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  1. Waste collector magic

    As I've explained previously, when my skimmer's cup gets full I end up with a wet mess on and around the sump. Prior to MACNA I set up a waste collector tied to the Apex to avoid the clean up. While away, my tank sitter had to empty it out once, but until today I'd not seen first hand how it worked. I knew in theory what should happen, but it's nice to see a plan work out as expected.

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    The Phosphates measured .33 yesterday.

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  2. Upcoming MACNA trip: Waste collector project

    For about a year, I've wanted a waste collector for the protein skimmer. You may recall a blog where I was testing a float valve in the skimmer's collection cup to disable one pump and stop it from overflowing. It was one of those projects that got tabled as more important things came up, but each time I had to wipe down everything to erase the mess, I'd remember why I wanted to do this conversion.

    At the DFWMAS Frag Swap yesterday, I stumbled upon a brand new waste collector for ...

    Updated 04-10-2016 at 01:24 PM by melev

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