Foam Level

gummi

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I am new to this hobby and skimmers. I just setup my Euro-reef RS100 last night and kept the intake pipe open as recommended in the book. The foam level is low...just above the reaciton chamber line and not at the cup level. The book says that I should dial it in to be aout 1.5inches into the cup.... what happens now? :D

Does the waste float off of the foam and slowly into the collection cup or should the foam actually overflow into the cup...?

My bioload is tiny (2 percula clownfish, 1 mexican turbo snail, 2 blue legged hermits) so it probably won't skim anything but I'd like to just get a better understanding...
 
just be patient.. skimmers have to break in. the foam will overflow into the cup. you can let it run where it is. you will know when its time to adjust it. once its broken in, you will see the foam, and need to adjust it to skim the way you like.
 
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