Hard Line my Skimmer Help Stabilizing

gauthier613 · 04/21/2009, 10:57 AM

So I have hard lined my skimmer directly to the overflow with a 1/2 inch Valve on the incomming and a valve for the remainding water that comes down the 3/4 inch overflow pipe.

The problem I'm having is stabalizing the bubble chamber inside the skimmer. It continually goes up and down kind of like the odd big bubble is comming thru I'm not really sure.

Anyone have this problem or have an idea to stablize the skimmer?

I'm running a RPS-1000

ostrow · 04/21/2009, 11:56 AM

You have a valve on the line where the water goes into the skimmer? If you close that a bit (make sure the one ofr the rest of your drain is wide open), that should help.

gauthier613 · 04/21/2009, 12:16 PM

Thanks ostrow I will give it a go tonight.

ostrow · 04/21/2009, 12:25 PM

Give it a try. The thought process here is that you may get a more stable flow by restricting the line some. Did you measure how much water is going through? Anyway, a bit of restriction should improve the stability of the input, though that may not entirely solve your problem.

96p993 · 04/21/2009, 12:59 PM

I did this with my recirc skimmer but there was no way in the world I could get it to be consistent. I would restrict it a bit to get the bubbles out of the line but it wasnt giving me enough water so I would open it up but the bubbles came back...My solution was a MJ 1200

THE ROOK · 04/21/2009, 01:04 PM

Same here. Could never get it consistant with when attached to the overflow. I'd also try a MJ-1200.

gauthier613 · 04/21/2009, 09:44 PM

I had the MJ on before this big change oops however turning it down is starting to work a bit better then before.

I just figured I would get a better injection of the really dirty water directly to the skimmer.

04/21/2009, 10:57 AM	#1
gauthier613 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 17	Hard Line my Skimmer Help Stabilizing So I have hard lined my skimmer directly to the overflow with a 1/2 inch Valve on the incomming and a valve for the remainding water that comes down the 3/4 inch overflow pipe. The problem I'm having is stabalizing the bubble chamber inside the skimmer. It continually goes up and down kind of like the odd big bubble is comming thru I'm not really sure. Anyone have this problem or have an idea to stablize the skimmer? I'm running a RPS-1000

04/21/2009, 11:56 AM	#2
ostrow It's Dr. Goodluck Himself Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 11,654	You have a valve on the line where the water goes into the skimmer? If you close that a bit (make sure the one ofr the rest of your drain is wide open), that should help. __________________ It's the return of Dr. Goodluck Himself. fml! Current Tank Info: 156G "brick", 150 sump and 75 fuge replaces Fire, Destruction, Sad :(

04/21/2009, 12:25 PM	#4
ostrow It's Dr. Goodluck Himself Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oak Park, IL Posts: 11,654	Give it a try. The thought process here is that you may get a more stable flow by restricting the line some. Did you measure how much water is going through? Anyway, a bit of restriction should improve the stability of the input, though that may not entirely solve your problem. __________________ It's the return of Dr. Goodluck Himself. fml! Current Tank Info: 156G "brick", 150 sump and 75 fuge replaces Fire, Destruction, Sad :(

04/21/2009, 12:16 PM	#3
gauthier613 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 17	Thanks ostrow I will give it a go tonight.

04/21/2009, 12:59 PM	#5
96p993 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Mckinney, Tx Posts: 1,130	I did this with my recirc skimmer but there was no way in the world I could get it to be consistent. I would restrict it a bit to get the bubbles out of the line but it wasnt giving me enough water so I would open it up but the bubbles came back...My solution was a MJ 1200

04/21/2009, 01:04 PM	#6
THE ROOK Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Springfield, MA Posts: 2,100	Same here. Could never get it consistant with when attached to the overflow. I'd also try a MJ-1200.

04/21/2009, 09:44 PM	#7
gauthier613 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 17	I had the MJ on before this big change oops however turning it down is starting to work a bit better then before. I just figured I would get a better injection of the really dirty water directly to the skimmer.