just got my etts deluxe skimmer!!!!!1

peckhead

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ok, it is open like 1/2 way now and i moved the gate valve like yours jon cat. should i close the gate more? and how high sould i have the water level in the tube?
and i need a tube for the cup. i jsut havent had time to get one from the store cause it didnt come with one...
thanks for the replys. and thanks psu for helping me pick this one. i hope it starts skimmin soon! hah
 

joncat24

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open the valve so that there is 1" of bubbles in the tower and WAIT...One morning you will wake up and foam will be all over the cup...LOl
 

peckhead

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1" ok, im goijng to do this and not touch it for a while...right now i have it almost to the bottom of the collection cup and im not getting and foam!....im goijng ot lower the water level 1" from bottom of the first clear tubing. ill see if anything happens in a couple days but so far nothing has come close to happening
 

joncat24

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nothing happened in mine for about 5 days...did you run the vinegar through it? that is supposed to make it break in quicker.
LOL---I know you are freaking out...I did. That is why I called them twice...trust me, it will happen and when it does you will crap. This thing foams like crazy. I have mine almost all the way down still and i am getting a very thick froth at the top. like shaving cream thick. I sit in the fishroom on the floor and watch it foam.....I need a date///LOL
 

peckhead

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lol.
ok then ill post in a coujple days and let you knmow if im gettin any foam yet. ps. where did u get ur tube for the drain?
 

joncat24

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yeah HD or lowes will have it...I had some layin around.
seems like I am getting quite a bit of little odds and ends laying around...LOL
 
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