neilanh
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Good job troubleshooting!
Octopus NW 150
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jessicasmarine
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Well, 24hrs and no skimmate, guess Ill wait another 24 hrs.
thominil
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Brand new skimmers need to go through the break in period.
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jessicasmarine
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Ive gone through this before on other skimmers, but it only took 5-8 hours. What exactly does a break in period do to a skimmer anyways.
thominil
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Removes oils from the inside I think, I have a link saved some where that explains the whole thing.
**EDIT** LOL, I just read through the article I have saved, covers everything BUT the break-in period, here's the link just for the fun of it: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/fm/feature/index.php.
Here's a thread from AA that covers it: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f11/protein-skimmer-not-working-98931.html.
**EDIT** LOL, I just read through the article I have saved, covers everything BUT the break-in period, here's the link just for the fun of it: http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/fm/feature/index.php.
Here's a thread from AA that covers it: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f11/protein-skimmer-not-working-98931.html.
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jessicasmarine
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Good Links
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jessicasmarine
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Four days, seven hours but finally producing skimmate and I have a new impeller in route to boot.
thominil
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Good to hear. I wonder how your skimmer compared to my seaclone when yours WASN'T skimming, still better I bet. That's just how bad seaclones are, seriously lol.
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jessicasmarine
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Oh yeah, I had a seaclone 150 and that was horendous>
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