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That is sweet and for the cost you can't beat it

Nice, not a bad turn around time either.

I think a review will be in order pretty soon, hopefully it works well though. If it is good I may have to get one of their skimmer kits.

Yes, a full review is coming soon. I had to run it a bit first, to get an overall feel for the product.

I gotta be a little honest and say I am skeptic about the over-all benefit. It will be interesting to see the effect on the skimmate with an obstruction. Would really like to see a video of this in action to see the effects...

is there water flow when it's turning? (like a washdown?)

The skimmer continues to operate as normal but the swabbie runs and squeegees the neck clean. No added water or anything.

Awesome, thanks for the video NS...

I'm not convinced... That skimmer in the video is probably running in vinegar water. I like the concept, and think it's cool. But put that device in a heavy bio load system and I think (i could be wrong) the performance would be reduced. Maybe not noticeable, who knows... Marc will soon enough. I'm not busting on the product, just challenging it's worth I guess...

What I do know, is my skimmer works better when I have skimmate junk built up on the inside wall. I clean my skimmer once every 3 months or so... On a weekly basis I clean the cup. After I clean the skimmer, it takes takes a few days before it's really at top performance.

Wow - 3 months?! No way. I've been advocating cleaning the skimmer cup daily for many years now. As the neck slimes up, performance drops off notably. There's been skimmer and even skimmate testing over the past couple of years. How much you really extract is debated often.

Bottom line for me is to extract what I can and get it away from my system as soon as possible to avoid the risk of reintroducing it. I've never used an auto collection device before, but with the new tank I may do so, although that's up in the air.

Deltec has had a cleaning head for their skimmers for years, as are the giant RK2 skimmers public aquariums use. Not only do they have a cleaning head, but they have a wash down device set on a timer. I've been scraping the skimmate away daily with a credit card or a tiny squeegee all year long, and to have a gizmo do it for me is what I prefer. I will be sure to post some video and share my results over time.

Yep, seriously, every 3 months... I've never had a problem. When I clean the inside of my skimmer (the neck) it does not work as efficient as before. But within 3- 5 days, it's back to skimming as before. I use a collection device to catch all my skimmate and dump that once a week. The other thing, I never shut my skimmer off. It runs 24/7... I can say that week one after I clean, my collection device is not as full as when I dump it on week two. Maybe it's my skimmer design.

if you go to http://glassreef.com/review_swabbie.php, he wrote a review on his.
you say that your skimmer doesnt work as good when its freshly clean. this has to do with the Freshwater and the extensive scrubbing. with the Swabbie, it uses your saltwater, and it doesnt scrub as much as it wipes away. (the debris is pumped in the cup by the foam) and the wiping action cleans, but not over cleans. (its explained in detail more on Glass's site.)

Yeah, I cleaned the neck on mine about every 2 - 3 months as well. It performed fine with a full-on neck turd, but better after being cleaned. The difference wasn't great though. Of course, my skimmer admitted to steroid use and had to be chopped up.