"Quick release neck" on a skimmer?

[MrSquid]

I was just looking at the Marine Solutions page for the Octo Xtremes and it says "Quick release neck on the collection cup" - what does that mean? Is that something special to the Xtremes? Or...?

[dstall]

EuroReef Skimmers have a zero clearance feature as well, has a realese at the neck, just turn and pull out vs up to remove cup

[MrSquid]

Originally posted by dstall
EuroReef Skimmers have a zero clearance feature as well, has a realese at the neck, just turn and pull out vs up to remove cup

Holy crap! Serious? ZERO clearance with the quick-release feature? This is EXACTLY the info I needed to know before placing my order for the 250! Woo hoo!

[Detritivore]

yes the ER "Euro-Lock" union requires zero clearance. i actually like it a lot better than the bayonet style connections. the ER union is not a regular threaded union. you pretty much just turn it and slide it out.