newbie skimmer question

[dnsfpl]

what is the purpose of the "air stone"?
must i tune it? where should i place it or just leave as it is?

thanks

 

[d3rryc]

If that's the same gizmo as I have on the end of my Precision Marine skimmer, it's just a muffler for the air line so the skimmer runs a little quieter. Might hop on their website and dig through the manuals to be sure, though.

 

[metal1971]

It is not an air stone. It is part of the ventury system , some are like a valve so you can adjust the amount of air that goes into the skimmer

 

[dnsfpl]

how do i adjust it?

 

[wartskin]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14688274#post14688274 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by metal1971
It is not an air stone. It is part of the ventury system , some are like a valve so you can adjust the amount of air that goes into the skimmer

Which will make the bubbles smaller and improve skimmer performance.

 

[reeftrinh]

d3rryc got it right.. its a muffler so it runs quiter

 

[wartskin]

Some are mufflers I suppose but the one I have on my Euro Reef is designed to make the bubbles smaller and improve skimmer performance. The ones that we have on our skimmers are to muffles the air.

 

[rdlisby]

So I have a custom built skimmer with a needle wheel pump the air hose is so loud it over powers all of my pumps, fans, everything.... where do I get one of those mufflers..... IT'S DRIVING ME CRAZY...........

 

[metal1971]

you should be able to turn the top of it to adjust it(clock wise tightens it so less air in , counter clockwise loosens it so more air in). I have never heard it called a muffler before. I have seen them with a small amount of filter floss inside them before. I always thought it was in there to filter out dust and dirt particles that can be drawn into the skimmer.(sort of acts like a muffler) All that I have used have had the adjustment on it.you could go to most sites that sell skimmers and look in the parts area to find them.

 

[Juruense]

My Coralife SS clearly has a muffler but the pic in the OP looks more like it has a valve feature. Why would any one want less bubbles? I would open it up all the way...

 

[metal1971]

some skimmer are adjusted with the air flow.(height of the water, dry or wet skimmte are some of the things the help adjust)

 

[dnsfpl]

will try to explore the "muffler"

thanks for the info

 

[dnsfpl]

why is my skimmer neck so dirty?
whereas the skim mate looks clean.

just cleaned my skimmer neck

skimmer neck after 2 days

waste collector after 2 days

thanks

 

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