skimmer trouble?

[meisel1]

is it normal for a protien skimmer collection cup to completely fill with with foam and water in about ten minutes or is there somthing going on that i dont know about. also if its called a skimmer why is the intake 4 inches below the water line [redsea prizm skimmer] i know its a little cheap but is this unit a p.o.s.

 

[DaveAngie79]

i had that same thing happen yesterday about 4 times

 

[Rob Martin]

I had a Red Sea Skimmer do exactly the same thing, i couldn't get the flow right,it would either over flow (like yours) or would dry up,tried modifying it to no avail,ended up throwing the piece of junk!

 

[BurntOutReefer]

its not a surface skimmer.......is the cup full of foam or water or foam and water...?

 

[meisel1]

the cup is full of water with maybe 1/8 in. of foam. im seriously considering returing it and getting something decent. i've only had it four days so a return is no problem

 

[AllenFord_SC]

Adjust your air intake and the flow regulator on the inlet pipe. It sounds like you have to much flow going in.

 

[cmacld]

i would take it back, i used to have a cheap visatherm skimmer that did the same thing, as the water was mucky and was removing some waste. all i would get from the cup was a little foam over water. I bought a seaclone and its been working great, my collection cup is filled with black water that needs dumped about twice a month. And you can usually find a used on cheap online., Cheers

 

[meisel1]

thanks for the tip chad ,i'm going to start looking around for a unit tha actualy does what it's supposed to

 

[unsane]

I would try adjusting the return line. That has alot to do with it.

 

[BurntOutReefer]

I'd at the very least let it break in..........geezzz.....and adjust your ur air intake...not all at once....adjust and then wait 24 hrs...then adjust if needed....sorry...just cranky today