[althea2you]

ok, this is the problem... i have to lower the box too far down the bck middle chamber in order for it to get to the water level line. and what i mean by having to lower it too fAR.. is it goes below the ledge of the tank.. there fore the collection cup does not sit flush on the box.... and if i raise the box to where the cup CAN sit flush, the water is no where near where it should be so it doesnt work at all. so... what we are going to do is diy and extension to the collection cups tube and see if that works....

Cavinca... does your cup(the tube part... sit snugly in there or is there a lot of wiggle room? cause mine is really loose... im going to look into make it snug.. it just doesnt seem like it should be that loose, doesnt feel like there is any suction to me.... well we shall see this weekend. we didnt cut the magnet off, we cut the left baffle down a ways and the magnet rests on top of the baffle, so it holds it in place. so we cut the baffle and cut out a piece in the hood and it fits.. but the skimmer cup doesnt.. so i have to figure out a modification for that. thanks everyone....