calling all g3 people

[panaboy95]

i am setting up my g3 skimmer tonight in my sump. i have a 29 gallon glass sump. i was wondering do i have to set the skimmer on anything or just sit it on the bottom of the tank.

i bought this skimmer used so no instrutions. i have not done anymods to it yet. as far as adjusting it you just adjust the height of the out put pipe right.

this is the first nice skimmer i have had i have been running a red sea berlin skimmer and have had a lot of trouble with it.

any tips would be helpfull

 

[sirreal63]

Just set it on the bottom. One thing I did was glue a bunch of old suction cups on the bottom to absorb vibration. it does help a lot. Yes the riser tube is how you adjust the foam height but I would use the gate valve, it makes it so much nicer.

 

[MayoBoy]

Mine is sitting on a base so it's in about 8-10" of water. Set the riser tube so it's about even with the bottom of the cone then adjust it as necessary after it's run in for a bit.

Do the gatevalve mod - it's more than worth it.

 

[Reggae Fish]

Where does everyone have their set to? I have to have my bubbles basically at the top of the cone to even get pushed over. If I set it any lower, it never make skim really. So, I'm forced to skim wetter. I can't seem to find a happy medium

 

[sirreal63]

I am about 2" below the top of the neck but mine is recirculating with the gate valve, I get nice dry skimmate.

 

[Reggae Fish]

So about like this?

 

[panaboy95]

I PLAN ON DOING THE GATE VALVE MOD AND RECURC MOD THIS WINTER SOMETIME

 

[sirreal63]

No...2" below the top of the collection cup neck. If you have it that low you will never collect anything except a dirty skimmer body.

 

[Reggae Fish]

I have mine right below the top of the collection cup like you but it skims to wet for my liking. Mine is basically where the green line is.

 

[sirreal63]

There is nothing wrong with skimming wet.

 

[Boosted Rxp]

top of the outlet pipe even with black ring on the skimmer,black nasty skim there for me

 

[chadfarmer]

skimmate depens on a lot of factors


run the new skimmer in warm water for a little and throw it in the tank. move the riser to the lowest position give it a few days to break in. than if you want dry skimmate leave it there. if you want wet skimmate raise it till how you want the skimmate

 

[sirreal63]

You should be getting skimmate that looks like this. This is about 30 hours production on the 125. It is a good idea to run a cup of hot R/O water through the airline tube weekly to keep it clean.

 

[DrBDC]

Justin, do you mean the water line or the bubble level?

 

[Reggae Fish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8595705#post8595705 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DrBDC
Justin, do you mean the water line or the bubble level?

I've played with mine for hours and can't seem to get something steady even after a 24 hour period...I'm having to have my bubbles to where they are 1-3 inches below the very top where they overflow...I have the gate valve mod and plan on the recirc. somewhat soon

 

[chadfarmer]

recirculation mod wil only boost skimming up another 10-20% if you are feeding it with a drain

 

[panaboy95]

thanks for all the help guys. i just got the skimmer up and running. thanks for the break in tip farmer.