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brigbills
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There is nothing in my collector for my Protien skimmer I have tryied to change the settings. Are there common problems with this things?
jtrzerocool
Active Member
my skimmer took a few days to start working properly however mine is a DIY skimmer. i dont know it that would affect it or not.
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brigbills
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then whe i took it out to clean it i messed it up. I have the tight funnel going up the middle.
lion_crazz
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What brand is your skimmer?
redspot321
Member
Give us a bit more info. Brand? how old? how long its been in the tank.
Reef or FO system?
Reef or FO system?
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brigbills
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saltwater tank been in the tank for year
alexander86
Member
How long has it 'not' been working
trippkid
Active Member
Seaclone skimmer, have not used one in years, but have heard that they can be a little troublesome to set up at first, when you get it it works OK. this is what some would say as a pretty low-end skimmer, but it does work. Maybe do a search for Seaclone Protein skimmer adjustments or something like that.
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brigbills
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Hasn't Worked in a month or so.
Thank you i will look for some ajustments
Thank you i will look for some ajustments
srfisher17
Active Member
Skimmers usually take a while to start collecting crud, also products like "Stress Coat", which are designed to help a fish's slime coat, can prevent skimmers from working.
lion_crazz
Active Member
Originally Posted by srfisher17
Skimmers usually take a while to start collecting crud, also products like "Stress Coat", which are designed to help a fish's slime coat, can prevent skimmers from working.
Actually, stress coats and products of that nature, will cause the opposite effect. They will make your skimmer go crazy and overskim.
Skimmers usually take a while to start collecting crud, also products like "Stress Coat", which are designed to help a fish's slime coat, can prevent skimmers from working.
Actually, stress coats and products of that nature, will cause the opposite effect. They will make your skimmer go crazy and overskim.
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brigbills
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I have a Aquariumn System Skimmer by Instant ocean
fallinapart
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Originally Posted by brigbills
There is nothing in my collector for my Protien skimmer I have tryied to change the settings. Are there common problems with this things?
Looks like a seaClone 100 which I am using, sorry to report. It is very difficult to get adjusted, just keep playing with it and try to get the incoming water level to spin up to the bottom of the cup and no bubbles into the tank. Mine is working but it was a headache to get adjusted and now I'm afraid to touch it
just keep at it or replace it, it can work correctly.
There is nothing in my collector for my Protien skimmer I have tryied to change the settings. Are there common problems with this things?
Looks like a seaClone 100 which I am using, sorry to report. It is very difficult to get adjusted, just keep playing with it and try to get the incoming water level to spin up to the bottom of the cup and no bubbles into the tank. Mine is working but it was a headache to get adjusted and now I'm afraid to touch it
srfisher17
Active Member
Originally Posted by lion_crazz
Actually, stress coats and products of that nature, will cause the opposite effect. They will make your skimmer go crazy and overskim.
Thanks! I knew these products did something to skimmers. I remembered wrong and will start double checking when I'm not sure. It makes sense, a fish's slime must be mostly protein, so products to replace the slime coat would be too. I guess that's why they they're called protein skimmers! DUH!! (Getting older stinks sometimes!)
Actually, stress coats and products of that nature, will cause the opposite effect. They will make your skimmer go crazy and overskim.
Thanks! I knew these products did something to skimmers. I remembered wrong and will start double checking when I'm not sure. It makes sense, a fish's slime must be mostly protein, so products to replace the slime coat would be too. I guess that's why they they're called protein skimmers! DUH!! (Getting older stinks sometimes!)