Royal-Exclusiv / Vertex Cone Skimmer Club
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One of two things caused the freak overflow.....
1. Clogged air intake, somewhere from the silencer (most likely place if you haven't cleaned it or removed the foam yet).
or
2. Some debris was stuck in the pins of the impeller assembly. This will cause the airflow to decrease and the water flow to increase, causing the skimmer to overflow.
1. Clogged air intake, somewhere from the silencer (most likely place if you haven't cleaned it or removed the foam yet).
or
2. Some debris was stuck in the pins of the impeller assembly. This will cause the airflow to decrease and the water flow to increase, causing the skimmer to overflow.
Jeremy,
Looks like I still have a problem. The micro bubbles within the chamber has reduced. It does not look milky white anymore. When I turn it off, then after couple of minutes I turn it on, it comes back up as normal with that milky white consistency. The next day I go back and check it is no longer white.
Is it possible that there is still something stuck inside that when I start the pump it gets pushed around that it works fine but once it settles it is no longer producing the optimal output?
-arvind.
Looks like I still have a problem. The micro bubbles within the chamber has reduced. It does not look milky white anymore. When I turn it off, then after couple of minutes I turn it on, it comes back up as normal with that milky white consistency. The next day I go back and check it is no longer white.
Is it possible that there is still something stuck inside that when I start the pump it gets pushed around that it works fine but once it settles it is no longer producing the optimal output?
-arvind.
Here it is. The micro bubbles are NOT so white:
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I turned it off and turned back on to show how it runs usually:
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Thanks for looking into this!
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I turned it off and turned back on to show how it runs usually:
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Thanks for looking into this!
Alpha 250 Tuning
Alpha 250 Tuning
Hi everyone,
I need some help figuring out how to properly tune my vertex alpha 250. Just for clarity, I must admit, that I know very little about the terms used with skimmers (especially in this thread) so my questions may be very elementary.
I have a 300 gallon mixed reef, heavily stocked and heavily fed tank. I'm a classic case of someone hiring someone else to set up the tank and now being clueless of the operations until the guy left the area and I found this forum.
Here's my problem, I cant dial in the skimmer very effectively. My skimmer cup fills up every day with this weak watery skimmate. When I see the pics of other peoples skimmate im a bit jealous because I feel mine is way too wet. When I turn the standpipe just a tad (maybe an 1/8th of an inch), my skimmer produces less and more thicker skimmate but it produces an extremely small amount. I went from emptying the cup everyday to emptying the cup once a week.
I feed my tank extremely heavy and would expect a quicker fill of my cup but it's not happening. I've read about all the nuances to proper operation of this skimmer, but am struggling with finding the sweet spot. Any ideas?
Here's what I've done after reading the advice here. My water level in the sump is 9.5". The white plastic thing (volute?) was closed and then opened two full turns. The valve thing (sorry not sure what the technical term is) is barely open. I've turned it in various positions but either I get overflowing skimmer, watery skimmate, slow filling skimmate or no skimmate.
Right now I'm getting one collection cup full every 6 to 7 days, but the neck is quickly coated with a thick gross sludge. If I dial it an eighth inch clockwise, I get a clean neck and watery skimmate. What am I doing wrong? Or is my skimmer under/over sized for my tank?
Alpha 250 Tuning
Hi everyone,
I need some help figuring out how to properly tune my vertex alpha 250. Just for clarity, I must admit, that I know very little about the terms used with skimmers (especially in this thread) so my questions may be very elementary.
I have a 300 gallon mixed reef, heavily stocked and heavily fed tank. I'm a classic case of someone hiring someone else to set up the tank and now being clueless of the operations until the guy left the area and I found this forum.
Here's my problem, I cant dial in the skimmer very effectively. My skimmer cup fills up every day with this weak watery skimmate. When I see the pics of other peoples skimmate im a bit jealous because I feel mine is way too wet. When I turn the standpipe just a tad (maybe an 1/8th of an inch), my skimmer produces less and more thicker skimmate but it produces an extremely small amount. I went from emptying the cup everyday to emptying the cup once a week.
I feed my tank extremely heavy and would expect a quicker fill of my cup but it's not happening. I've read about all the nuances to proper operation of this skimmer, but am struggling with finding the sweet spot. Any ideas?
Here's what I've done after reading the advice here. My water level in the sump is 9.5". The white plastic thing (volute?) was closed and then opened two full turns. The valve thing (sorry not sure what the technical term is) is barely open. I've turned it in various positions but either I get overflowing skimmer, watery skimmate, slow filling skimmate or no skimmate.
Right now I'm getting one collection cup full every 6 to 7 days, but the neck is quickly coated with a thick gross sludge. If I dial it an eighth inch clockwise, I get a clean neck and watery skimmate. What am I doing wrong? Or is my skimmer under/over sized for my tank?
We took them down because we were out of stock for a long time. I just got a couple in so if you need one just shoot me an email if you're placing an order and I'll add it on for you. jeremy@premiumaquatics.com
rogerwilco357
Active member
I see alot of new parts to the alpha 170 -200 and up..the impeller the nozzle on the pump etc..i bought mine over 2 years ago and didn't have those upgrades at the time how can i get my units up to date? especially the 170 with the push pull type of nose if it gets bumped there goes my perfect setting ...now they have the screw type adjuster that seems better? well any input is appreciated.
Roger
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rogerwilco357
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nanoreefbro
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Hi Jeremy did the new Vertex Alpha 250's make it in yet?
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