My New Baby

[Mekaeel]

does the base of the skimmer need to be the same level as the sump or can it be lower?my sump sit 5cm high of the floor

 

[Mekaeel]

the skimmer did need to be raised as the outlet pipe wasnt reacing into the sump.everything is plumped.just need to add in some water to the skimmer,otherwise i wont have any water in my sump.gonna do that in the next new few minutes

 

[Alan]

Waiting for the pics, and please glue your plumbing in place otherwise :boat: :y14:

 

[Mekaeel]

tangit just did the job

 

[Mekaeel]

hows this?alan is the water level set correctly?

 

[Bob the (reef)builder]

Looks pretty good. Your tank's looking pretty fine already especially with the old skimmer you had, well done.

Should only get better with this fella.

 

[Muz]

Nice dude.. nice there is nothing like buying a new skimmer, that is the 200 hey.. what is the diff between that and the 150?

Muz

 

[Mekaeel]

Looks pretty good. Your tank's looking pretty fine already especially with the old skimmer you had, well done.

Should only get better with this fella.

feel good to here that from you BOB,a reef guru.i do have a bit of hair algea,hopehully this might help combat the algea problem.what you think?

 

[Mekaeel]

Nice dude.. nice there is nothing like buying a new skimmer, that is the 200 hey.. what is the diff between that and the 150?

Muz

thanks muz.the 200 is rated for a 1500L system,dunno about the 150

 

[AndreT]

Awesome. You will be happy with it, I'm sure.

 

[Alan]

Water level looks good for now give it a few days to start running in.

 

[Mekaeel]

ok.just took a look at it this morning.all is still the same,no leaks.my via aqua is gone dead,no skimmate in my system at the moment.

 

[leslie hempel]

congratulations your fish now love you!!!!!

 

[Mekaeel]

congratulations your fish now love you!!!!!

 

[Mekaeel]

ok an update,the skimmer neck is a bit dirty but still no foam as yet.

 

[viper357]

Patience terrible isn't it

Did you change the seal for an o-ring?

 

[Mekaeel]

Patience terrible isn't it

Did you change the seal for an o-ring?

thats my problem,patience.
yip changed the washer for an o-ring,looks like i just gotta wait a little more.should i raise the water level more or leave it as it is in the picture?whats strange is,is that although the water level is at the same place,the neck is dirty to about 3/4 the way up.

 

[Mekaeel]

use some filter floss to clean up the dirty skimmer neck.water level is still at the same position

 

[Ridwaan]

These skimmer take some time to run in...You shouldve run it in warm water in your shower/bathtub to remove all the factory oils..and then it should get a kickstart...But its cool the way you have it now...
Also, try to extend the venturi pipe cos when power goes out, it will spit out water throught he venturi pipe...Those black garden sprinkler pipes work well for this.
Try to "REV" the skimmer...What i mean by this is turn the ball valve on the outlet pipe open and close a couple times so that to allow the water in the skimmer to wet the neck inside to allow it to skimm better or kick in faster after you cleaned the cup/neck..
When plumbing this skimmer from overflow, make sure you have a durso in the overflow, cos without this, as water evaporates, it plays around with the water level in the skimmer causing you to change settings every now and again...If you have an auto topup, this should suffice..
Make sure when setting the skimmer for the desired skimmate to allow the skimmer to adapt to the setting for a couple of days and if you not happy eith the setting, then change the setting and leave again for couple of days to get best results...

if i think of anything else, i will post

 

[sunburst]

Mek; I would raise bubble level by at least 2 inches.

Ridwaan; the black tubing you refer to....does it have the same diametre of the factory tubing?...i use black tubing also intended for irrigation on my ro unit and it is a lot thinner.