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Hi slief. Can you help me figure out the proper settings on my double cone 200 with the RD3? I got it for my well stocked 190 3 weeks ago and I don't think I'm getting the best performance. I've used it at sump depth of 9.7, 8 and 7 inches and power settings in the low 30's to full blast. I can't seem to get anything other than light tea colored skim and a ton of big foam bubbles in the cup. Is there an ideal water depth and power settings for these? Thanks
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07/19/2015, 10:31 AM | #2428 | |
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I would suggest trying the settings you were using when you took the picture and either open the wedge pipe up a bit or lower the sump level 1/4" and see what that does. That should darken the skim up a bit. A bit more about your system might also shed some light. Are you running filter socks and any other mechanical filtration? You say you have a well stocked 190. I assume the display is 190 gallons? What do you have in your tank as far as stock? Looking at your photo, that actually looks like it's working pretty darn well as far as the foam it's making.
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Tank is a 190 and the sump has about 35 gallons of water in it. I run bio pellets and filter socks. About 15 fish including 3 tangs and a blue throat trigger, a gig and med coral stock. I feed very heavy but maintain low no3 and no4. Salt is steady at 1.025. Does that change your advise at all or maybe I'm just tweaking to much and my current setup is fine?
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I am starting a 120g tank which will be have a heavy load, Is the bk 150 enough to handle this?? It was recommended several times for up to 150g by Jeremy.
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If you are sure water is getting into the tube, I would inspect the rubber tubing for a hole but I doubt that water is getting in to the airline tube.
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Water is getting in the airline tubing I see it coming into the pump.
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I agree. Looking at the photo, it does look like the hose is kinked. It could be that it's not connected to the silencer as you pointed out. I too would suggest removing the silencer and checking to see if the hose is connected to the bottom of it. While I was at it, I would remove the hose completely and double check it for any holes and then put it back in. I can't be certain but it appears as though that wedge pipe is completely closed instead of being open. I think the hole for the venturi line should be on the opposite side if the wedge pipe is open. That could have something to do with the surging and why water is coming out of that hole. With the wedge open all the way, I am pretty certain that the venturi hole should be oriented closer to the pump so the line has a straight path to the pump. If that is the case, I would open the wedge pipe all the way removing the wedge pipe completely first to verify it's orientation. I would then raise the sump level or lower the skimmer enough to get the foam level inside the skimmer to the point that it's producing skimmate. I like my sump level set such that my skimmer produces dry foam with the wedge pipe completely open and wetter foam with it slightly closed. I never set a skimmer up so that the wedge pipe needs to be closed all the way to get it to produce.
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Its the double cone 150 I purchased it new. I opened the volute up allot more and it solved the water surging issue. I have allot of bubbles coming from the wedge pipe now but i'll give it a break in period. With my old SM 250 I had the volute open 1.5 times I now use a new one with a RD speedy pump but these small skimmers don't come with that option. Thanks for the help i'll let you know how goes in a few days.
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Scott, do you know if any of RE media reactors will work with Carbon and GFO?
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On the SM 250 I'm at 8" 39 watts, works awesome! I am getting frustrated with this skimmer though. Check out these videos. I have the water at the 6.7" optimal height and the water just keeps bouncing. I took the airline out and inspected and it's fine. I also have it running without the silencer in one of the videos and the sound is almost like the pump is pulsing. The videos are in the dropbox link. Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks! https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fo35klat7...mhKNlxgZa?dl=0
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I have bubble king mini 180 gen1 pump just stop working on it. Did anybody try to upgrade pump I mean use my existing skimmer body and get gen3 pump for it Thanks Robbie |
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Let the skimmer settle in for several hours. Once it settles in, note the water level in the skimmer. If the foam isn't up the the neck of the skimmer, I would raise your water level in the sump by 1/4" at a time until you get the foam up into the neck. The idea is to use the sump level to get the foam level/top of the water column where it becomes foam/bubbles and then use the wedge pipe to fine tune things. FWIW, I have my skimmer in about 8" of water. If your tank is really new and lightly stocked, you will want your sump level to be about 9" deep. My guess is that you will also want to be closer to 37 watts on the RD3.
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Yeah I have cleaned and it definitely dead so need new one. I'm wondering is it straight swap or anything else need to changed
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I am plumbing an RD3 Speedy 80w as my return on my new 120g, should I leave the stock 1" union outlet or should I replace that with a 1 1/2" union so I can use larger diameter piping? What's the conventional wisdom when plumbing an RD3? Any examples are greatly appreciated.
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