Trouble with octopus

danfrith · 01/17/2009, 10:06 PM

Well, I bought the octopus NW 150 about a month ago, heres the model I bought http://www.aquabuys.com/miva/merchan...oduct_Count=11

At first it worked ok, but now only seems to produce a little bit of skimmate after I clean the collection cup, and then after that it just builds up along the inside of the tube. Its in the sump of a 65gal. SPS tank with a moderate/high fish load. Any help to get this skimmer producing skimmate would be greatly appeciated. Thanks.

Kabuto · 01/17/2009, 10:33 PM

What is the water height in the sump to the skimmer? Have you checked the needle wheel?

danfrith · 01/17/2009, 10:42 PM

I dont know at the moment . Im not at home. But if I had to guess I'd say 9-10 inches.

danfrith · 01/17/2009, 11:23 PM

What water height should it be in?

PSam · 01/17/2009, 11:44 PM

Try ~7"

bmxdad · 01/18/2009, 08:15 AM

mines sits in about 8.5 inches of water, the water level in the top area under the collection cup should be just below the little u cut out. use stand pipe to adjust water height. mine took a little playing with to get it right. produces lot of dark green skimmate.
chuck

danfrith · 01/18/2009, 02:01 PM

Well, I measured and its in 9 1/2 in. of water. How do you do adjustments on this skimmer? Thanks.

E.intheC · 01/18/2009, 06:35 PM

you can try adding a stand made of pvc or even egg crate if you do it sturdy enough. 2 inches or so should do it

phish guy · 01/18/2009, 06:41 PM

not to hyjack your thread, iv had mine installed (octo nw-110) since june. broke in, worked fine for months. i took it out to clean it, put it back in and now its producing really light skimmate. is it just breaking in again?

any thoughts?

01/17/2009, 10:06 PM	#1
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	Trouble with octopus Well, I bought the octopus NW 150 about a month ago, heres the model I bought http://www.aquabuys.com/miva/merchan...oduct_Count=11 At first it worked ok, but now only seems to produce a little bit of skimmate after I clean the collection cup, and then after that it just builds up along the inside of the tube. Its in the sump of a 65gal. SPS tank with a moderate/high fish load. Any help to get this skimmer producing skimmate would be greatly appeciated. Thanks. Last edited by danfrith; 01/17/2009 at 10:41 PM.

01/17/2009, 11:44 PM	#5
PSam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,036	Try ~7" __________________ ..no vemos las cosas como son las vemos como somos nosotros...

01/18/2009, 08:15 AM	#6
bmxdad Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 79	Skimmer mines sits in about 8.5 inches of water, the water level in the top area under the collection cup should be just below the little u cut out. use stand pipe to adjust water height. mine took a little playing with to get it right. produces lot of dark green skimmate. chuck

01/18/2009, 06:35 PM	#8
E.intheC Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 5,373	you can try adding a stand made of pvc or even egg crate if you do it sturdy enough. 2 inches or so should do it __________________ -Eric

01/18/2009, 06:41 PM	#9
phish guy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,003	not to hyjack your thread, iv had mine installed (octo nw-110) since june. broke in, worked fine for months. i took it out to clean it, put it back in and now its producing really light skimmate. is it just breaking in again? any thoughts? __________________ Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people. Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Reef, Reeftech LEDs ( on their way out for reefbreeder Photons), Reef Octoput NWB250, Custom made Sump/Refufium, Mp40wES, Koralia's. SPS, LPS, Zoas/Palys

01/17/2009, 10:33 PM	#2
Kabuto Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Posts: 133	What is the water height in the sump to the skimmer? Have you checked the needle wheel?

01/17/2009, 10:42 PM	#3
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	I dont know at the moment . Im not at home. But if I had to guess I'd say 9-10 inches.

01/17/2009, 11:23 PM	#4
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	What water height should it be in?

01/18/2009, 02:01 PM	#7
danfrith Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: st. louis, missouri Posts: 1,470	Well, I measured and its in 9 1/2 in. of water. How do you do adjustments on this skimmer? Thanks.