When do you empty your collection cup? - Page 2

cheeks69 · 02-26-2007, 03:48 PM

Well now I HAVE to do it every three days especially when it overflows like this

Cougra · 02-26-2007, 04:00 PM

I empty mine whenever I remember to, which is generally every few days. It's been a whie since I had a skimmer and haven't been in the habit of checking it when doing regular maintenance. Thank goodness I don't have problems with the Remora overflowing because that's what prompted me to smash the last skimmer I had!

So far I've been emptying it every few days to a week without any problems.

cheeks69 · 02-26-2007, 04:05 PM

Well I like to do it every couple of days but that doesn't always happen. It's a good thing I have my external skimmer inside a 5 gallon tank because mine does flood and at times it's been a few gallons inside my stand :smck:

KodiakBear · 02-26-2007, 05:02 PM

I empty mine every time I change my sock filter, which is just about every day. Sometimes every other.

Dragon Wrasse · 02-26-2007, 05:13 PM

Other....when its so gumed up I can't stand looking at it anymore..

View Poll Results: So when do you?
Every Day	5	12.50%
Every few days	17	42.50%
Every week	11	27.50%
Every month	2	5.00%
Other (please state)	5	12.50%
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02-26-2007, 04:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: When do you empty your collection cup? I empty mine whenever I remember to, which is generally every few days. It's been a whie since I had a skimmer and haven't been in the habit of checking it when doing regular maintenance. Thank goodness I don't have problems with the Remora overflowing because that's what prompted me to smash the last skimmer I had! So far I've been emptying it every few days to a week without any problems. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

02-26-2007, 04:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,000 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: When do you empty your collection cup? Well I like to do it every couple of days but that doesn't always happen. It's a good thing I have my external skimmer inside a 5 gallon tank because mine does flood and at times it's been a few gallons inside my stand :smck: __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

02-26-2007, 05:02 PM	#19 (permalink)
KodiakBear Achilles Tang Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Woodbine, GA Posts: 819 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: When do you empty your collection cup? I empty mine every time I change my sock filter, which is just about every day. Sometimes every other. __________________ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" --Isaiah 6:8 Whoever acquires knowledge and does not practice it resembles him who ploughs his land and leaves it unsown. -- Gulistan You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire, once the flame begins to catch, the wind will blow it higher. -- Peter Gabriel My Confession

02-26-2007, 05:13 PM	#20 (permalink)
Dragon Wrasse Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 991 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: When do you empty your collection cup? Other....when its so gumed up I can't stand looking at it anymore.. __________________ *Member "Crabs Are Evil" Society* "A wise man learns more from a foolish question, then a fool learns from a wise answer" - Bruce Lee _____________________________ 75 gal SeaClear II Reef Tank (softy tank) - Coralife 125 Super Skimmer - Little Giant 2-MDQX-SC - Angstrom 2537 UV 15W - HOB Refugium - Eheim Pro 2228 - Red Sea Wave Maker w/Maxi-Jet 600 (X4) - 100 lbs Live Sand (DSB) - 100 lbs Live Rock - 260W PC lighting - 470nm lunar lights (X15) - AquaController II Custom 75 gal Starphire glass tank (SPS/LPS tank) - Custom 24 gal Refugium - Tuzne Wave box - JBJ Chiller - 390W PC lighting - 175W MH (X2) - Knop Cal. Reactor - AquaController 3 Pro - Aqua C Skimmer - Phosban Reactor - 18W Turbo-twist UV sterilizer - Sump - Sony Computer 5 gal Nano Hospital Tank - Eheim 2213 - Red Sea Prizm Skimmer - Live sand - Live Rock - Built in Refugium - 36W PC lighting

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