coral life superskimmer if you have please help?

[bud]

Hi



I just got this and was having water flying out of the top of the output tubing? the vent hole

what am I doing wrong?

Also how come when I cover the other hole in the silencer Is more silent?

thanks.

 

[o0jmadr0x0o]

not sure what you mean but sounds like your red dial is missing?
and if you cover the other hole on the silencer the skimmer wont be able to pull in air...thats no good

 

[drunktank]

if water is coming out, u have to skimmer dialed too high. Use the red knob to adjust the water level inside the skimmer. Are you using the stock pump as well?

 

[bud]

Hi thanks for the reply and the info

i have the red dial, I adjusted where the water is right on the line behind the red threaded ring. So far is not skimming nothing and has not pass this line but it does say it takes a 48 hours to 72 hours. I did fix the problem with the water flying out of the out right in the red dial

Usually where do you guys set the waterline in the skimmer? I am a little scare of overflowing though. What is the safest waterline?

yes i have the stock pump also I uncover the hole to let the air back in.

Should i upgrade the pump?

In the tank the waterline should be how many inches below the overflow box (the bubble production diffuser) ?

thanks


I am using the hang on method

thanks again

 

[o0jmadr0x0o]

i had my pump as close to the surface as possible and it worked pretty well.
probably around 2" under water

 

[bud]

Hi

is the water suppose to overflow out of the black box where you stick the black tube inside it?

thanks

 

[lfsmarineguy]

yes

 

[bud]

Hi

Is there a another pump I can replace the stock with just curious, maybe could improve the skimming.

In case I want to put some more fish stock?

thanks

 

[vanceny]

I have the same skimmer and its doing ok. I've done a few mods on mine but I'm not sure that its performing that much better. You should at least do the gate valve mod to control the water hieght better. The red dial is too sensitive and doesn't allow fine tuning. Check here for all the mods and user reviews:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=563298

Its a really long thread but should answer all your questions.

 

[Dj Orion]

I have had my skimmer running for a year now, and I too was frustrated when I first set it up. If the skimmer is brand new, and you did not rinse it and clean it before putting it in your tank, you will need to wait at least one week before noticing any skimmate. You can get a good skim with adjusting hte red dial, but you will need to be patient and allow the skimmer to break in. It is totally unnecessary to replace that pump with a different one.