kbiedak
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2012
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- 15
I just bought this skimmer and it is not working, help!! It's all set up right and we followed the directions but nothin is happening.
Daniel Fishy said:Do you have the water level at the neck under the collection cup? Not the bubbles but the water.There is a break in period. I have the 100 it took a few weeks for mine. How old is your tank and how clean it is weighs in also.
Daniel Fishy said:Did you pinch the air line till it reach the top of the main cylinder the blue rim?
Daniel Fishy said:Mine did that once when I turned it off try unplugging it add some more water pinch the hose an have someone plug it in for you
Daniel Fishy said:You get it going?
Daniel Fishy said:You get it going?
tonedogz said:I have the 100. I use a piece of 1/2" hose, stick it in the inlet tube and hold the other end against the power head till it fills the skimmer up to the proper level and it generally starts it self right away
tonedogz said:Its probable the same as the 75 but you can try the way I said if you have trouble getting it started
Daniel Fishy said:Glad to here that,mine works well. Like I said it took mine a few weeks to break in fine tuning the water level, and the collection cup fits really snug. Good luck glad it worked out for you.
Saratj1 said:Good to hear your store treating you right, that's good service.