greatgman
Aquarium Advice Freak
hello al you finnheads out there
i got a new skimmer (excalibur ) hv-1
and would like a bit if help dialing it in right
first the collection cup
should it be right at the bottom of the center pipe in the cup
or at the top ?
second the skimmer box/ bubble trap
how far up does the box have to go?
should bottom of the slots be a 1/4 inch under water
or just at the water surface
i'm getting lots and lots of micro bubles from the bubble trap in the tank
the box has three compartments one for he pump (rio 800) , the center section for the bubble trap, and the third section is the water discarge from the skimmer
im getting bubbles bleeding from the 3rd into the 2nd (natrally) but also bleeding into the 1st section (pump chamber)
is this normal ? will it go away?
any thoughts
only 2 hours after turning it on the cup filled up quickly but got some very light green water out
how long should it take to get good production of skimate
been on for 2 days
also should the air be on full blast?
right now i got a 2 way gangvalve on it to keep the sucker from overflowing the cup
b4 i went to work last night the cup was empty now it is 1/4 full with lightish green water. (a bit darker than the 1st time)
does this sound like a normal break in for the skimmer?
i got a new skimmer (excalibur ) hv-1
and would like a bit if help dialing it in right
first the collection cup
should it be right at the bottom of the center pipe in the cup
or at the top ?
second the skimmer box/ bubble trap
how far up does the box have to go?
should bottom of the slots be a 1/4 inch under water
or just at the water surface
i'm getting lots and lots of micro bubles from the bubble trap in the tank
the box has three compartments one for he pump (rio 800) , the center section for the bubble trap, and the third section is the water discarge from the skimmer
im getting bubbles bleeding from the 3rd into the 2nd (natrally) but also bleeding into the 1st section (pump chamber)
is this normal ? will it go away?
any thoughts
only 2 hours after turning it on the cup filled up quickly but got some very light green water out
how long should it take to get good production of skimate
been on for 2 days
also should the air be on full blast?
right now i got a 2 way gangvalve on it to keep the sucker from overflowing the cup
b4 i went to work last night the cup was empty now it is 1/4 full with lightish green water. (a bit darker than the 1st time)
does this sound like a normal break in for the skimmer?