aquac no foam at all

[RobNJ]

i have my aqauc hanging on my new sump, it is being fed by a rio 1400, its just barly bubling, not creating any foam, this is brand new tank nothing in it but rocks and sand. is this normal or is something wrong?

 

[bertoni]

How long has it been running? It's common for skimmers to take a few days to a week to start skimming normally.

 

[RobNJ]

in the sum its been running an hour, it was hanging on the display tank prior to the sump for 20 hours

 

[TekCat]

as bertoni said, a few days needed for brand new skimmer to "break in". Aside initial break in, foam production is greatly depends on quality of water and bio-load. The bigger bio-load and/or the dirtier the water (proteins and other junk) -> the more foam will be produced.

I've heard that most who have AquaC Remora (including myself) prefer MaxiJet 1200 instead of Rio

 

[mnestroy]

I Also have the same skimmer for about a month I have been in touch witht he company and they also said the amount pulled out is based on the bio load...

Mine pulls out less than a tablespoon a week, then again I've only had my tank setup for a short period.

 

[RobNJ]

I will let it go a few weeks and see what happenes

 

[jer77]

aqua-c skimmers seem to work sometimes and sometimes not work at all. Just let it run for a while, and if there is junk for it to take out it will do it. I have an aqua-c on a tank with a low bio-load and most of the time it doesn't do much, but sometimes in the morning I notice that overnight it collected a bunch of skimmate. So just be patient.