BC skimmer

stiltman · 03/05/2010, 05:27 PM

I've had the BC protein skimmer running for approx. 1 month. It was going fine until this past week.

There is now salt all over the tank. mostly along the bottom rim of the tank, back, and floor.

I recently added a good sized piece of live rock. With evaporation it really did not raise the water level all that much.

I don't have any experience with protein skimmers. Did I have the air pump set too high?

How can I avoid this in the future?

Thanks much

stiltman · 03/06/2010, 07:44 AM

anybody?

bertoni · 03/06/2010, 06:00 PM

I've never heard of that brand. A picture or link might help. Has anything been dosed into the water?

75gsalt · 03/06/2010, 09:30 PM

Is something splashing the water out, or is the tank possibly slowly leaking at the bottom seams

stiltman · 03/07/2010, 07:21 PM

biocube protein skimmer.

i'm pretty sure it was splashing out. this happened while i was away for a week and the wife was in charge of the tank.

i cleaned up the salt and it has not come back.

i think it was from having the air pump set too high.

tangtang clown · 03/07/2010, 07:26 PM

What do you mean by air pump?

stiltman · 03/08/2010, 07:49 AM

the biocube protein skimmer is powered by an air pump with a control valve. you are supposed to set the air so the bubbles just make it into the collection cup. I normally keep my water at the "maximum level" line. I didn't top off that day and adding the rock put the water right up to that line, so there shouldn't have been many problems with that.

03/05/2010, 05:27 PM	#1
stiltman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,070	BC skimmer I've had the BC protein skimmer running for approx. 1 month. It was going fine until this past week. There is now salt all over the tank. mostly along the bottom rim of the tank, back, and floor. I recently added a good sized piece of live rock. With evaporation it really did not raise the water level all that much. I don't have any experience with protein skimmers. Did I have the air pump set too high? How can I avoid this in the future? Thanks much __________________ "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders Current Tank Info: 75 w/ 20 sump

03/06/2010, 07:44 AM	#2
stiltman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,070	anybody? __________________ "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders Current Tank Info: 75 w/ 20 sump

03/06/2010, 06:00 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I've never heard of that brand. A picture or link might help. Has anything been dosed into the water? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/06/2010, 09:30 PM	#4
75gsalt Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southeast Kansas Posts: 286	Is something splashing the water out, or is the tank possibly slowly leaking at the bottom seams __________________ 75 ga. reef 20 gal. sump corals GSP assorted Polyps Zoos PomPom Xenia Waving Hand Xenia Blue Mushroom Toadstool Leather Current Tank Info: 75g. reef 125 lbs. live rock 90lbs. live sand 1 Clown small Regal Tang 20 Nass. Snails Turbos hermit

03/07/2010, 07:21 PM	#5
stiltman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,070	biocube protein skimmer. i'm pretty sure it was splashing out. this happened while i was away for a week and the wife was in charge of the tank. i cleaned up the salt and it has not come back. i think it was from having the air pump set too high. __________________ "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders Current Tank Info: 75 w/ 20 sump

03/07/2010, 07:26 PM	#6
tangtang clown Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The DUB, NC Posts: 2,711	What do you mean by air pump? __________________ Mind over chatter.

03/08/2010, 07:49 AM	#7
stiltman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,070	the biocube protein skimmer is powered by an air pump with a control valve. you are supposed to set the air so the bubbles just make it into the collection cup. I normally keep my water at the "maximum level" line. I didn't top off that day and adding the rock put the water right up to that line, so there shouldn't have been many problems with that. __________________ "I'm too drunk to taste this chicken" - Colonel Sanders Current Tank Info: 75 w/ 20 sump