ok ! the pin's in the pinwheel is broken in my skimmer, guess thts the reason for it not to skim. is there any alternative Pump for this Sk388.
Current Model Spec:
Model - VA-2600
Qmax - 2500 l/h
Guys.. i found a O Ring in my skimmer chamber, looks lik it fell off the skimmer or i forgot to fix it properly.. i dont know where it goes too ! please help me out fix it, my skimmer is not doing good from the time i fixed it. NOT AT ALL IMPRESSIVE. i hope this O RING is the solution for my...
i think it started skimming in ur tank cuz its a 6footer with many fishes.. mine is just a 3footer wid jus 5fishes..
and the foam looks something lik the one in this pic below
Its been 2 weeks now and the skimmer has just started to foam.. Does this gotta do anything with the Break-in period ?
sorry i could not click pix as my cam broke down.. but ill try n take few asap.
the water level in my skimmer chamber is 6.5" Magman, My setup is almost the same as yours, again how long frm the day of instillation did ur skimmer take to start skimming the way its skimming now ??
ill post pix soon..
The water level is exactly at the half of the Cone in the collection cup.
ive got "a damsel, a pair of perculas , a banana wrasse & a coral beauty angel".. its a bare bottom tank and just a bowl of sand of the Wrasse to borrow. Is this much of a bio load ?
my Tank is...
thanks for the reply guys.. how long did it take for your skimmer to start skimming with full efficiency ?? my setup is almost the same as Magman's (not the plastic cup tho). But its been running for hardly 4days now and its not yet impressed me to be frank. everything seems to b fine, but the...
Hi all ..
As advised by you guys, i bought ViaAqua In-Sump Skimmer 2 SK388, it didn't come with any manual and im wondering how to config it.
How high must the water level be in the skimmer ? (i had it near the neck but currently its at half the height of the collection cone)...
hey guys.. jus wanna let u know that i finally bought Via Aqua Sk388 yesterday.. yet to setup the sump properly. I will upload the pix soon.. hope its worth the money cuz ViaAqua is the only skimmer which has Equal amount of GOOD and BAD reviews :P
and how do i adjust the height of the water...
Wish i had pix gMAN.. I was actually running my tank without proper knowledge abt reef for lik about 1yr.. had to reset my tank as the nitrates went ova 100 and hair algae started taking control :( had few corals and they are with my friend now.. my tank looks too plain even without a sand bed...
nice to hear Suhayl..
and i heard the old SK-388 was Venturi Driven and the new SK-388 is Needle Wheel, does the new one work as good as the Venturi driven version ?
Just saw your tank pix bro.. your tank looks great and thanks for your advise. I will buy the skimmer and buzz you back cuz i heard this skimmer doesn't come with a installation manual :D
I was using a weipro Sk2011 skimmer for a year now. It aint working good. My nitrates went over 100 and i had to RESET my tank, yet to take pix after starting all over again. But i will upload pix soon if u want.
My tank is 36" x 18" x 24" in dimensions
Sump holds upto 25G
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Im planning to buy a new skimmer and ive chosen Via Aqua SK 388 considering my budget. Is it a good skimmer ? I saw Falcon's reply here under one topic and his pix were promising. Now is there any other better skimmer compared to...
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