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New Avast Marine CS1
- Thread starter jpelzer
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Edwardw771
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I have a dog just like that. Except its black.
I bet my dog is dumber.
All kidding aside, Avast Marine is a pretty good company making high quality products. Their ATO Kit (pressure switches) are fantastic!
Really wasn't hard at all. The most complicated part was gluing the cone, up along the seam. But that went together easily. Probably about 5-6 sessions, with an hour or two between.
Honestly, the kalk reactor was harder, because I let the glue start to thicken in the tube, so it came spurting out when I was attaching the drain fitting. Even that was easy.
I've been shying away from DIY because I have so little time these days (new job and new baby and new tank), but this was manageable. I also think that the CS1 is underrated. Some of the NAC skimmers look similar, but have the pump in the cone, taking a good 6" of upward bubble travel away... The CS1 has the peg legs, so the pump is under the cone... Not good for low clearance, but great for me.
One thing, if you need to remove the collection cup, it is friction fit with a gasket... I'd say good luck doing that regularly. I have the swabbie, so I'm hoping I only have to take out the cup for cleaning rarely. The quarter turn on the AquaC was really nice, the way it should have been.
Honestly, the kalk reactor was harder, because I let the glue start to thicken in the tube, so it came spurting out when I was attaching the drain fitting. Even that was easy.
I've been shying away from DIY because I have so little time these days (new job and new baby and new tank), but this was manageable. I also think that the CS1 is underrated. Some of the NAC skimmers look similar, but have the pump in the cone, taking a good 6" of upward bubble travel away... The CS1 has the peg legs, so the pump is under the cone... Not good for low clearance, but great for me.
One thing, if you need to remove the collection cup, it is friction fit with a gasket... I'd say good luck doing that regularly. I have the swabbie, so I'm hoping I only have to take out the cup for cleaning rarely. The quarter turn on the AquaC was really nice, the way it should have been.