New Skimmer Questions

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

Got a my first skimmer for Christmas. It's been running since then, have finally got foam and fine bubbles, but it's still clear. Is anyone able to post pics of what their skimate looks like? Also, just cleaned it out and wiped this off the inner ring. Is this normal?

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[reef keeper]

The whole thing with skimmers is you need stuff in the water to skim!! How old is your tank? How big.... What's in it.... Blah blah blah lol

You want the stuff it skims to be dark. A it should reek. Like death. I threw up in my mouth a little when I cleaned my skimmer today.

If you do t feel a little sick, the skimmate is too wet.

And what kind of skimmer is it

 

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

30g pred with a snowflake eel and dwarf lion. It's a couple months old. It's a coralife BioCube skimmer. The skimate was tan today and clear yesterday. Doesn't stink but smells a little like fish.


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[reef keeper]

You have to dial it down a little more. It should be dark green. Or dark brown ish.

Mine is a black-green.

I dont buy into this "wet skimming" bs. I think it's just wasting water.

 

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

Dial it down....by lowering the air or the water level?


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[Pistol]

lower the water level in the skimmer

 

[reef keeper]

Water level. Never the air.

You want the bubbles just barely coming out of the neck.

 

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

Can't raise the skimmer anymore out of the water, the hoods hitting it. This is what it looks like.

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[Pistol]

that looks alright

 

[Nonuser]

looks good, it'll take a while for it to break in. then you should get some good gunk

edit: also do you have a ATO? because without one I have been finding it almost impossible to dial in a skimmer in a small tank. the water level has to be consistant or you have to keep fiddling with the tuning. its a slippery slope add on thing then you need another, then add some chemical then you need to adjust something else. Reef keeping is like making a house of cards.

 

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

looks good, it'll take a while for it to break in. then you should get some good gunk

That's what I thought, how long does it normally take to break in?


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[Nonuser]

depends, a boat a month give or take. reefing is a marathon not a sprint grasshopper

 

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

depends, a boat a month give or take. reefing is a marathon not a sprint grasshopper

I know ;P always good to know though


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[TORX]

Just to clarify, this skimmer is a air stone skimmer. They will not react the same as a regular motor skimmer.

 

[Luke.]

I added alk booster lastnight and I seen it get sucked into my skimmer came home to it over flowing on the hard wood and its on the 2nd floor... Fml always becareful when adding boosters and if it gets sucked up your skimmer might go crazy! ( and I pournot in my normal spot, just this once it got sucked up) I have no idea how long it was over flowing for but atleast 5 hours.. What a mess ,
The skimmer is a e-shop psk 100 gallon hob

 

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

The whole thing with skimmers is you need stuff in the water to skim!! How old is your tank? How big.... What's in it.... Blah blah blah lol

You want the stuff it skims to be dark. A it should reek. Like death. I threw up in my mouth a little when I cleaned my skimmer today.

If you do t feel a little sick, the skimmate is too wet.

And what kind of skimmer is it

Just checked on it again....smelt disgusting and I gaged. Must be working!


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[reef keeper]

If you gagged then it's perfect lol

 

[LIttle Reef Keeper]

Ok it was skimming well....but now the smell isn't as bad, not as much chunkies but a thicker film on the collection cup. Is that okay?


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[Luke.]

Thicker the better !

 

[Nonuser]

I would just let it run