Recent content by toeside

Ah... the solution is simple... turn the air down! Props to Greg at Optimum Aquarium for the advice. For the curious, I've posted some pictures of the skimmer that illustrate the problem I was having.

Thanks for the reply Brandon. The bubbler certainly isn't clogged or breaking into pieces, so I don't think that is the source of this particular problem, although I wouldn't mind investing in a new bubbler to see if that fixes it. When you had one of these skimmers, did you have problems...

Basically new to this sport... I'm working towards a 55g setup, but while I get the cabinet, sump, etc. together, I'm setting up a 10g to learn and shake out equipment. I'm really glad I'm doing it this way because it is amazing what 1) you learn, and 2) what can go wrong. The 10g has been...