pics of whats in my skimmer cup - Aquarium Advice

tymac · 07-20-2008, 11:22 AM

hi my prizm skimmer as been running 5 days and this what is in the cup as you can see there is some dirty water at the bottom . is this right or should there bee more muck. skim 1.jpg thanks

cmor1701d · 07-20-2008, 11:51 AM

It generally takes a week or two for a new skimmer to break in. It looks like you are almost there. Skimmate (what ends up in the collection cup) should be tea colored or darker depending on how wet you run your skimmer. Mine is usually much darker, closer to coffee colored (and it stinks).

07-20-2008, 11:22 AM	#1
tymac Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 9	pics of whats in my skimmer cup hi my prizm skimmer as been running 5 days and this what is in the cup as you can see there is some dirty water at the bottom . is this right or should there bee more muck. skim 1.jpg thanks

07-20-2008, 11:51 AM	#2
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,927 Images: 43	It generally takes a week or two for a new skimmer to break in. It looks like you are almost there. Skimmate (what ends up in the collection cup) should be tea colored or darker depending on how wet you run your skimmer. Mine is usually much darker, closer to coffee colored (and it stinks). __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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