briant0625
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What the hell I just bought a hang on skimmer and now my tank is full of bubbles does this go away??????? I hope so
Protien skimmers suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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captmorgan
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it needs a break in period of about a week or so
briant0625
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no I have a canister filter fluval ... And it is a prizm skimmer it's noisey as hell too. My beautiful tank looks like it's snowing inside now from all the bubbles 
hot883
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Originally Posted by briant0625
no I have a canister filter fluval ... And it is a prizm skimmer it's noisey as hell too. My beautiful tank looks like it's snowing inside now from all the bubbles
And that is not good as the micro bubbles cause alot of problems with the fish' gills. Does the skimmer have a knob on it where you can adjust the flow or air?
no I have a canister filter fluval ... And it is a prizm skimmer it's noisey as hell too. My beautiful tank looks like it's snowing inside now from all the bubbles
And that is not good as the micro bubbles cause alot of problems with the fish' gills. Does the skimmer have a knob on it where you can adjust the flow or air?
briant0625
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actually I think It does
sepulatian
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Originally Posted by briant0625
actually I think It does
With a new skimmer you have to play around with it a little. Turn it down and as it starts to collect foam you can slowly turn it up. All new skimmers do that.
actually I think It does
With a new skimmer you have to play around with it a little. Turn it down and as it starts to collect foam you can slowly turn it up. All new skimmers do that.
kam913
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Alot Of The Skimmers Have A Venturi Valve Which You Can Close ,so That You Can Eliminate The Bubbles.you Have To Find The"happy Median" Where The Amount Of Air Coming In Creates Enough Bubbles In The Enclosed Cylinder So That The Skimmer Can Work Efficiently In Extracting Ammonia.if Air Adjusted Too High,not Enough Inner Bubbles In Collection Cup And More Bubbles Being Released Back In Tank.if Air Adjusted Too Low-constant Flow Of Water Back To Tank-minimal Bubbles,not Much In Waste In Collection Cup.hope This Helps.
sepulatian
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Originally Posted by kam913
Alot Of The Skimmers Have A Venturi Valve Which You Can Close ,so That You Can Eliminate The Bubbles.you Have To Find The"happy Median" Where The Amount Of Air Coming In Creates Enough Bubbles In The Enclosed Cylinder So That The Skimmer Can Work Efficiently In Extracting Ammonia.if Air Adjusted Too High,not Enough Inner Bubbles In Collection Cup And More Bubbles Being Released Back In Tank.if Air Adjusted Too Low-constant Flow Of Water Back To Tank-minimal Bubbles,not Much In Waste In Collection Cup.hope This Helps.
Skimmers don't remove ammonia they remove desolved organics. Biological filtration breaks down ammonia.
Alot Of The Skimmers Have A Venturi Valve Which You Can Close ,so That You Can Eliminate The Bubbles.you Have To Find The"happy Median" Where The Amount Of Air Coming In Creates Enough Bubbles In The Enclosed Cylinder So That The Skimmer Can Work Efficiently In Extracting Ammonia.if Air Adjusted Too High,not Enough Inner Bubbles In Collection Cup And More Bubbles Being Released Back In Tank.if Air Adjusted Too Low-constant Flow Of Water Back To Tank-minimal Bubbles,not Much In Waste In Collection Cup.hope This Helps.
Skimmers don't remove ammonia they remove desolved organics. Biological filtration breaks down ammonia.
swlover
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I know exactly what he/she is talking about..new skimmers do that, they will also over flow..keep an eye on it. Mine wasn't producing enough micro bubbles in the chamber, so I turned it up..in the the matter of two seconds that water came up over the top and down the back of my tank to the floor..scared the daylights out of me. I almost thru it away I was so mad..what I did was take it out and put it in a bucket and then adjusted it that way..it took a couple of tries before I got it right were I wanted it..now mine spits micro bubbles out the side of the pump motor..which I had to fix with rubber bands..I'm going to upgrade when I get the money together, it never worked right from day one, the motor flops around, like it dosen't fit right. Bought online NO returns!
chipmaker
Active Member
Instructions are usually optional and from all the posts I see onthis forum and others it seems most folks opt out from purchasing the instructions, and would rather complain about a product instead of doing a biut of reading on their own part and explain what their problem is in full including skimmer brands. Oh and on lots of those so called cheap wanna be skimmers the ability to make micro bubbles is included at no additional cost. Its usually micro bubbles or no foam, take your pick......and then go buy a decent skimmer.
swlover
Member
Originally Posted by windmill
Did you not even bother to read the instructions?
No I threw them out
...of coarse I read the instructions they don't tell you everything to expect.....their Idea of troubleshooting is "make sure your PS is plugged in" I even tried to read them in french and spanish thinking they might have given them more instructions.
Did you not even bother to read the instructions?
No I threw them out
briant0625
Member
I turned it down and it working ok but I already hate it
