I did search. I found plenty of threads on it but nothing specifically about dialing the skimmer in.
I can't get this thing to skim properly. Break in period is over as this has been running for at least a month at this point, only once did it pull out any gunk. Just clear water ever since. Tank is a 12g with 70watt HQI. I modified one of the rear chambers in the back to allow me to put the skimmer in. My understanding is that it needs to break in for a couple weeks and that the water level should be right around the bottom of the visible part of the tube, is this what everyone has had success with?
Mine is a newer model and came with the little water level indicator on the side, which is exactly where the water level in the tank is, and stays due to my auto top off system. I've adjusted that a little bit here and there with no success, and I can get the bubbles to rise and fall with adjustment of the screw so thats what I've been trying to focus on.
a little info on my tank
Barebottom tank chock full of rock and a bunch of coral in addition to the 2 clowns that are in there. 2 frags of zoas, about 20 total, couple ricordia, bunch of green slimer and blue mille, a piece of montipora cap, and a monti sp.
having a little algae outbreak due to my being stupid and having to use conditioned tap water in a pinch
I can't get this thing to skim properly. Break in period is over as this has been running for at least a month at this point, only once did it pull out any gunk. Just clear water ever since. Tank is a 12g with 70watt HQI. I modified one of the rear chambers in the back to allow me to put the skimmer in. My understanding is that it needs to break in for a couple weeks and that the water level should be right around the bottom of the visible part of the tube, is this what everyone has had success with?
Mine is a newer model and came with the little water level indicator on the side, which is exactly where the water level in the tank is, and stays due to my auto top off system. I've adjusted that a little bit here and there with no success, and I can get the bubbles to rise and fall with adjustment of the screw so thats what I've been trying to focus on.
a little info on my tank
Barebottom tank chock full of rock and a bunch of coral in addition to the 2 clowns that are in there. 2 frags of zoas, about 20 total, couple ricordia, bunch of green slimer and blue mille, a piece of montipora cap, and a monti sp.
having a little algae outbreak due to my being stupid and having to use conditioned tap water in a pinch