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    Posted: March 13 2013 at 11:02pm
I got my new skimmer yearstoday and I set it up and have running now. I know that skimmers need to break-in but during this time is it normal for it to not produce foam/skimmate? It's a Jebo hang on back skimmer, I know that it's not the best but it was the only thing I could afford as of right now.
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Yes its perfectly normal. Give it a day or 2 than foam will form. Than a couple days later skimmate will finally show up. My skimmer took about a week to produce anything. Patients is key here.
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Oh ok because I have it for 3 days now but the foam hasn't form
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My hang on the back prizm has an adjustable flow valve on the intake. I turn mine up until its foaming to the top and slowly back it down so the bubbles just break at the top. Get a nice dark skim. It's done this since day one.

What model is it? 150/180...

Should be an air control, are you letting enough air in?



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It's 180 but when I turn it loose the water level goes down and when I turn it in the water level rises and it begins to leak from the where the collection cup begins
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhwqnubWy84
found this while I was looking to see how different it was from mine-
Might give you an idea?


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Well it has made about an 1" of foam above the water and its growing I think that it will just take tone for it to reach the top. Also I found a little water in the cup that's yellow so I think that's it just needs to break in
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Yea they take awhile man. Like I said mine took about a week to produce anything.
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