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At 7in of water and the pipe at 80% closed there was minimal turbulence and a nice laminar flow of bubbles from the body of the skimmer up through the neck.
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Meaning 4-5 turns max or anywhere between that and turned all the way in. I may try 2 turns, was at the 4.
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I need some help 130 owners. I see the skimmer is listed with an 8.5"x11" footprint. The inside footprint of my skimmer compartment is 9"x11.25", will it fit?
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I think you'd be cutting it really close. Mine is in a 20L and that dimension from glass to glass is just barely enough to avoid accidental contact and vibrations.
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I just measured and my compartment is just under 10 inches so I'm not sure. You might have a problem with the pump and air connection.
I remember dashylock had a problem with his/her sump size so you may want to reach out directly to them to see their thoughts?
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Ok thanks.
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Just set mine up posting here to follow along, it's currently breaking in and overflowing like crazy... 6 week old system and the skimmer has been in for about 10 hours, should settle down soon.
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Very quick break in for this skimmer especially on a system thats about 8 weeks old with only a bit of live rock 2 fish and a CUC. |
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My skimmate is definitely light and not dark black which is likely based on my low bioload, however because of the Carbon and ZeoBak dosing I get a lot of sludge on the edges which is typical of carbon dosing type reefs. We will see how it goes. |
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So I am not sure what this means but... My skimmer will run really well for about 3 days then the foam head falls about 1.5"-2". Though when I close off the air by putting my finger over the air silencer and get all the air out of the skimmer. Then I let go and the air goes back into the body and settles down, the foam head goes up to where it was and has finer bubbles all the way up the skimmer body. It seems to do this about every 3-4 days. Been running about 2 months. Could this be something with the impeller? Please anyone give me some suggestion/opinions.
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When you completely close off all air by putting your finger over the intake, you are kind of doing the same thing because it will fill the volute with nothing but water, which may similarly dissolve any salt buildup. FWIW - Last time I took the volute apart, there was some sort of stubborn buildup on the adjustable volute nozzle that corresponded to where the air was injected. A mild muriatic acid solution wouldn't make a dent in it, and I had to physically scrape it off. |
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That makes sense but I would figure if it was cutting off air it would raise the water level in the skimmer.
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Also I had a 150 on this same tank and bioload right before this skimmer for about 2 months and it did nit do this fluctuation. You think it is air and not something with the pump or impeller?
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I'm having the same issue as Terefel. Have this skimmer on a 30 gallon with 15 long sump and it's been running for a little over a week. Did the 24 hour initiation of the break in by leaving the collection cup off etc. Was skimming very wet then last night started to pull in more water. Emptied the collection cup last night and it's overflowing again this morning. No epoxy and the only thing I feel is Rod's Reef. Does it just need more time? Riser tube is open 100% and volute screwed all the way in. I think it's in 7.5-8" of water but I'll measure.
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I didn't pre-clean it in vinegar like some people. For the first 2 weeks, the skimmer was going nuts. One day it was under-skimming, the next day it was over-skimming, and when I thought I stabilized it, it goes haywire. Eventually I got it dialed in and everything was set and have never had an issue again. It just takes time (pre-clean it before putting it into your tank is the best bet imo)
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I JUST started getting some great results over the past three days, and I think I found the reason why (though I don't know enought about skimmers to be sure). I had previously gone two turns out on the volute to get some more air in the mixture and then I started adjusting my water level. I was getting a light tea colored skim, nothing impresive and at that it was somewhat irregular; sometimes skimmate, sometimes nothing.
Over the past few days I stuck some filter floss in my bubble trap which slightly raised the water level in the sump as it began to clog. Now I'm getting a pretty thick head and it's coming out looking more like a lighter coffee. This makes me think I need to drop my skimmer stand down about half an inch to get it sitting in more water. For what it's worth, I didn't preckean either, and I had the same inconsistency and extremely long break in period. I think that could be a key to quicker success based on what I'm reading here.
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So I had this skimmer running smoothly for about two months while my water cycles and I purchase other items, and once I finally added two fish it goes haywire. Please see pictures... im having a very difficult time tuning it. Everything I do produces a very wet micro bubble skim and overflows. Ive tried pipe open/ closed and opening/ closing the volute. I have a 40g with 2 fish. .... what am I doing wrong!??!
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