Skimmer

[stephen.davis.]

I had to run mine for almost 4 weeks before it was broke in enough to make constant skimmate. I have 3 fish in a 55g so i consider mine to be under low bioload. I have mine running in hot mode (hang on tank). I found for me that pump closer to water surface and blocking air vent on output has worked well for me. Running on 8 months there are times when the skimmate isnt coming over the neck until enough builds up on the bubbles, like when you feed.





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[Betaktical]

It's ok now. I think the reason it stopped was because I wiped off the funnel on the over flow. When it got the film back on it, it hasn't stopped bubbling yet


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[Betaktical]

Yeah I block the vent on the return too and that helped tremendously. I also have an air pump hooked up to the Venturi and that helped out with bubbles getting into the tank. I virtually have no bubbles on the bottom of the main chamber.


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[rocsec1]

How big is the tank and how is stocked? Maybe there isn't anything to skimif the bipolar isn't very bag after the water change.

 

[tzylak]

I have the same skimmer for two years and counting. It works well.
I removed the cap covering the nipple at the bottom of the collecting cup, connected a hose to it that runs into a two gallon container. -Never had an overflow problem. . . Even though sometimes the skimmer produces nothing and sometimes just goes crazy spewing out gunk.
Be patient and let it do its thing.

 

[ssick92]

get a better skimmer.

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[Betaktical]

Yeah it's been running good now. I wiped the funnel in the over flow and as soon as it caked back up it started making lots of skimmate


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