ASM Skimmer Club!

[Kenfuzed]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6880603#post6880603 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by angieg1123
I have an older asm skimmer (G3 I believe) that still has a rio 2100 pump on it. (has been modified with a needlewheel impeller)

I'm useing it to cure 100 lbs of Live rock. (very smelly job) I have the riser pipe as low as it will go and it still keeps foaming over the collection cup. (very dry foam) I did a 100% water change on the live rock and that worked for about an hour. I cleaned the skimmer thinking that would help, but within an hour is was foaming over again. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Angie

Angie, you might need to throttle back that pump some. I've found 2 different ways to accomplish this.
1. Increase the air supplied to the venturi. The higher ratio of air on a needlewheel pump will decrease it's flow. This can be accomplished with a larger diameter and shorter air tube.
2. Place a reducer or internal washer in the pumps output tube to reduce it's flow.

The rock you are curing may have a large amount of die off which is normal for rock thats never been cured. If you are getting thick skimmate then keep it going as this will help the curing process. You could always tap a drain spout into the collection cup and lead this to a bucket. Keep the water in your curing tank moving so the rock can start to act as it's own filter.

 

[mikeatjac]

angieg1123

If the foam is very dry (which is good) there is nothing you can do unless you attach a drain tube to the cup.

 

[mke6103]

skimmer height

skimmer height

i bought a g-2 for my 90 gallon tank to put in my sump. i was seeing alot of pictures of the asm skimmers and more and more im starting to notice that they are sitting out of the water pretty high. i thought the had to sit up about 2-4 in does anyone know the proper height that the skimmer should sit out of the water and why?

 

[818]

Hi guys just got my ASMG2 with sedra5000. I will post pics later tonight.

 

[dunklerkaiser]

Hi, I have had a g4x for quite a few months now, and wonder if you all can help me, as I dont believe that I have it working properly.

The unit is not modded, and sits in a 29G sump. The water level normally is only a couple inches over the top of the pump, I dont know if this causes an issue or not.

The problem is that it produces hardly any skimmate, and when it does, it is extremely wet(although it does have a moderate odor). To get it to make any skimmate at all over a 2 day period or so, the riser must be set all the way up, as far as it goes without falling off. This puts the actual water level nearly overflowing into the cup, within about 1".

It just seems to me that the unit should be making way more bubbles and a thicker froth, but it just doesnt. I thought that I just wasnt waiting long enough for the bubbles to thicken, and have left the level slightly lower for a week at a time, and get absoutely 0 production.

The neck does get very dirty which says to me that the proteins are being picked up, but for some reason they dont make it out into the cup. If I raise it any higher though, I will just be dumping tank water into the cup.

Every once in a while when I come home, exactly that is happening, the level has went up and water is overflowing like a faucet from the collection cup.

I cant help but think I am missing something serious here.

Any tips or pointers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Mike

 

[spjeff69]

WHere is the cheapest place to buy ASM g2?

 

[jony5]

asmproteinskimmers.com

 

[bigfishman]

I think I have just joined this club even I got a cracked skimmer.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=794852

Any input or help would be really appreciated!

 

[Lionfan]

2 full days of skimate at about 2 weeks broken in. Very pleased and when I ream the inside with my finger it's like thick mud. i never got that from my Remora pro. Here's a pic from today!

 

[dphins]

:beer:

 

[Lionfan]

Yo DPHINS, how do you get such dark skimate? Where do you keep the water line? 1" from top? 2" from top?

 

[Kenfuzed]

Getting dark skimmate I believe has more to do with pulling in the dirtiest water from your overflow. Building a trap in your sump to concentrate the incoming water with enough dwell time for the skimmer to grab it will greatly improve any skimmer. If the overflow water is rushing past the skimmer the pump can only grab so much, but if that water is allowed to swirl around before moving on then the skimmer will pull in the cream of the crop. Try building a partition and see for yourself. you might be surprised how much this improves your skimming ability.

 

[mke6103]

skimmer height

skimmer height

i was wodering how in any much the skimmer is suppose to sit out of the water. i have a 29 gallon sump/fuge and a g-2 asm skimmer

 

[weap0n_X]

Hi, I just received my ASM G3 w/ no mods for my 72 gallon tank. I ran the skimmer with warm water and a cup full of vinegar. After 1 and 1/2 hrs, I rinsed it again and put it in my sump. Right now it is foaming but its not going all the way to the top. It reaches a little over the neck of the skimmer. The skimmer is in 9" of water. Do I need to wait longer for the break in period? Or should I put more water

Thanks.

 

[Lordhelmet]

YES!!! i finally ordered my G-2 skimmer. Man it feels good to finally do that after knowing what i wanted for the last 7 months.

 

[Josh125]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6852322#post6852322 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lionfan
Hey Josh, Well I looked at you gallery and it appears your reef is very young? What is your Bio-load. How many fish, how many corals, do you feed? Any supplements that might hinder you skimmer from working?

Yes it is fairly young, ~ 3 months. The bioload is low as well, 5 or so misc corals a small tang and 2 percs. I feed daily a mix of mysis and cyclopeze so there should be something to skim!

I got a few pics tonight after I cleaned it. I came home to the darn thing overflowing b/c I raised it in hopes of skimming something.

Everything look kosher here? Bubble density etc? My SpG is 1.025 so that shouldn't be hindering it. No additives in going on a month.

on with the pics.....

....and this is about as high as the foam head gets before collapsing

 

[weap0n_X]

I just fixed my problem by pulling the riser tube up. Should I put the riser tube all the way up, so that the water level goes up the skimmer cup half way, or full?

 

[ridetheducati]

Half way up the cup.

 

[scrmbld33]

hope im not interupting but i want to do the gate vale mod but all i can find is a ball valve does that make a differance, or is there an online vendor that has them or do you know the part number, id prefer not to order from asm due to i might have to make a little different than the parts for the kit

thanks

 

[Northtampatang]

check USplastics.com

in fact here :Gate Valve