skimmer help

[winsbxnyc]

skimmer skimming krazy in new setupi have a sro xp3000 and its in my sump skimming krazy is it jus breaking in or do i need to have the water level at a certain point

 

[Chefjpaul]

Both. Pics?

 

[winsbxnyc]

thats about 7 to 8 and a half inches i cant put it any lower or my pump chamber loses water

 

[SALTCREEP]

gotta put it on a shelf bro. look up the specs and see that the suggested water level for that skimmer is

 

[thirty6]

^^^. You can use egg crate to make shelf or cut PVC fitting if that works to desired height and sit skimmer on it

 

[masterswimmer]

Wins, John said he had a restrictor on the inlet of the pump. You should have that. Did you take it out or lose it?

 

[winsbxnyc]

wuts that call me 3473077434 i dont know wut that is

 

[OUT TO SEA]

It is recommended to be in 6 - 6 1/2 inches of water. I have mine at 6 1/2 inches and it sits on a 2 inch platform in my sump. I had Jeff at Custom King build me an acrylic platform that sits on the bottom of my sump and keeps the skimmer elevated. Egg crating will also work. You can call Jeremy at Coralvue tech support if there is another issue causing any problem.

 

[ReefDiverJohn]

Hey Wins - I had a small plastic round piece that restricted the flow into the pump slightly. That worked, but was probably not the best solution. I thought that was still in the pump inlet. The best way to fix the problem is to do what a few people have suggested, set it on a shelf (egg crate or something) so the water level is lower relative to the skimmer discharge. Call me if you have any problems -you have my cell#

 

[winsbxnyc]

yea i built a platform out of pvc it worked out good