Help Me Tweak My Skimmer

[spanglish]

I have a Euroreef 100 and while I've had it for a while and
had good skimmate production for a while it has stopped
producing. I must admit I never have really understood the
physics of how they work well enough to adjust air/overflow
height, etc.

Any help is appreciated.:confused:

[Dubbin1]

Have you gave the skimmer and pump a good cleaning lately?

[spanglish]

It's only 3 months old. Should it need cleaning already?

[dmo]

Quoted from the Euro-Reef manual..

"Once every 2-3 weeks take some time to dip the end of the air intake tube into a cup of warm, purified freshwater i.e. Reverse Osmosis. The suction created by the venturi will draw this warm water through the tube runsing the tube and the venturi's water air interface point where salt crystals often form restricting the flow of air. This can dramatically effect the skimmers efficiency (less air, less foam etc...)."

Also the manual suggests that the pump be run in a vinegar and water bath (1pt vinegar to 3 pts water) quarterly for about 10-12 hours before it is disassembled and scrubbed of all debris..

[spanglish]

Thanks, believe it or not I don't have the manual. I'll try it.

[dmo]

NP.. It was fresh in my memory as I just set up my RS-100 :)