skimmer?

jpardi

Member
I just bought a Prism protein skimmer. I dont know if its working correctly. IS the collection cup supposed to be full of water and It also just seem to be putting lots of air bubbles in my tank. Is this hows this works?
Thanks
 

mopar9012

Active Member
Adjust the air valve. That should stop those bubbles and if you mean the cup is filling up like in 5 mins the adjusting of the valve will help that too
 

tank watch

Member
No. the skimmer is supposed to bubble the water up to the neck below the collection cup. Only a bubbly froth should creep over the top edge into the cup. Micro bubbles are sometimes a bi-product of skimmers. You should have some sort of bubble trap before the return pump. What size tank? You may want to upgrade that prism brand to a different one
 
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