cpr 2 skimmer
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DonW
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If your talking about the backback 2. From past experience, you need to keep the skimmer clean and if you clean the inside of the cup neck with novus acrylic cleaner the foam slide up the tiny neck easier and wont build up scum as fast. But that preety much goes for any skimmer.
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Damsel13
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I was wondering about that... I wasn't sure if goop would "climb" up the neck faster if it was clean or coated with skimmate. I put 2 limewood airstones in mine. It has helped alot although I don't think the second one (which I recently added) has made nearly as dramatic a difference as adding the first one.
Skimmy
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do the venturi mod, and do the mesh mod, i have pics of how to do both, but they are on my bosses camera, it'll be a day or 2 before i can post them
james734
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Not sure how it's connected up there but if it comes apart there you might be able to seal it up..
Skimmy
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actually, if it was a used unit, that's pretty common...i usually put a second rubber washer on the inside of the skimmer imput, there is only one on the outside, that way you can tighten it up another turn without breaking it.
or you could glue it with silicone to seal it.
if it was anew unit you paid full price for, then yes, return it for another, because after you mod it, it will work better than the remora, and will be cheaper.
or you could glue it with silicone to seal it.
if it was anew unit you paid full price for, then yes, return it for another, because after you mod it, it will work better than the remora, and will be cheaper.
Damsel13
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I am looking foward to those pictures for the mods skimerwhisperer.
Skimmy
SKIM FU
here you go...
i'll post a thread with step by step build a little later
the impellar, first i cut the blades down to about 1/3rd, thern put one later of gutter guard, then one layer of mesh, and then tied it all down with fishing line
the mesh looks crooked in this pic, but it's just the angle, it's actually very evenly distributed, which is important.
here is the regular venturi that comes with the maxi-jet, i modified it only by cutting back the intake side by about 1/2-3/4 inch, and cutting down the 2 little plastic pins sticking out of the sides. then i just stick it in the pump intake w/ a little silicone or a rubber band. also, i put a nice air valve on it to make adjustments. there is another venturi mod as well i will post later
deleted the performance pic that was here, it was the wrong one, here's the right one, this is less than 1 hour of skimmate in the cup, i coiuld lift the cup up about another inch to make the foam a little more dry
like i said, a full step by step to come...
i'll post a thread with step by step build a little later
the impellar, first i cut the blades down to about 1/3rd, thern put one later of gutter guard, then one layer of mesh, and then tied it all down with fishing line
the mesh looks crooked in this pic, but it's just the angle, it's actually very evenly distributed, which is important.
here is the regular venturi that comes with the maxi-jet, i modified it only by cutting back the intake side by about 1/2-3/4 inch, and cutting down the 2 little plastic pins sticking out of the sides. then i just stick it in the pump intake w/ a little silicone or a rubber band. also, i put a nice air valve on it to make adjustments. there is another venturi mod as well i will post later
deleted the performance pic that was here, it was the wrong one, here's the right one, this is less than 1 hour of skimmate in the cup, i coiuld lift the cup up about another inch to make the foam a little more dry
like i said, a full step by step to come...
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Damsel13
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Wow. I think I might be able to do this but it looks scarey
Skimmy
SKIM FU
not bad at all, i'll be posting the step by step today now that were back on
Damsel13
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Could you make that realbasic please? I am going to try and do it.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.
Damsel13
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O.K. Already rub it in!
Skimmy
SKIM FU
Skimmy
SKIM FU
well, after looking at it, i would probably saw off the imput and output and rebuild new ones from grey pvc, then i would attach a mesh moded maxi jet to it, or try to do the same mod to the pump it comes with..
post pics of inside of the pump it comes with..
also maxi jet 1200's are pretty cheap, you could just buy a new one.
post pics of inside of the pump it comes with..
also maxi jet 1200's are pretty cheap, you could just buy a new one.
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