Our lifereef skimmer will be in good company with our custom lifereef sump. Pics to come soon, still building.
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Our lifereef skimmer will be in good company with our custom lifereef sump. Pics to come soon, still building.
EvMiBo
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No first hand experience running with that type of head loss. But, literature says the dct8000 has a max head of 14.8 feet, and the dct12000 has a max head of 16.4.
Thanks, Mag 9.5.
Hitch08
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Curious about your comment that you have bubbles if you raise the water level into the neck. Where are you leaving the water level normally?
FWIW, I leave the water level just below the beck. I do tend to skim a bit wet, though.
Well it's not foam. Just large watery bubbles. I suppose they're on top of the water line as as well when the water level is lower within the body but I can't see them as well. There must still be some oil or residue in the water column that's interfering with it or something.
I had the water level where it's recommended to be set at initially - an inch below the top of the body.
I decided to try this instead. I just set the water level really high when I'm available to watch it. Maybe it will speed up the break in process by pushing the oils and crap out and getting some coating built up on the acrylic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9K_8e3btOo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9K_8e3btOo
That's due to the surface tension of the water being out of whack I suppose? Bubbles are the same regardless of the water level.
xabo
Premium Member
These are pic's of my setup that I sent Jeff:
And this was his response:
You should not see foam falling constantly down into the cup. My foam falls so slowly that you’d need a time-lapse photography to see any movement. Foam that is too wet will fill the cup quickly.
Jeff
And this was his response:
You should not see foam falling constantly down into the cup. My foam falls so slowly that you’d need a time-lapse photography to see any movement. Foam that is too wet will fill the cup quickly.
Jeff
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xabo
Premium Member
Additional messages:
"so far all I'm getting is water. The foam comes up to the top of the cup but it's nothing but clear water."
All I can report about foaming is that it is all up to the water, not the skimmer. Once the water is able to foam you’ll get some.
"I was getting foam but it was clear water dumping into the cup instead of the tea color water. Just emptied a cup of very light tea color liquid."
Clear water or watered down skimmate could be due to the skimmer water level being set too high (most likely) or not a lot of organics or proteins to be removed. The color of the skimmate is partly due to how high the skimmer water level is set and of course what is in the water that is being removed.
"so far all I'm getting is water. The foam comes up to the top of the cup but it's nothing but clear water."
All I can report about foaming is that it is all up to the water, not the skimmer. Once the water is able to foam you’ll get some.
"I was getting foam but it was clear water dumping into the cup instead of the tea color water. Just emptied a cup of very light tea color liquid."
Clear water or watered down skimmate could be due to the skimmer water level being set too high (most likely) or not a lot of organics or proteins to be removed. The color of the skimmate is partly due to how high the skimmer water level is set and of course what is in the water that is being removed.
Yep, what he said. Just like the internal skimmer.
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Patrick Cox
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My new sump and skimmer are on the way!...
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