I agree with laserjim... you shouldn't need to run that as a recirc. When you tried running it as a standard venturi did you run the DC12000 at 100% as the pump feeding into the mazzei? I had good results with a similar setup.. I had a Jebao DCT-15000 on a 72" LifeReef. Ultimately I ended up switching to a Reeflo Hammerhead and now get some serious skimming... obviously it's more of an energy hog though.
Hi every one I have a few questions about a Lifereef Skimmer that I purchase a few months ago.
The skimmer is a VS3-48
I am trying to run it as a recirculating skimmer and I am not happy with it
I am wondering if I am using the wrong pump for recirculating the water.
I am using a waveline DC1200 at it lowest setting to feed water to the skimmer and a Syncra silent 4.0(951 Gph) sicce to recirculate the water (wide open)
Is been running like that for about 5 days and not producing anything
I will appreciate any suggestion
Thanks
If your signature is correct you might be running to big of a skimmer for a 90 gallon tank. The 48" is recommended for tanks up to 500 gallons.
Anyone have a problem with the acrylic cracking, breaking, around the discharge pipeinto the side of the skimmer?
Should get quieter once broken in. Around 75% should be good. Update this thread once you feel the pump is broken in :thumbsup:
It's been going for a couple weeks now and it has gotten quieter (that or I've gotten used to the noise now ).
I've been dialing it in. It'll produce about half the collector's cup worth of green tea colored waste per week. I haven't yet seen a real frothy head of foam. Could be I don't have the bio load for it? This skimmer is probably a bit oversized for my 75 with only 8 small fish... I'm also doing a gallon water change four days a week (auto water change system- if you don't have one, GET one!!).
Am I correct in my thinking that, short of it overflowing non-stop into he collection cup, anything "bubbling" over is still waste export?
Anyone have a problem with the acrylic cracking, breaking, around the discharge pipeinto the side of the skimmer?
I have some cosmetic cracking and starring on the cup, but none that I've noticed otherwise.
Filled the cup in a few days.
The skimmer sits in 8 1/4" water.
Feeding:
Eheim auto feeder drops about a dozen pellets twice a day.
Flake or frozen food about every other day.
4 drops of sponge power every day.
2 scoops of Reef Chili a couple times a week.
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Thanks guys! I have the instructions and did the initial setup it accordingly.
I'll dial it back a bit and see what happens. I guess my fear is that it will just foam up in the neck and never "boil" over.
Also, how often are you taking the collection cup off to clean it out? Will that impact how it performs?