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Originally Posted by SchnitzelReef

In the past year and half, I have NEVER manually drained my collection cup.
I have a dosing pump hooked up to my collection cup drain line. It goes out the side of my house, and into a drain on my side yard. I push a button on my apex, and out goes the fish poo. I still pull the collection cup and clean it once every couple months.

This has made my life so much easier. Never worry about my skimmer stinking up my house. Next to my ATO, this is my second must have fish tank gadget.

That's a good use of a dosing pump.. While I do drain the collection cup via a valve, I only remove the collection cup every several months or at the very least, when I clean my skimmer pump. My SCH keeps the neck nice and clean and with the push of a button on my Apex a valve opens on a near by water supply spigot and water is sprayed into the collection cup via the SCH wash down to rinse the collection cup. Truth is that I rarely ever use the washdown. The smell is only bad when I dump the container. Other than that, I can't really smell it.