do used skimmer need breakin time?

[jayinh]

bought a euro reef rs 80 on wed, installed it and it seems like its just not pulling the mung out! i know there is crud in the water as the old skimmer was a berlin and was not pulling anything out for the past month. what could it be? i tried adjusting it and did a search , read, adjusted it, and nothing.... please help

 

[rcreations]

Used skimmers need time to break in, but not as much time as brand new ones.

 

[jayinh]

how much time would you say?

 

[bioneck47]

I'd say a couple of days. My used asm skimmer took about 3 days to finally kick in.

 

[jayinh]

looked at it this morning and it seems better, skimate is not very thick its very wet. i am assuming every tank would yeild a different type?

 

[stanlalee]

my used skimmers require zero break in time. I've stuck both of my (out of commission) skimmers on various tanks and they immediately started to work. Once the manufacturing oils are gone they begin working quickly. they supposedly need to build a slime coat once in use which helps even more.

 

[bioneck47]

Originally Posted by jayinh
http:///forum/post/2716199
looked at it this morning and it seems better, skimate is not very thick its very wet. i am assuming every tank would yeild a different type?
That's good, you may just have to tweek it a little bit...