Protien Skimmer Setup????? Help

anthony17

anthony17

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OK i got a 55gal tank with a 30gal sump/fuge and i just got a asm g-3 protien skimmer and got it all set up plugged it in and it filled up really fast and overflowed a little were the top cap connects to the main part so i looked around and saw my o-ring wasnt on then put that on and plugged it back and it filled up about half way and stopped???? should it do that and will it just slowly fill to the top or is something wrong??? whats happening???
ANTHONY
 
wax32

wax32

Active Member
Make sure it's in the right depth of water, for instance my euro reef needs to be in 6-8 inches of water. That's measured from the bottom of the skimmer to the waterline.
 
anthony17

anthony17

Member
ok ill see what it needs to be at but... my skimmer is out of my sump and i have it all piped so is it still the same thing or what???
THANKS WAX
ANTHONY
 
anthony17

anthony17

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one more thing how long should it take for the skimmer to fill up to the cap with water cuz it seems like its filling up really really slowly???
 
anthony17

anthony17

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i need more posts
i need some more help
my skimmmer has been running for alomst 24 hours and its still just filled halfway with water??? should it be filled all the way up by now??? whats happening????
 
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jdragunas

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the collection cup on your skimmer shouldn't fill up with water, it's going to fill up with skimmate. It should look dark brown in color, and will have the texture of diarrhea... lol. Most skimmers also take about 2 weeks to break in, so don't fret my dear. If after that, you still don't see anything in the collection cup, try playing with the air valve on your powerhead, so you get more bubbles.
 
anthony17

anthony17

Member
o i know about the collection cup and all but my water/bubbles are only fillin the protien skimmer up about halfway is that normal and will it eventually go to the top or what do i need to do??? i know if i put my finger over the airhose it'll go up but not all the way so i dont know what to do???
 
J

jdragunas

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just give it time to break in, and try to adjust your air valve to let more air in.
 
anthony17

anthony17

Member
ok i will give it say a few days to fill up, and it seems to me that its getting alot of air cuz what is it thier is mostly bubbles
 
J

jdragunas

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huh? i don't understand the last part of that sentence. Is that a question?
 
J

jdragunas

Guest
oh, lol. Ok, that's how it's supposed to be. My skimmer looks like the bubbles aren't reaching the top either, but it still collects a whole ton of crap...
 
anthony17

anthony17

Member
so for the bubbles and all only going half way up it'll still collect stuff?? and can you send my a pic of yours???
 
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jdragunas

Guest
yeah, if i remember, i do this at work, so i may not remember when i get home. Mine is built into my wet/dry filter, so it doesn't look like yours.
 
sly

sly

Active Member
Do you have any bubbles in your tank? You say that you have your skimmer mounted outside your sump. Did it ever fill up all the way under this configuration?
 
anthony17

anthony17

Member
yea the first time i ran the the protien skimmer it just filled up really fast and then i stopped it and messed with my skimmer and saw i forgot to put in and o-ring where the topcap goes so i put that in then turned it back on and it has only gone up about half way
 
sly

sly

Active Member
You probably have a water leak somewhere. If water is escaping through a hose before it gets to your skimmer, then it will not fill up enough. Your water "should" fill up the skimmer when you turn the pump on. I would check the hose coming off the pump and see if maybe its just not on tight enough and could be spraying back into your sump before it gets to your skimmer. Also, check the return hose and see if it is loose. If the height adjustment tube is not in tightly, it will let some water out and your skimmer will not fill up enough. Check your pump and make sure the impeller housing is screwed in tightly and that the pump itself is not leaking.
I'm pretty sure that you have a leak somewhere. Could you have left off another o-ring?
 
anthony17

anthony17

Member
OK i checked all my piping and yes it was loose a little bit but not leaking so i pushed it in a little further and turned my pump back on,.... but it just filled up my protien skimmer really fast all the way to the top???? so i turned it off really fast what could be wrong im getting really mad :mad: about it i dont understand why its not working right and i also noticed that it has a small chip in it at the top of the skimmer where the top screws in its pretty small and when my skimmer fills up really fast it leaks very little??? any ideas of why my skimmer still isnt working???
 
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dboy999

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i have a gs-6 i have about 800 gallons of volume in my tank/sump/fuge...correct me if im wrong but i belive asm skimmers are for in sump use only?atleast the g-6 is..may wanna check that out
 
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