raidendex
01/16/2011, 01:29 PM
Well to begin with I have this skimmer
http://royalreefaquariums.com/product_info.php?products_id=108
And after playing around with different water levels I was unable to ever make it work well for a while. Best I can do is maybe run it for 3-4 days and then all of a sudden it will overflow the cup within seconds.
At this point I don't think issue is related to water level, how much gate valve is closed etc. Mainly I think it's the pump itself is too strong or volute/impeller mod is not quite right. I do have two of these pumps both result in similar overflow issues. Both do have same impeller with mesh on it however volute is a little bit different. Pump is Quiet One 2200
Anyways looking for any suggestion as to what I can do to make this skimmer work :) Took some dimensions as well as a few pictures.
Total height - 18.5", Bottom diameter 9", Neck 4", Collection cup - 8". Cone height to neck - 11", Neck up about - 8". Inlet from the pump is about 2" from the bottom.
http://s3.postimage.org/8f2zwv5w/IMG_1311.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f2zwv5w/)http://s3.postimage.org/8f6azk5g/IMG_1312.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f6azk5g/)http://s3.postimage.org/8f7yiwn8/IMG_1313.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f7yiwn8/)
http://s3.postimage.org/8f9m2950/IMG_1314.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f9m2950/)http://s3.postimage.org/8fekoamc/IMG_1315.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8fekoamc/)http://s3.postimage.org/8fg87n44/IMG_1316.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8fg87n44/)
I guess best way about fixing this would be to get a different pump, but I'm not too sure what kind of pump would fit it well.
Thank you for your help!
http://royalreefaquariums.com/product_info.php?products_id=108
And after playing around with different water levels I was unable to ever make it work well for a while. Best I can do is maybe run it for 3-4 days and then all of a sudden it will overflow the cup within seconds.
At this point I don't think issue is related to water level, how much gate valve is closed etc. Mainly I think it's the pump itself is too strong or volute/impeller mod is not quite right. I do have two of these pumps both result in similar overflow issues. Both do have same impeller with mesh on it however volute is a little bit different. Pump is Quiet One 2200
Anyways looking for any suggestion as to what I can do to make this skimmer work :) Took some dimensions as well as a few pictures.
Total height - 18.5", Bottom diameter 9", Neck 4", Collection cup - 8". Cone height to neck - 11", Neck up about - 8". Inlet from the pump is about 2" from the bottom.
http://s3.postimage.org/8f2zwv5w/IMG_1311.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f2zwv5w/)http://s3.postimage.org/8f6azk5g/IMG_1312.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f6azk5g/)http://s3.postimage.org/8f7yiwn8/IMG_1313.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f7yiwn8/)
http://s3.postimage.org/8f9m2950/IMG_1314.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8f9m2950/)http://s3.postimage.org/8fekoamc/IMG_1315.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8fekoamc/)http://s3.postimage.org/8fg87n44/IMG_1316.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/8fg87n44/)
I guess best way about fixing this would be to get a different pump, but I'm not too sure what kind of pump would fit it well.
Thank you for your help!