X 1, tunze 6095 X 2, Vertex RX6 calcium reactor, Bubble King SM250, Aquamaxx bio pellets reactor, Profilux 3 |
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How much is a Vertex Vectra? Are they a universal unit? I have a SWC Skimmer right now for my 220.
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you drill your existing lid but vertex replacement lid isn't expensive to get.
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150DD mix reef with 90 gal sump and 40gal frag tank purple tang, sohal tang, yellow eye kole tang, fairy wrasse. cleaner wrasse, leopard wrasse, and misc fish. GHL Mitras 6200HV X 2, MP40 X 2, MP60 X 1, tunze 6095 X 2, Vertex RX6 calcium reactor, Bubble King SM250, Aquamaxx bio pellets reactor, Profilux 3 |
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avast marine also sells a skimmer neck cleaner its only like a $150, and you can get different size cleaning blades for different size skimmer necks
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