aquamaxx ConeS CO 1 skimmer review
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shred5
Premium Member
Open up the stand pipe all the way and re-adjust.. Allot of times over time the venturi will clog with calcium overtime and produce less air making you have to close the stand pipe some.. By giving it a vinegar bath that probably unclogged and now is producing more air.
Maybe you put the pump together wrong.
If it is and it still overflows you may have something in your water that messed with the surface tension.
reeftivo
Skim junkie
remove the cup for a few hours and just let it run. Vinegar baths will remove most if not all the slime coat and they will go berzerk for a while.
You may have some micros in the tank for a bit but it should settle down much quicker if the cup is off. Also, Like Shred 5 mentioned, double check the air line nipple on the venturi and look inside for blockage. MAy need to be reamed and cleaned out..
jaybfresh
Pitcher Hill Reef Society
Checking in after 4 months with the CO-1. Mine took a couple weeks to really settle in (I had a lower bioload at that point), but has since been the most reliable small skimmer I've ever owned... and I've tried at least 10 different types over the years.
No microbubbles, no adjustments ever needed, great skimmate. For what it's worth, I'm running mine in water right up to the bottom of the silencer, and the water level is set about an inch below the neck connection.
No microbubbles, no adjustments ever needed, great skimmate. For what it's worth, I'm running mine in water right up to the bottom of the silencer, and the water level is set about an inch below the neck connection.
Esage
New member
+1 I never adjust my skimmer when I clean the cup
jaybfresh
Pitcher Hill Reef Society
Right at the bottom of the silencer
moondoggy4
Team RC
shred5
Premium Member
If load is low to medium I think it might be fine, I think 90 is about the edge of what it can handle. .. I look at the coneS CO-1 to be a perfect fit for 75. I am sure some run them on a larger tank..
The RLSS R6-I would be better for it if you could afford a little more or a larger aqaumaxx skimmer.
It really aint so much about the size of the tank as it is load. Problem is most people can not help themselves and either overload a tank or over feed.
shred5
Premium Member
It depends on the load, it might work fine.. It might work on and off shutting down once it removes everything.. It may never get enough of a head to rise to the cup... Might just try it, I think it might work fine.
Would this be overkill? It's rated for 240 gallons. I don't plan on a larger tank down the line, so I want a skimmer for this tank (85 gal/20 sump). I've pretty much narrowed it down between this and the Cones CO-1.
http://www.bigalspets.com/u-series-in-sump-protein-skimmer-u-2.html
Would this be overkill? It's rated for 240 gallons. I don't plan on a larger tank down the line, so I want a skimmer for this tank. I've pretty much narrowed it down between this and the Cones CO-1. I think it's the JNS version of the Aquamaxx ConeS Q2.
http://www.bigalspets.com/u-series-in-sump-protein-skimmer-u-2.html
Yes, but doesn't hurt to make sure you have all the screws tight, especially the long black screws. I didn't have mine tight enough and had to deal with the microbubbles for a few weeks unnecessarily. :facepalm:
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