beatle
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I have an older meshmodded Octopus Extreme TS-150 skimmer in the sump of my 120g. The bubble production looks great and the pump is quiet, but the production leaves a lot to be desired.
My sump has 10 inch tall baffles so I placed the skimmer on a four inch stand. The top of the outlet tube is just shy of the top of the chamber where it begins to taper into the neck. Skimmate production has been pretty weak - relatively light in color and small in volume.
Bioload is very light: 2 mature false percs, coral beauty, firefish, four shrimp.
I do have a serious problem with an algae bloom ATM. The tank is approx a month old with "cooked" live rock. I know to expect a few issues when starting a new tank (this is my 4th new tank) but I've never seen a bloom like this so early. I'm not sure if my skimmer is doing its job or if I have additional issues. The NW-110 I ran on my 90 years ago pulled out gunk like a champ.
My sump has 10 inch tall baffles so I placed the skimmer on a four inch stand. The top of the outlet tube is just shy of the top of the chamber where it begins to taper into the neck. Skimmate production has been pretty weak - relatively light in color and small in volume.
Bioload is very light: 2 mature false percs, coral beauty, firefish, four shrimp.
I do have a serious problem with an algae bloom ATM. The tank is approx a month old with "cooked" live rock. I know to expect a few issues when starting a new tank (this is my 4th new tank) but I've never seen a bloom like this so early. I'm not sure if my skimmer is doing its job or if I have additional issues. The NW-110 I ran on my 90 years ago pulled out gunk like a champ.