How often do you clean your skimmer?

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How often do you clean your skimmer?

  1. Every few days.

    44.2%
  2. Weekly.

    25.6%
  3. Every 2 weeks.

    11.6%
  4. 3 weeks.

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Once a month.

    9.3%
  6. Other.

    9.3%
  1. ibefishy

    ibefishy Montipora Capricornis

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    I empty the cup and clean it every 3 days. Any longer than that I start to worry that it may overflow and dump all the skimmate back into the sump.
     
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  3. Robman

    Robman Great White Shark

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    Kind of a confusing question....Do you mean the collection cup, or the whole thing?? I clean and empty the cup every few days. I remove the whole thing and clean out the pump twice a year.
     
  4. tatted4ever

    tatted4ever Clown Trigger

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    I drain my collection cup once a week... I remove and clean collection cup every other week.

    I do it on sundays.... I just like to see what my tank/skimmer is doing week to week. I like to structure alotta things in week incraments like water changes, tests, general maintenance.
     
  5. wfb2270

    wfb2270 Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Clean the collection cup and run a brush through the injector port (Aquac remora) once a week also have to change the wet paper towel i use to quiet it down (man do they stink if i forget to change them)

    take it off the tank to clean only twice so far (had maybe 3 months)