i just got a new skimmer...now what?

[sciknen]

its a octopus nw150...
i just got it a couple of days ago..
i have it set up right im liek 99.9 percent sure
but i wanted to see it work a lil so i put it in a bucket and pluged her in
well i realize that it doesnt work as well in tap water/fresh
but it barely worked at all
o yea and zero bubbles
the water line got to right above the inlet from the pump and it stayed there..
the pump says 2000l/hour it came with that..
the water couldnt even get out of it..it was just stayin in it..it had about 3 inches to go to circulate it..
please please help..i hope my pump aint shot

 

[fishfreak1242]

check the connection between the pump and the skimmer. Also make sure that your tubing that connects to the pump for bubbles is out of the water.

 

[sciknen]

they have a tubing piece that connects to the inlet of the pump via a twist on thingy..and the other end o the tubin attachs to a silencer.they are both in the right place
like the pump isnt producing any power it seams like...is that normal..
its about 560 gph and it seams really really weak

 

[fishfreak1242]

What kind of pump is it? It could be defective. Take it out of the skimmer and test it in a bucket to see how fast it is going.

 

[kevin34]

I have an Octopus NW200 and went through the same thing when I first set it up. There is a large black tube where the water is supposed to come out. Pull up on that black tube and it will extend upward. This will raised the water level. It takes a few days for it to start making bubbles and actually skimming the water.

 

[sciknen]

aight sounds good

 

[wattsupdoc]

If it's in FW dont expect much if anything out of it. Sey it up in sump, dial it in close, but a little on the dry side and give it a few days.