How to connect my skimmer correctly

Epoxy will work aswell as Tangit PVC glue.Worked on my DNW 300 when the inlet connection broke off.
 
I used superglue when I broke the neck off my skimmer cup, works 100%.
 
I used the pratley quickset clear. I reckon its fixed will hopefully test it out this afternoon.

Thanks for all the suggestions and help.

Falcon, i am JHB south.
 
Okay so i finally connected the skimmer. It is higher then the sump.

Water level is a little below the neck, about halfway up the label. Nothing in the tank at the moment, just water (added the realocean salt too).

I am not producing any skimmate. Lots of bubbles in the skimmer, but no foam.

Any ideas what i am doing wrong? Or is this a symptom of the skimmer being broken?
 
How long you been skimming for, and is there no bioload in your tank ?
 
Need to check this with the gurus, but I would think that you may have a problem creating bubbles when there is no shit in the water.

Please check with the other guys to verify
 
Mekaeel said:
The skimmer usually takes about 3-4 days to break in and then start foaming.
Keep the water level half way up the neck.
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I have increased the water level, its looking a lot better now. Some good foam.

Since there is no bioload, i doubt we will be able to get a thick dark skimmate, but lets see how it progresses.
 
dogstar said:
I have increased the water level, its looking a lot better now. Some good foam.

Since there is no bioload, i doubt we will be able to get a thick dark skimmate, but lets see how it progresses.
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I have a huge bioload and I don't get dark skimmate
 
dogstar said:
I have increased the water level, its looking a lot better now. Some good foam.

Since there is no bioload, i doubt we will be able to get a thick dark skimmate, but lets see how it progresses.
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Once your tank is stocked well, you will get decent (dark brown) skimmate.
 
Rather strange Warr, ive got a TS1 in a container with a few pieces of LR and im surprised with the colour of the skimmate i got, its dark brown.
Maybe your skimmer is'nt skimming dark because your water level is too high up the neck, therefore you are skimming wet and causing light skimmate.
 
Mekaeel said:
Rather strange Warr, ive got a TS1 in a container with a few pieces of LR and im surprised with the colour of the skimmate i got, its dark brown.
Maybe your skimmer is'nt skimming dark because your water level is too high up the neck, therefore you are skimming wet and causing light skimmate.
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Doesn't mater here i skum, it is green
 
Thalion said:
If it is skimming green He should also have a algae problem. A correctly setup skimmer will produce brown skimmate, even at a low bio load, just less then.
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I have done ever mod available, I probably have an algae problem but I can't see.

Never had a days brown skimmate, maybe a kak skimmer
 
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