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[Ereefic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7916715#post7916715 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jjmatti
MY skimmer has stopped working.....
Can anyone help me pinpoint my problem?
A few days ago I noticed that the water level in my skimmer was down and bubbles were not climbing up the chambers. I shut the air intake off and the water level was about 3-4 inches up the first chamber, then I turned the air back on and the level did not go up much, I seem to be lacking something but I am not sure weather the pump is not pumping enough water or something is blocking the air intake? I took it apart this evening and cleaned the beckett and all chambers but still nothing... HELP please.....

Are you using a waste collector with a ping pong ball inside? That might be stuck in the 'full' position.

 

[jjmatti]

I checked that too and it is in the down position...

 

[jjmatti]

I checked that too and it is in the down position... Anything else I can do

 

[RGibson]

Take the lid off the skimmer and see if it makes any different ,stay by the skimmer when you are doing this.

 

[jjmatti]

Rgibson,

Took it of and waited a couple of min and still nothing...

 

[RGibson]

Is the pump that runs the skimmer been cleaned if it has,chech the hose going to the pump and the one going to the beckett.

 

[jjmatti]

I will try taking the pump apart next.

 

[SDguy]

So I finally have my MRC2 skimmer running on my tank. The tank is still empty, but has salt in the water. It's a dual beckett powered by the genx 55 (I think that's the number). Anyways, my question is this: Is it normal for THAT many bubble to be coming from the skimmer itself? I mean, holy microbubbles batman! I don't have a very big sump, and although I have a low flow sump, some bubbles are still getting past the baffles. I just wasn't expecting that many bubbles to leave the skimmer. Admittedly this is my first ever beckett skimmer. Is this normal? Should I be playing with the settings? Should I wait until there is actually life in the tank? Is there a mod I could do, like adding a 90 elbow to the oulet of the skimmer in the sump so the water has to go up and out, not just straight out horizontally? Thanks for any help.

 

[RGibson]

SDguy on the 11/2 bulkhead thats on the box for the drain to the sump,is there a street ell inside of the box on the bulkhead?

 

[SDguy]

Hmmm, good question. Will have to check that when I get home. I assume there should be one, and it should be pointing down, I would guess.

 

[fishdoc11]

Sounds like you need to add the U tube mod SDguy. You will need to use 1 1/4" pvc instead of 1 1/2" to fit both in the box since you have 2 injectors.

hth, Chris

 

[SDguy]

OK...I assume this is a mod that is described in this thread somewhere? Guess I know what I'm doing for a fun filled Friday night....lots of readin

 

[SDguy]

Thanks crazysps for the PM. Hmmm, looks like more plumbing parts to buy...

 

[Crazysps]

No problem. I am also new to the beckett skimmers but I went this way for killing the bubbles.

Sorry it is a mess, but it was a long day hooking everything up.

 

[SDguy]

Tough to tell from the pics, but did you actually have to mod the stock injector assembly that comes with the skimmer, or just add the attachment on the inside?

 

[Crazysps]

I was just saying I got a sump with a lot of bubble baffles works like a charm. But the U-tube mod I have heard works well. The U-tube will fit right over your stock bulkhead inside the box( from what I have heard).

 

[SDguy]

Whew! OK, for a second there I was about to say, "That's how many bubbles you get AFTER the mod :eek1: "

You have the luxury of space for your sump

I do not.

 

[sellout007]

The Utube Mod works awesome. I have virtually NO bubbles comming out of my skimmer after installing the mod. It took all of 5 mintues. 4 of those minutes was getting my skimmer disconnected and out from under my stand.

 

[SDguy]

Excellent to hear. Can I really fit two in there though, since I have two beckett's?

 

[fishdoc11]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7922029#post7922029 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by SDguy
Excellent to hear. Can I really fit two in there though, since I have two beckett's?

From what I have read yes...personally I have only done one though since I only have one beckett.