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Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment Specific discussions on aquarium equipment from protein skimmers to water pumps. Which are the best, what they do, and what you might need for your reef aquarium.

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Old September 3rd, 2006, 08:32 AM
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i made a little mod on my CSS by connecting an air pump to the air intake and it brews the blackest coffee ever.

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Re: super skimmer

this post is worthless without pics
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Re: super skimmer

Please post pics in the photograph forum and then highlight the BB code line and post pic here in thread. thanks in advance. others will be interested but will want to see the real thing in pictures. keep us posted.

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Re: super skimmer

pics is coming.

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Re: super skimmer

sory guys this taook so long been busy with work. but here is the pictures of my mod to the css125. hope the pics work.
this is where the air pump is connected
<img src="http://www.livingreefs.com/gallery/files/9/0/8/P1010046.JPG" alt="superskimmer" />
30 min after water change
<img src="http://www.livingreefs.com/gallery/files/9/0/8/P1010043.JPG" alt="superskimmer" />
after an hour
<img src="http://www.livingreefs.com/gallery/files/9/0/8/P1010085.JPG" alt="superskimmer" />

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Re: super skimmer

ok lets try it again



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Re: super skimmer

Is the skinmate thick or watery.I did the same to my last skimmer a prism and it helped.Might try this my super skimmer
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Re: super skimmer

Know thats a ideal.Thanks for the photos .How was the CSS working for U before the mod?
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Re: super skimmer

it was crap before the mod. only spitting out wet light green bubbles.

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Re: super skimmer

Just my two cents worth. Your skimmate still looks a bit wet yet.

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