AquaC CLUB!

The auto-waste container is VERY nice to have. You can diy something similar (e.g. empty milk bottle) but without the ping-pong ball shutoff capability. Get the bigger one.

I'm not sure if they offer the 1" injector upgrade for the ev-120. If they do, BUY IT! Then upsize your feedline from the pump to the skimmer (if your pump doesn't have a 1" output, install an adapter) and you'll see a huge improvement in skimmate.
 
I called Steve at Aqua C and he's sending me the 1" injector free of charge for my EV 180.

Hopefully running the 1" injector along with the 1" line from my Mag 9.5. will do the trick.

In talking to Steve, I said I had the water line set about 2" within the clear column, which is not correct. Steve said the water line must be set just at the base of the clear tower column to produce more bubbles. I've tried that for the past 5 hours and the bubbles do not rise in the column.

I'll give it a few days to see want happens.

As for the customer service, Steve was excellent and very knowledgeable at resolving my porblem.

Randy
 
i will look into it, im trying to decide if the near 400 dollars total it will cost is worth it since im only keeping this tank for another year, I might just go with a bubble magus nac6
 
mypepper said:
I called Steve at Aqua C and he's sending me the 1" injector free of charge for my EV 180.

Hopefully running the 1" injector along with the 1" line from my Mag 9.5. will do the trick.

In talking to Steve, I said I had the water line set about 2" within the clear column, which is not correct. Steve said the water line must be set just at the base of the clear tower column to produce more bubbles. I've tried that for the past 5 hours and the bubbles do not rise in the column.

I'll give it a few days to see want happens.

As for the customer service, Steve was excellent and very knowledgeable at resolving my porblem.

Randy
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I previously spoke to Steve on this subject as well when I used to have this skimmer and he stated that it is OK for your water level to be up to an inch above the black box if you find it works better for you and as long as the skimmer does not overflow. This skimmer pulls in so much air and creates high quantities of bubbles, that it is not recommended for the water level to be above the black box or it may overflow, however, with a mag drive 7 on this skimmer I found I needed to raise the water level quite a bit to get the foam to rise. Once I upgraded to the mag 9.5 no more messing with the water level. The water level was right at the top of the box with the valve all the way opened. I now had to use the air valve to control whether i wanted wet or dry skim. These skimmers rock!
 
Update....Thanks to Saltydogs64 advise on how to actually adjust the water level and then fine tune with the air valve, my EV 180 180 is now working right after one year.

I followed Saltydogs64 advise and now my EV 180 is producing bubbles within the entire neck of the column. All in all, I don't think I'll need to use the 1" injector that Aqua C is sending me.

I'll see how go it goes for the next week to see if the skim-mate is to my liking. If not, I'll use the 1" injector.

Thanks to all on the excellent forum for all your helpful tips,
Randy
 
180EV owner with a Mag 9.5 here and pulling my hair out. My tank is new *(about 4 weeks now) and I'm getting just wet Skimate. I mean once the Pump and Air Valve is open all the way, i just get large wet bubbles and the cup fills in 30-60 seconds. I removed the Discharge Gate Valve and currently run a Tee with a quarter inch hole on the top for air.

From this picture I reversed everything because the Micro Bubbles but the Pump is now right next to the overflow discharges; lots of bubbles entering the 9.5 Mag....any thoughts? This Skimmer was kind of working but I changed the position because Bubbles...any thoughts?

IMG_5231.jpg
 
I have a Remora running on my 37 Hex tank for maybe 6 - 9 months now. Up until recently, the collection cup would fill with about 2" of green tea every week. I know, not that much, but it's only a 37g tank with 5 small fish in it

Lately, I have noticed that it is not skimming AT ALL. I "stole" these pics from way back in this thread, but this is pretty much how mine looks like now, as far as the foam column height and all:






I also noticed that the muffled "hiss" that used to be coming from under the collection cup is not quite as loud as it used to be. I was running it with an MJ 1200; I tried switching out to another MJ1200 (thinking maybe the original was not working 100% anymore) but a new pump has not made any difference. And the amount of water at the output still looks good.

I am thinking maybe the air injection part is either clogged with salt creep, or needs to be adjusted?

I bought this skimmer used, so I don't have any instruction manual or anything.

Do you adjust the air quantity by turning that screw in the input pipe? Does opening it (turning screw counterclockwise) mean more air or less air into the mix?

I tried to turn it with a screwdriver but it felt like it was stuck, and I didn't want to try forcing it and possibly break it. Could it be stuck due to salt buildup?

Like I said it used to "work" well enough for me; I just want to get it back to how it used to perform.
 
carlso63 said:
I have a Remora running on my 37 Hex tank for maybe 6 - 9 months now. Up until recently, the collection cup would fill with about 2" of green tea every week. I know, not that much, but it's only a 37g tank with 5 small fish in it

Lately, I have noticed that it is not skimming AT ALL. I "stole" these pics from way back in this thread, but this is pretty much how mine looks like now, as far as the foam column height and all:


I also noticed that the muffled "hiss" that used to be coming from under the collection cup is not quite as loud as it used to be. I was running it with an MJ 1200; I tried switching out to another MJ1200 (thinking maybe the original was not working 100% anymore) but a new pump has not made any difference. And the amount of water at the output still looks good.

I am thinking maybe the air injection part is either clogged with salt creep, or needs to be adjusted?

I bought this skimmer used, so I don't have any instruction manual or anything.

Do you adjust the air quantity by turning that screw in the input pipe? Does opening it (turning screw counterclockwise) mean more air or less air into the mix?

I tried to turn it with a screwdriver but it felt like it was stuck, and I didn't want to try forcing it and possibly break it. Could it be stuck due to salt buildup?

Like I said it used to "work" well enough for me; I just want to get it back to how it used to perform.
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You need to clean it. I'm pretty sure that screw is not a adjustment but a cleaning port.
 
carlso63 said:
I have a Remora running on my 37 Hex tank for maybe 6 - 9 months now. Up until recently, the collection cup would fill with about 2" of green tea every week. I know, not that much, but it's only a 37g tank with 5 small fish in it

Lately, I have noticed that it is not skimming AT ALL. I "stole" these pics from way back in this thread, but this is pretty much how mine looks like now, as far as the foam column height and all:






I also noticed that the muffled "hiss" that used to be coming from under the collection cup is not quite as loud as it used to be. I was running it with an MJ 1200; I tried switching out to another MJ1200 (thinking maybe the original was not working 100% anymore) but a new pump has not made any difference. And the amount of water at the output still looks good.

I am thinking maybe the air injection part is either clogged with salt creep, or needs to be adjusted?

I bought this skimmer used, so I don't have any instruction manual or anything.

Do you adjust the air quantity by turning that screw in the input pipe? Does opening it (turning screw counterclockwise) mean more air or less air into the mix?

I tried to turn it with a screwdriver but it felt like it was stuck, and I didn't want to try forcing it and possibly break it. Could it be stuck due to salt buildup?

Like I said it used to "work" well enough for me; I just want to get it back to how it used to perform.
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I have the exact same skimmer you have and when I bought it new, it came with a skinny wired brush that is used to clean the injector when clogged. You have to unscrew the white screw located on top of the injector and clean the injector by using something that can fit in there and that has a brush on it. Your skimmer will begin collecting gunk almost immediately after cleaning the injector. You can also call AquaC customer service and they will lead you in the right direction. This skimmer does an awesome job on my 30 gallon nano.
 
03sonicstang said:
180EV owner with a Mag 9.5 here and pulling my hair out. My tank is new *(about 4 weeks now) and I'm getting just wet Skimate. I mean once the Pump and Air Valve is open all the way, i just get large wet bubbles and the cup fills in 30-60 seconds. I removed the Discharge Gate Valve and currently run a Tee with a quarter inch hole on the top for air.

From this picture I reversed everything because the Micro Bubbles but the Pump is now right next to the overflow discharges; lots of bubbles entering the 9.5 Mag....any thoughts? This Skimmer was kind of working but I changed the position because Bubbles...any thoughts?

IMG_5231.jpg
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All skimmers react the way yours is reacting when there are oils or substances that are added into the water such as stress coat and the such. Especially when the tank is new. I have found that with the use of activated carbon, skimmers perform way better because the carbon removes these oils. Try some carbon and let us know it works for you.
 
newyorkstyles said:
All skimmers react the way yours is reacting when there are oils or substances that are added into the water such as stress coat and the such. Especially when the tank is new. I have found that with the use of activated carbon, skimmers perform way better because the carbon removes these oils. Try some carbon and let us know it works for you.
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thank you for your reply; once I opened the Pump Ball Valve and adjusted using the air valve I now am pulling some dark skimmate. Its crazy as anytime I put my hand in the tank the bubble tower falls... So with Carbon, can I just fill a nylon sack and throw it in the sump?

Thanks again for your reply!!
 
I have the ev 400 as well. It was a pain in the balls to set-up at first, but once you get it tweaked (and of course have read this thread from the begining) you will understand how to get your ev400 to perform as well.

Once fine-tuned it is a set and forget system...the only time I need to do anything is when bubbles dont go to the top of the riser anymore means the injector port needs to be cleaned-- then its back to a workhorse machine. And you have to clean the gunk out regularly too--if you dont do that then it will be inconsistent. Ive had mine for many many years. well worth the money in comparison to some of the very very expensive protein skimmers for large tanks.
 
sasharotty said:
You a rep or somethin lol. Have a ev 400, very inconsistant and plumbed externally.Has overflowed a few times on me.:furious: I wouldnt say these rock but thats jmo, but ok for the money i guess.
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Not a rep. I've just been around the block with different skimmers and have found these to be top of the line skimmers. Have you seen my YouTube channel? I think you would get a better understanding to my comments if you watch some of my videos. I review lot's of equipment on there. Here's the link.

http://www.youtube.com/user/newyorksteelo?feature=mhum
 
Skimming

Skimming

I am so excited. I came home from work today and found my EV120 skimmer finally skimming. I have been reading through all the posts in this thread again for the past few days and I just felt like to sharing it.

Last weekend I finished replumbing my sump and skimmer and was waiting for it to kick in.

Thanks!

Skimmer7.jpg


Skimmer1.jpg


Skimmer4.jpg
 
mypepper said:
Update....Thanks to Saltydogs64 advise on how to actually adjust the water level and then fine tune with the air valve, my EV 180 180 is now working right after one year.

I followed Saltydogs64 advise and now my EV 180 is producing bubbles within the entire neck of the column. All in all, I don't think I'll need to use the 1" injector that Aqua C is sending me.

I'll see how go it goes for the next week to see if the skim-mate is to my liking. If not, I'll use the 1" injector.

Thanks to all on the excellent forum for all your helpful tips,
Randy
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Can you please re-post his advise? Can't seem to find it. Thanks
 
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