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Old 05-12-2008, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by fkshiu View Post
Hook up a Mag3 with a Hagen surface skimmer to it. This should solve the remora's two most glaring short-comings: power (the more the merrier for an injection-style skimmer) and intake placement (should be at the surface where all the crap ends up, not a few inches below).

My jury-rigged contraption actually did pretty well on my old 46 gallon although I didn't need a heater anymore with the big honkin' mag on in there.
I've done the same thing but I hooked mine up to a Mag5. Can't believe what I pull out every 3 days . Because of the extra power, I need to keep the collection cup as high as I can, but it's definetly worth it...
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