Protein Skimmer isnt working?

[hotskate]

okay i got a berlin turbo skimmer and it doesnt appear to be workng ? notihgn at all is in the collection cup no bubles are makign it to the top part of the skimmer the tube to the collection cup and i do isee very minute and speraticly bubles in the outer tubei know its supposed to be bubless but a very very veyr few hear and there? i dunno wat to do is my tank to new? not enough polutants? or what?

 

[loganj]

Your tank is so new that there is probably nothing in there to skim out. You may not see anything in the cup for a couple of weeks...maybe longer.
BTW...what is "speraticly"?

 

[hotskate]

thanks

 

[fishfreek]

I have not used a berlin turbo but i think you need to have more airbubbles in the reaction chamber than just a few here and there. Whats the pump thats running the skimmer?

 

[MACATUA]

I don't use a berlin, but from my use of a venturi, it took me a long time to tweak it just right to get any real foam. Either too much or too little.

 

[hotskate]

it is the berlin turbo pump