Draining Coral Life 65 Skimmer Collection Cup

[tony_caliente]

Any ideas? I love the skimmer, but don't see how to drain the scum cup without removing the neck and cup at threads.

 

[drnecropolis]

Drill into the side and add a barbed thread where you can connect a waste line to drain it into a bottle or bucket..

 

[tony_caliente]

Yeah...that was my plan of action. Thanks for validating. I don't like drilling hard plastics, but that the only way to go I guess.

 

[gnashty]

if your nervous about drilling take a solder gun to it to make your hole

 

[drnecropolis]

gnashty;510702 wrote: if your nervous about drilling take a solder gun to it to make your hole

I was just thinking that..

Would be less of a worry of cracking it with a drill bit..

 

[tony_caliente]

I will do that. I have a good quality sg. Thanks!

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Tony...after you have the hole...if you want to tap it, I've got a very good assortment of taps. I just tapped a normal 1/4" tube connector to my RODI water tank. No problems.

 

[tony_caliente]

Thank you!

 

[ichthyoid]

Forstner bit with slow revolutions or a 'plastic' bit (US Plastics). You can make a 'plastic' bit by intentionally dulling the flutes of a wood bit or just using a cheap dull drill bit.

FWIW-The best I have ever found was using my 600 watt CO2 laser, but I don't have that any more