Ready to throw skimmer out
- Thread starter MPISCIOTTI
- Start date
- Location
- Bethpage,NY
What kind of skimmer is it?
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- Location
- The Big City
I would just let it run low, so you're not much bubble/skim in the neck, and then over the next couple of days slowly build it up.
- Location
- Flushing, NY
+1 what marrone says. Because you're probably tinkering it too much, the natural oils on your skin gets in the water which makes the bubbles lower then normal so you naturally put the skimmer level higher. When the oils finally dissipate, the skimmer overflows. Start off low, leave it for at least a day before adjusting it slightly higher per day.
- Location
- Howell, NJ
As marrone said is good. Usually the bottom of the neck is the low point to start at
- Location
- 11756
+3 on Mikes post.
- Location
- Forked River, New Jersey
sounds like a reefoctopus.. lol i had the same problem.. it was set too deep in the water. i had to make a platform so it was only in a few inches of water.. then had to let it run for a week before the slime coat built up and it started working then
- Location
- parsippany nj
If its a new skimmer it needs to break in. and +4 with what marrone said.
- Location
- Kings Park, NY
Did you clean it before you put it in the tank? If you did it's like a new skimmer. My I-Tech took 3 days before it stopped overflowing. Leave it set on the lowest setting and walk away. Can sometimes take a good week before they settle in...
Also, you are running it at the correct depth right?
Also, you are running it at the correct depth right?
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
If it has one, take the plug out of the skimmer cup...turn it on and let it drain back into the sump until it stops overflowing/filling so fast. This took me a couple days, then I put the plug back in and it has skimmed like a beast since.
- Location
- Queens, NY
Try raising the skimmer to lower the waterline. A fellow reefer had the same problem untill we raised it then was able to properly tune it.
- Location
- Middletown
If it's a bubble magus, then make a small platform so it's not sitting on the bottom of ur sump, the water comes out through the bottom so if there's no clearance for the water coming out then it creates back pressure and causes it to overflow, I had the same exact problem and took me hours to figure it out, so basically just raise it a few inches so the the water has enough room to run out, and remember the higher the number u set it too the lower the flow, this is if it's the bubble magus
Have you used any epoxy or water conditioners recently? That can make the skimmer overflow like crazy.
If so, run some extra carbon and complete a water change without the conditioner.
The above is assuming you have the skimmer set at the correct depth and have let it run wide open for a few days to let the slime coat build up.
If so, run some extra carbon and complete a water change without the conditioner.
The above is assuming you have the skimmer set at the correct depth and have let it run wide open for a few days to let the slime coat build up.
By water conditioners I was talking about products like Prime and other similar products.
I don't know enough about bio pellets to tell you if they'll make your skimmer overflow, but I don't remember reading that in any of the pellet threads.
I don't know enough about bio pellets to tell you if they'll make your skimmer overflow, but I don't remember reading that in any of the pellet threads.
- Location
- Mt Sinai, NY
It's a recirc skimmer. He needs to just fine tune the feed valve.
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