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tcfab 
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Posted: January 03 2009 at 11:47am |
I have a homemade skimmer and it is taking about 2 weeks to fill the cup. The cup is 5" round by 5" tall. The skimate is really dark in color, I was just wondering if that is normal to take that long or should i be getting more? Its a 75 gallon tank, 30 gallon sump/fuge. The tank has a pretty light bioload, I have 1 hippo tang, 2 chromis, 2 clowns, and about 25 lps corals.
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john hill
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Posted: January 03 2009 at 12:33pm |
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if it is filling 5 inches and it is dark i say you are doing something right
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out with the large and in with the nano
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Posted: January 03 2009 at 1:59pm |
Yeah it is filling the cup full in 2 weeks and is very dark. Okay I was just checking, I hear of people getting alot more then that so i was not sure if mine was working like it should.
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Posted: January 04 2009 at 10:13am |
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Can you post a pic of the skimmer and the skimmate?
It is most likely doing just fine from it sounds, but it's generally better to skim a little wetter it removes organics more efficiently.
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Posted: January 04 2009 at 10:38am |
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also you shouldnt leave it like that for two weeks. the neck gets filled up with gunk. it will skim better if you clean it out every few days.
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I <3 Boxers
Achilles tang lover
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Posted: January 04 2009 at 1:27pm |
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My skimmer fills up with mostly water everyday what am i doing wrong? Decrese water flow maybe?
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Posted: January 05 2009 at 11:28pm |
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With mine if the riser tube is not adjusted properly or it was adjusted with a low water level, then when the level is up it will bubble too much water up. I finally found the sweet spot and now I dont need to touch it and I get about 3/4" every 5 days or so.
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Jake Pehrson
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Posted: January 06 2009 at 12:57am |
 viper121st wrote:
My skimmer fills up with mostly water everyday what am i doing wrong? Decrese water flow maybe? |
There are a couple of option depending on your skimmer
*Decrease water flow
*Increase oulet
*Increase air intake
*Increase neck length
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