Pro Clear Aquatic 150 HOB Protein Skimmer
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tizzo
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Do you have an airline going into your powerhead?? I don't have "paint" so I can't circle it, but it looks like you have the air intake capped off.
smokingreefer
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
http:///forum/post/2659240
Do you have an airline going into your powerhead?? I don't have "paint" so I can't circle it, but it looks like you have the air intake capped off.
Indeed this is what it looks like...unplug the hole. Oh, and I do have MSpaint.
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Do you have an airline going into your powerhead?? I don't have "paint" so I can't circle it, but it looks like you have the air intake capped off.
Indeed this is what it looks like...unplug the hole. Oh, and I do have MSpaint.
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tizzo
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That's one option, which is what I originally thought. But the intake might also be about 2.5 inches to the left and one inch up.
hobrien
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that is correct I have an airline plugged into original venturi whole on the PH. The other whole is on a modded pipe thing that I regulate the water flow because if it is fully open the water overuns the collectioncup. Also I couldnt get a vacuum effect on the airline so I added a air pump to push the air in.
If I hook up the airline to the one infront of the flow control which is the one yall were thinking at first it just ends up blowing the bubbles out the intake
If I hook up the airline to the one infront of the flow control which is the one yall were thinking at first it just ends up blowing the bubbles out the intake
stanlalee
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the airline has to be BEFORE the impeller assembly. air is sucked (aspirated) into the pump, chopped up by the spinning impeller (needlewheel/paddlewheel/pinwheel whatever) and sent to your skimmer. if you arent sucking in air where you have it capped off you are going to have to make a port closer to the pump but still before the impeller assembly( I dont see how bubbles would go out the intake when there is no force to drive it in the opposite direction the pump is pulling it. do you have the water control closed to the point where its trapping some of the air?). Only "true" venturi skimmers such as those with beckett injectors have the air drawn in after the pump. those require a powerful pump and often real engineered or trial and error venturi to pull air into the water stream after the pump where it is then chopped up by the beckett or some other sort of nozzle. As you can imagine a maxijet is incapable of pushing water strong enough to pull in significant air past the pump into the water stream. Skimmers such as yours (needle wheel or any that suck in air before the impeller/needlewheel) are aspirating skimmers and often incorrectly labled as "venturi" skimmers because they put some cheap taper (sometimes not even just a straight tube) on the intake before the pump. Real venturi skimmers draw in air like yours is set up now.
hobrien
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I understand that and If I had the original pump (rio 800 Venturi) It would be after the impellar. I will hook it up the other way to show that it ends up blowing bubbles out the intake. The piece that has the water control valve is from a completetly different type of PH than the Maxi-Jet. I just added it because it was over filling the collection cup when it was just the Maxi-Jet.
flricordia
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I have one that sits in sump, Proclear, and love it, but I went through the same thing as it came with a Rio 600 but I wanted more bubbles and tryed a Maxijet 1200 and a couple other pumps. Finally went with a Rio 800 and it works awesome. THe rio is the stock pump BTW and there are 2 types of rios, the regular and the one you need is the Rio Rejuvenation Venturi pump. Mine is the 75 so really only good for less than 40gl.
Don't think you are going to get the best out of it unless you get a replacement pump.
Don't think you are going to get the best out of it unless you get a replacement pump.
hobrien
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So which rio rejuvinated Venturi pump should I get since I have the 150....I think the 800 came on the 75's.....? Also on mine on the return tube it splits in a T with one end flowing back into the aquarium and what is the one that flows straight up for? I am also wanting alot of bubbles since I am going to go reef instead of FOWLR but will have a dwarf lionfish in it.
flricordia
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600 came on the 75s which is what I have, 800 on the 150s. I have a 30 reef and have a Fu manchu lion. Also a frogfish.
flricordia
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Looks to me like the open top pipe is so the water will flow easier into the tank as the elbow might become a restriction if it vaccums. The air opening will prevent this and also help keep the return noise level down. Don't think need it though and is probably an add-on by previous owner. Try both ways.
hobrien
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I wasnt going to change it was just curious. Do you use the black bubble eliminator box that it came with? I have it but it makes my glass tops not fit right. I was thinking of just cutting and wrapping the return tube in with the foam stuff from the box to do the same thing...... What are your thoughts on that. I am using a Red Sea Prism right now until I get it this one running right. I might keep both on since it will become a Reef Tank.
flricordia
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Originally Posted by HOBrien
http:///forum/post/2660262
I wasnt going to change it was just curious. Do you use the black bubble eliminator box that it came with? I have it but it makes my glass tops not fit right. I was thinking of just cutting and wrapping the return tube in with the foam stuff from the box to do the same thing...... What are your thoughts on that. I am using a Red Sea Prism right now until I get it this one running right. I might keep both on since it will become a Reef Tank.
I have the 75 in sump which doesn't have the bubble box. Don't know anything about that. The bubbles mine looses through the output are gone before they get to the tank.
http:///forum/post/2660262
I wasnt going to change it was just curious. Do you use the black bubble eliminator box that it came with? I have it but it makes my glass tops not fit right. I was thinking of just cutting and wrapping the return tube in with the foam stuff from the box to do the same thing...... What are your thoughts on that. I am using a Red Sea Prism right now until I get it this one running right. I might keep both on since it will become a Reef Tank.
I have the 75 in sump which doesn't have the bubble box. Don't know anything about that. The bubbles mine looses through the output are gone before they get to the tank.