ticklemyelmo
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Okay, reason this is semi-urgent is that I have an order of live rock to be delivered tommorow, so I appreciate any insight I can get.
I tried to call the manufacturer about the system, but I had to use my cell phone because Verizon's wiring is all messed up so our normal phone doesn't work. There was too much static for the guy to even hear me.
So I set up my very first tank, a 125g. I got the Proclear Pro 150 Wet/Dry with built in Protein Skimmer and all...
Whenever I even gently tap the sand it gets stirred up and creates a huge sandstorm that lasts for at least a day before it clears up. This puts all the gunk and soot into my filter. However, when I try to clean the filter pads or the blue polishing pad, in the process of removing it some always ends up back in the filter which then gets pumped into the DT and starts the vicious cycle all over again. Is there anything I can do to help prevent that or anything? To remove the blue polishing block you kind of have to press it down to remove it which ends up re-releasing it into the water....
Next, If anybody has the Proclear Pro 150 wet/dry and can provide picture or give a description of how to set up the protein skimmer/pump/manifold I would be incredibly grateful. I can't for the life of me figure out the built in protein skimmer. I know it's not the best but its not working at all right now and even a little is better than none, perhaps it would even help remove the soot?
Anyways, as per instructions I place the pump into the filter with the "manifold" attached. I then slide the skimmer body down over the manifold. The manifold is kind of touching the wall of the filter opposite of where the motor is so sliding the skimmer body down over the manifold is kind of tough. Once I turn the motor on there are no bubbles produced, only an intermittent flow of water. The odd part is that when I move the skimmer body up off the manifold the manifold produces a ton of bubbles? I don't get it and its driving me insane.
It should be noted that the original package they sent me was missing the manifold so they sent me a new one. Could they have sent me the wrong one possibly? The white manifold touches the filter wall making it hard to slide the skimmer over it...
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
For reference, a picture of the filter itself, not assembled...
Piece in my filter I'm having trouble with...
I tried to call the manufacturer about the system, but I had to use my cell phone because Verizon's wiring is all messed up so our normal phone doesn't work. There was too much static for the guy to even hear me.
So I set up my very first tank, a 125g. I got the Proclear Pro 150 Wet/Dry with built in Protein Skimmer and all...
Whenever I even gently tap the sand it gets stirred up and creates a huge sandstorm that lasts for at least a day before it clears up. This puts all the gunk and soot into my filter. However, when I try to clean the filter pads or the blue polishing pad, in the process of removing it some always ends up back in the filter which then gets pumped into the DT and starts the vicious cycle all over again. Is there anything I can do to help prevent that or anything? To remove the blue polishing block you kind of have to press it down to remove it which ends up re-releasing it into the water....
Next, If anybody has the Proclear Pro 150 wet/dry and can provide picture or give a description of how to set up the protein skimmer/pump/manifold I would be incredibly grateful. I can't for the life of me figure out the built in protein skimmer. I know it's not the best but its not working at all right now and even a little is better than none, perhaps it would even help remove the soot?
Anyways, as per instructions I place the pump into the filter with the "manifold" attached. I then slide the skimmer body down over the manifold. The manifold is kind of touching the wall of the filter opposite of where the motor is so sliding the skimmer body down over the manifold is kind of tough. Once I turn the motor on there are no bubbles produced, only an intermittent flow of water. The odd part is that when I move the skimmer body up off the manifold the manifold produces a ton of bubbles? I don't get it and its driving me insane.
It should be noted that the original package they sent me was missing the manifold so they sent me a new one. Could they have sent me the wrong one possibly? The white manifold touches the filter wall making it hard to slide the skimmer over it...
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
For reference, a picture of the filter itself, not assembled...
Piece in my filter I'm having trouble with...
