aqua medic shorty 5000 not much bubble

tskyleth · 11/02/2009, 11:00 PM

Hi

I using a aquamedic shorty for 2 weeks but i cant seem to lots of bubbles inject into the skimmer body.

Have tried use a toothpick to clean the air intake nozzzle, there does not seem to have any blockage.

Attach a photo of the skimmer with lot of bubbles at the funnel but at the skimmer body there not much bubbles.

water flow from overflow into the skimmer directly.

diciple · 11/03/2009, 08:04 PM

Take a cup of hot water and dip airline in alow suction too pull hot water thru then check with finger to feel suction.If this doesnt help check needle wheel impeller hope this helps

tskyleth · 11/03/2009, 08:17 PM

thanks will try pouring hot water into the air suction inlet,
Any reason for pouring hot water into the inlet?

have dismantle the pump , nothing seem wrong with the needle wheel.

imnotanerd · 11/03/2009, 09:57 PM

there never is alot of bubbles in the body of this skimmer i have had one for four years and it was this way skimmed great just body stays bubble free. It has to do with the layout of the skimmer.

tkeracer619 · 11/03/2009, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by imnotanerd

there never is alot of bubbles in the body of this skimmer i have had one for four years and it was this way skimmed great just body stays bubble free. It has to do with the layout of the skimmer.

+1

tskyleth · 11/24/2009, 07:19 PM

Appreciate if any AQ5000 shorty post a show of your skimmer had been running the skimmer for 3 weeks. output only 1cm of watery skimate!!!

in my tank i have french , blue face angel, salinfin, 2 golden butterfly, 2 yellow tang, foxface, 2 clown fish.

tskyleth · 11/26/2009, 03:18 AM

Feeding small amount of pellets drop from timer 6 times a day.
8 cubes of brine shrimp every night.
that the amount of food given to the fishes to keep them fat.

username in use · 11/26/2009, 06:59 AM

8 cubes and only a little skimmate?! With that kind of stocking and that kind of food, you should be able to pull a ton of stuff out of there. I get an inch of dark skimmate from my 40br with only 5 small fish in it getting a 1/2 cube a day.

tkeracer619 · 11/26/2009, 10:05 AM

You might be overdoing it with the food. Adding pellets 6 times a day would never give my skimmers a chance to bounce back. I hope you strain out the shrimp cubes. If you are not I see major nutrient issues approaching.

tskyleth · 11/28/2009, 09:00 AM

the 6cubes of fozen brine shrimp are soak in cup of water , then the water drain out before feeding the 10 fat fish,

tskyleth · 12/04/2009, 03:47 AM

Any AM shorty reefer around?

zaheda · 03/27/2010, 05:16 AM

I have a Am Shorty. Can someone tell me the whaere does the feed pump push the water in the skimmer. I think it has to push around the body of the skimmer. Than the circulation pump push the bubbles into the funnel downwards. Mines I think is incorrect, but why cannot be a factory fault. If I had to change them will be imposible might just break the whole skimmer. Help anyone please.

zaheda · 03/28/2010, 02:26 AM

Any Shorty users around?

tkeracer619 · 03/28/2010, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tskyleth

Appreciate if any AQ5000 shorty post a show of your skimmer had been running the skimmer for 3 weeks. output only 1cm of watery skimate!!!

in my tank i have french , blue face angel, salinfin, 2 golden butterfly, 2 yellow tang, foxface, 2 clown fish.

1 week

tkeracer619 · 03/28/2010, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zaheda

I have a Am Shorty. Can someone tell me the whaere does the feed pump push the water in the skimmer. I think it has to push around the body of the skimmer. Than the circulation pump push the bubbles into the funnel downwards. Mines I think is incorrect, but why cannot be a factory fault. If I had to change them will be imposible might just break the whole skimmer. Help anyone please.

Could you take a pic. I don't understand how you have it set up.

zaheda · 03/29/2010, 04:41 AM

Wow thats hectic skimmate. Inside the skimmer are biggish type elbow, where should it be? I have it facing down the funnel, on the circulation side which produces the bubbles. Looks like your whole body of the skimmer showing bubbles. Mines is only showing halfway the body of the skimmer. Can you please take a pic with the cup of, showing the inside of the body of the skimmer, that will help. What feed pump are you running?

11/03/2009, 08:17 PM	#3
tskyleth Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 17	thanks will try pouring hot water into the air suction inlet, Any reason for pouring hot water into the inlet? have dismantle the pump , nothing seem wrong with the needle wheel. __________________ Sean Teet

11/24/2009, 07:19 PM	#6
tskyleth Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 17	Appreciate if any AQ5000 shorty post a show of your skimmer had been running the skimmer for 3 weeks. output only 1cm of watery skimate!!! in my tank i have french , blue face angel, salinfin, 2 golden butterfly, 2 yellow tang, foxface, 2 clown fish. __________________ Sean Teet

11/26/2009, 03:18 AM	#7
tskyleth Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 17	Feeding small amount of pellets drop from timer 6 times a day. 8 cubes of brine shrimp every night. that the amount of food given to the fishes to keep them fat. __________________ Sean Teet

11/26/2009, 06:59 AM	#8
username in use Sciencing Daily Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 6,560	8 cubes and only a little skimmate?! With that kind of stocking and that kind of food, you should be able to pull a ton of stuff out of there. I get an inch of dark skimmate from my 40br with only 5 small fish in it getting a 1/2 cube a day. __________________ Joshua "With fronds like these, who needs anemones?" - Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: multiple nano's sprinkled around the house

11/26/2009, 10:05 AM	#9
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	You might be overdoing it with the food. Adding pellets 6 times a day would never give my skimmers a chance to bounce back. I hope you strain out the shrimp cubes. If you are not I see major nutrient issues approaching. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

11/03/2009, 08:04 PM	#2
diciple Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: fremont,Mo. Posts: 355	Take a cup of hot water and dip airline in alow suction too pull hot water thru then check with finger to feel suction.If this doesnt help check needle wheel impeller hope this helps

11/03/2009, 09:57 PM	#4
imnotanerd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 88	there never is alot of bubbles in the body of this skimmer i have had one for four years and it was this way skimmed great just body stays bubble free. It has to do with the layout of the skimmer.

11/28/2009, 09:00 AM	#10
tskyleth Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 17	the 6cubes of fozen brine shrimp are soak in cup of water , then the water drain out before feeding the 10 fat fish, __________________ Sean Teet

12/04/2009, 03:47 AM	#11
tskyleth Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 17	Any AM shorty reefer around? __________________ Sean Teet

03/27/2010, 05:16 AM	#12
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	I have a Am Shorty. Can someone tell me the whaere does the feed pump push the water in the skimmer. I think it has to push around the body of the skimmer. Than the circulation pump push the bubbles into the funnel downwards. Mines I think is incorrect, but why cannot be a factory fault. If I had to change them will be imposible might just break the whole skimmer. Help anyone please.

03/28/2010, 02:26 AM	#13
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	Any Shorty users around?

03/29/2010, 04:41 AM	#16
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	Wow thats hectic skimmate. Inside the skimmer are biggish type elbow, where should it be? I have it facing down the funnel, on the circulation side which produces the bubbles. Looks like your whole body of the skimmer showing bubbles. Mines is only showing halfway the body of the skimmer. Can you please take a pic with the cup of, showing the inside of the body of the skimmer, that will help. What feed pump are you running?