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[ridetheducati]

There is a fitting that goes on one end of the meter. I believe it is a MPT 1/4" fitting.

venturi --> airline --> MPT fitting --> air meter

The cost of the fitting is less than $1. Dywer sells the fitting also

 

[lowbudget]

what is the correct water level for a g1-x? or is there a correct level?

 

[Josh125]

I did my initial 3M pad mod. It seems to be pulling more air, however I have no way to measure this. For those that did it, how thick were you able to keep the pad? I had to trim my thickiness down so much that it is a really fine layer of the disk.

Just curious. So far no noise and the water level seems stable enough. I'll pull the pump out again this weekend to check on the pad to see how it's holding up.

 

[mfinn]

Did you take any pictures?

 

[RichConley]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8725469#post8725469 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pad
I for one like to tinker. I think the ASM like is like a discount purchase that you have to put in a little time to complete. If I did not want to meet them partway I would have bought a H & S I think.

Yeah I won't be buying the $50 Euro Reef impeller but I will try this one eventually.

This mod will chop up bubbles finer than the original. I think coupled with a drillout of the venturi will produce many more bubbles.

The problem is, the ASM isnt any cheaper than the better products anymore.


The mesh mod makes a huge difference.

 

[Josh125]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8728626#post8728626 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mfinn
Did you take any pictures?

No, I felt it had been documented enough in the Kent's orginal thread. I might pull it back out and snap a pic though.

I did just take a pic of the foam production. I'll be honest, the G2 is a POS in it's stock form. I've been debating selling it for some time. This is the only mod done, less the gate valve mod. I can tell the body can take a lot more air however I think the pad I'm using might not be optimum. I have never seen a foam head like this out of this skimmer. It's promising for even better productinon as well.

 

[iceman5]

how deep should the water be in the section of the sump with my g3? reason is i need to know how high i need to go with my baffles thanks

 

[ridetheducati]

7-9", unless your skimmer is recirculating it does not matter.

 

[dwdowney]

HELP- I just added a large bio load to my 120 gal and reaquascaped. My G-3 has been going nuts for the last 3 days. It fills the collection cup in a matter of minutes. I took my gate valve mod off but that only helped a small amount. If I don't get it working soon I am afraid I am going to loose everything which would include my new school of Helfrich’s Firefish. Should I cut my stand pipe shorter? My ammonia has spiked up severely. Any Ideas on how fix my skimmer? PLEASE HELP

 

[mfinn]

If you are getting a huge amount of water going to the collection cup, try raising the skimmer itself, higher in your sump by a couple inches.

 

[jrmx635]

skimming

skimming

you need to do water changes.
What happened is when you moved everything around all the junk under and in the rocks that was dormant went into the water column and is now able to be broken down.
Plus adding a larger bioload to that makes it worse.
I would concentrate on water changing and let the skimmer keep pulling as much as possible.

 

[dwdowney]

I am doing a 15% water change tonight to take care of the amonia, but my skimmer is spitting out clean water.

 

[ReefJerk]

Your tank is going through a cycle. Keep up the water changes at about every other day intervals and dose some bacteria. They will help break down the ammonia. Prepare for your Nitrites to be next. You might be looking at a couple of weeks of serious issues. Good luck.

 

[waldomas]

Mix ahead plenty of water! Just let the skimmer skim wet and replace the water with mixed, aged, salt water. I will be like lots of water changes. Keep a close eye on SG. Turn off auto top off if you have it.

 

[Rpierce]

Question about my G3- I am getting alot of air bubbles out of my output of my skimmer. I have noticed this over the last couple of days. I just cleaned the skimmer cup and pulled out the pump and cleaned it as well. This is a standard G3 without any mods. Any suggestions?

Rick

 

[rykwong]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8753038#post8753038 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rpierce
Question about my G3- I am getting alot of air bubbles out of my output of my skimmer. I have noticed this over the last couple of days. I just cleaned the skimmer cup and pulled out the pump and cleaned it as well. This is a standard G3 without any mods. Any suggestions?

Rick

Did you clean the venturi/air hole in the pump? It might be clogged. Also, did you clean the air tube?

 

[Fishbulb2]

How many liters per minute are guys pulling with the gutter guard mod vs. normal. I'm wondering if this is worth attempting on my euro-reef.
FB

 

[mfinn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8725555#post8725555 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ridetheducati
I highly recommend that you get an air flow meter to measure the performance increase. I am using the Dywer RMA-22 model.

Mine finally came today. Plugged it in and the little ball bounces between 7 and 12 l/m

How do you get a accurate reading with that?

 

[ridetheducati]

10 lpm. Take an average.

 

[mfinn]

But shouldn't it be steady?
It seems to me that if the air is fluctuating like that the level in the skimmer would be also.
Might explain the overflow in my collection container yesterday morning. Had about 15 gallons of water inside my stand and on floor.
First time the little ping-pong ball didn't shut off the flow.