Anyone know anything about the Sicce in tank skimmers?

[Brian60077]

Well I may have spoke too soon about the Fluval Sea skimmer working well. Maybe I should have remained silent about it, but it was making a ton of racket this morning, so took it out, cleaned it and put it back together in the tank and now it looks like it barely doing anything and making racket but much less. Of course petco is sold out of them, but they do have the Sicce in tank skimmer in stock, of course it is $70 more than the fluvial one, but I have used Since pumps before and they are reliable and do not act stupid after 6 months.

 

[kharmaguru]

Any time you clean a skimmer it has a mini break-in period. It can be expedited by drying anywhere foam will contact with a paper towel.

 

[Brian60077]

Any time you clean a skimmer it has a mini break-in period. It can be expedited by drying anywhere foam will contact with a paper towel.

So I should let it alone for a day or two and see if it acts properly?

 

[kharmaguru]

So I should let it alone for a day or two and see if it acts properly?

Definitely. If it was working before and you haven't accidentally knocked it out of adjustment it should return to normal skimming.

 

[griss]

So I should let it alone for a day or two and see if it acts properly?

That's what I'd do.

 

[Brian60077]

That sounds ok then. Have to see how it acts for the next couple days

 

[wvned]

Is it still making the noise. There is only one moving part in a skimmer. The pump motor impeller.

 

[Brian60077]

Is it still making the noise. There is only one moving part in a skimmer. The pump motor impeller.

Just replaced ot as it was doing nothing ans cup was totally dry.

 

[Brian60077]

Is it still making the noise. There is only one moving part in a skimmer. The pump motor impeller.

Think the actual motor may have decided to leave the party, it was just humming and no water movement in the skimmer body at all when I got up and the collection cup was totally dry, so ordered the Sicce shark 150 from petco and it seems to be working awesome now, looks work better than the fluval did as what came out of the collection cup this morning was on the gross looking side.

 

[Brian60077]

So far I have to say I am rather impressed with the Sicce skimmer. Didn't require much adjustment and really gets some nasty looking crap in the collection cup. Quiet too.