Skimmer question please help
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cgrant
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i have a ss220 but i think the setup on a 65 might be a little different?
I have a air line tube that runs off the powerhead and a air inlet on the...ohhh i guess we can call it the water outlet tube.
make sure they are not clogged!
try blowing into the powerhead tube and see if anything comes out?
thats about all i got for now...let us know how it goes?
I have a air line tube that runs off the powerhead and a air inlet on the...ohhh i guess we can call it the water outlet tube.
make sure they are not clogged!
try blowing into the powerhead tube and see if anything comes out?
thats about all i got for now...let us know how it goes?
cgrant
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i tried going to esuweb but the site wont come up, they have instructions along with a diagram of what it should look like.
The inlet side tube is plugged into the power head shroud correct? Thingy that looks like a plastic cone with holes in it... and that should be in the intake part of the power head.
The inlet side tube is plugged into the power head shroud correct? Thingy that looks like a plastic cone with holes in it... and that should be in the intake part of the power head.
earlybird
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Originally Posted by dapak83
Ohh and one more question... i think i know but.. i do have to turn the skimmer off when adding top off water and doing water changes rite?
Congrats. They are very strange. I didn't follow the break in like was recommended, maybe 12 hrs at the most, and so far so good. You'll find that you have to play with it from time to time. I don't turn it off when I add water but for my waterchange I did b/c I don't want to create a vortex and it would have been sucking air. After you feed watch the skimmer it goes nuts. When you clean the collection cup make sure to clean the neck really good or bubbles will have a hard time rising above it. Good luck.
Ohh and one more question... i think i know but.. i do have to turn the skimmer off when adding top off water and doing water changes rite?
Congrats. They are very strange. I didn't follow the break in like was recommended, maybe 12 hrs at the most, and so far so good. You'll find that you have to play with it from time to time. I don't turn it off when I add water but for my waterchange I did b/c I don't want to create a vortex and it would have been sucking air. After you feed watch the skimmer it goes nuts. When you clean the collection cup make sure to clean the neck really good or bubbles will have a hard time rising above it. Good luck.
earlybird
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Originally Posted by dapak83
i gotta do urgent water changes today... when i turn the skimmer off. will it take another 24 + hrs to get use to the system again.. cuz it really has'nt started to skim yet.. i c foam but its not rising high enough to fall in to the collection cup!!!
You need to adjust the bubbles so that they are above the O-ring. They should be raised so that they are about 1/4 inch above the bottome of the cone of the collection cup. It won't need to break in again.
i gotta do urgent water changes today... when i turn the skimmer off. will it take another 24 + hrs to get use to the system again.. cuz it really has'nt started to skim yet.. i c foam but its not rising high enough to fall in to the collection cup!!!
You need to adjust the bubbles so that they are above the O-ring. They should be raised so that they are about 1/4 inch above the bottome of the cone of the collection cup. It won't need to break in again.