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tangtang clown
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MOJ, that looks pretty darn good. Is that the ext neck and mesh wheel?
EvMiBo
VictoriaConcordiaCrescit
lookin' good mojo, still pulling ~41?
Phil- Mine took a couple days to be "broken in," but I would say a full week or two before I could fine tune it to a certain spot. The IN100 works best in 7"-8" of water in your sump. You'll get varied answers with your question because some of us have gen1s (me) and others have gen2s (the bubble plate in the gen2 is a little shorter), also - I'm sure not all of us have our sumps at the same water level. But to answer your question my bubbles start about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch above the water level in my sump (sump level at 8") - the next inch up is pretty turbulent. I wouldn't use that method to determine much if I were you though, as long as your water level is 7"-8" or close to it you should not have problems. Just keep the wedge pipe halfway closed/open for now (or whatever makes you not overflow into the collection cup). Monitor it for a couple days, and slowly (millimeters) start turning the wedge pipe closed until you start getting a foamhead at the top - or to your own preference of skimming.
Phil- Mine took a couple days to be "broken in," but I would say a full week or two before I could fine tune it to a certain spot. The IN100 works best in 7"-8" of water in your sump. You'll get varied answers with your question because some of us have gen1s (me) and others have gen2s (the bubble plate in the gen2 is a little shorter), also - I'm sure not all of us have our sumps at the same water level. But to answer your question my bubbles start about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch above the water level in my sump (sump level at 8") - the next inch up is pretty turbulent. I wouldn't use that method to determine much if I were you though, as long as your water level is 7"-8" or close to it you should not have problems. Just keep the wedge pipe halfway closed/open for now (or whatever makes you not overflow into the collection cup). Monitor it for a couple days, and slowly (millimeters) start turning the wedge pipe closed until you start getting a foamhead at the top - or to your own preference of skimming.
All is well...thanks for the help, everyone. Skimmer is doing nicely. And, WOW is it quiet compared to my Coralife. Now, after having replaced my return pump with an Ehiem and changing to a Vertex skimmer, I am enjoying an almost quiet aquarium (except for the fans on my light fixture).
YoitsArson
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Joined the club. I got my 80 from Premium Aquatics today.
Need some information from anyone knowledgeable about the IN 100. This is a 2nd generation that I just put in the sump. The Skimmer has been running for approximately 18 hours.
I have read where this skimmer works best in 7 - 8 inches of water, therefore I have this one in 7 1/2 inches of water from the base up...
The body of the skimmer is full of white water, BUT nothing is coming out of the grey PVC pipe on the side !! Nothing at all.
The adjuster is set halfway between open and closed and the level is literally just above the O-ring..
David
I have read where this skimmer works best in 7 - 8 inches of water, therefore I have this one in 7 1/2 inches of water from the base up...
The body of the skimmer is full of white water, BUT nothing is coming out of the grey PVC pipe on the side !! Nothing at all.
The adjuster is set halfway between open and closed and the level is literally just above the O-ring..
David
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
Nothing is coming out? if nothing was coming out you would have a skimmer overflowing with water. the water comes out the T and not the top. It will be a small flow of skimmed water. Take a pic and I am sure we will be able to help you.
If you adjust the wedgepipe does the internal water level move up and down? If so you are doing ok.
Mojo~
If you adjust the wedgepipe does the internal water level move up and down? If so you are doing ok.
Mojo~
mojo~
Skimmer Guy
I tried that. ANd I got about 1to 2 scfh more with a larger nipple or simply drilling out the one going into the venturi. With the water inlet staying the same size it hard to gain more suction with the stock venturi. Actually the biggest downside of meshing is that I get a few microbubbles. I think 2 layers of mesh would be about perfect. But honestly I will run it with the pinwheel and call it good.
Now the gen 1 uses a elbow coming out of the pump. I wonder what yours is pulling stock? I would be curious. of that.
Mojo~
YoitsArson
New member
Well I got home from work today and thought to myself damn that skimmer is quite...... a little to quite the pump stopped working. When I unplugged it and pulled it out of the sump it was pretty hot. I have it sitting in fresh ro right now and will see if it will fire up in a bit.
