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Can I get more details on what you had to do to get this to fit? I just got my skimmer in after I saw someone say if fit in chamber 2. They left out where I needed to cut stuff!I replaced my tunze 9001 with the icecap k2-50. Needed a little more plastic cutout than the 9001 did and its a tight fit but I love it.
How big is the icecap compared to the coralife?I have icecap-50 and this pulls daily since day 1
3" round and literally drop it in and plug it in and it goes to work.. I had Tunze- rarely stays togetherHow big is the icecap compared to the coralife?
I need to do some work today after work and will grab some pictures. Its been a couple years since I did it but I think it was mostly the same the Tunze plus a little more. I also needed to remove the screw that held the silencer to the body and didn't use the hanging bracket at all.Can I get more details on what you had to do to get this to fit? I just got my skimmer in after I saw someone say if fit in chamber 2. They left out where I needed to cut stuff!
Okay thanks.I need to do some work today after work and will grab some pictures. Its been a couple years since I did it but I think it was mostly the same the Tunze plus a little more. I also needed to remove the screw that held the silencer to the body and didn't use the hanging bracket at all.
Again Ill get some pics later.
I ran into some unforseen issues at work and need to go in this afternoon/evening. Tried to quickly do a water change and get you some pics but of course you know what happens anytime you try to work quick!!Okay thanks.
Okay thanks for the help. I really want this to work and didn’t want to just start cutting without any direction lol.I ran into some unforseen issues at work and need to go in this afternoon/evening. Tried to quickly do a water change and get you some pics but of course you know what happens anytime you try to work quick!!
Wound up needing to clean the whole skimmer which I then of course kinda broke and sliced my thumb open!! Its now superglued in a couple of places along with my thumb but anyway lol
It looks like I cut the entire little lip of plastic all the way around chamber two. Hopefully you can see that here. Try to get as close to wall as you can because you will need every millimeter you can get.
I sit the skimmer on a 3” acrylic riser so it sits a bit higher and I can access the cup easier. I don't think its necessary but helpful. It also lets you keep the water level higher but you'll need to play with it some to see what works for you.
How you orient the skimmer body will matter on if it will fit. I have the knob/adjustment pipe facing the In Tank basket. My images are taken from the right side of the tank looking towards the return chamber.
Hope this helps. The fit is super tight but it will fit. Im holding the silencer in a couple of shots but it usually just rests on top of the In Tank basket as you see two pics up.