skimmer output

vickreyreef · 09/29/2007, 07:07 AM

How often should I have to empty the skimmer cup? If we do it every couple of months that is a lot. It seems to me that we should have to do this much more frequently than this. When I look in there I can see some foam and gunk in the neck but there is never really any in the cup to empty...is there something I should adjust to make it work more efficiently? The LFS set this up for me so I am really at a loss as to how it all works......

allengy · 09/29/2007, 07:20 AM

With an AquaC EV120, I'm dumping the cup out twice a week. In that weeks time I get probably about 3 inches of junk. It's pretty dark and thick. If I try to set the skimmer to produce more it seems to flood a lot.

vickreyreef · 09/29/2007, 07:22 AM

yeah that is what I was thinking....at least once a week if not more with a 90G. Is adjusting it as easy as just turning the flow lever? Anything I should worry about once I move it? CAn I screw anything up?

USC-fan · 09/29/2007, 07:30 AM

you should clean it once a week even if it doesn't need to be emptied.

What type skimmer is this?

allengy · 09/29/2007, 07:35 AM

My skimmer is very picky with its adjustment. If I try to get it to skim more by adjusting the air valve it floods. I'm talking about the smallest adjustment that I can make.

09/29/2007, 07:07 AM	#1
vickreyreef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nova Posts: 331	skimmer output How often should I have to empty the skimmer cup? If we do it every couple of months that is a lot. It seems to me that we should have to do this much more frequently than this. When I look in there I can see some foam and gunk in the neck but there is never really any in the cup to empty...is there something I should adjust to make it work more efficiently? The LFS set this up for me so I am really at a loss as to how it all works......

09/29/2007, 07:20 AM	#2
allengy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: N. Calif Posts: 56	With an AquaC EV120, I'm dumping the cup out twice a week. In that weeks time I get probably about 3 inches of junk. It's pretty dark and thick. If I try to set the skimmer to produce more it seems to flood a lot.

09/29/2007, 07:22 AM	#3
vickreyreef Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nova Posts: 331	yeah that is what I was thinking....at least once a week if not more with a 90G. Is adjusting it as easy as just turning the flow lever? Anything I should worry about once I move it? CAn I screw anything up?

09/29/2007, 07:30 AM	#4
USC-fan Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,626	you should clean it once a week even if it doesn't need to be emptied. What type skimmer is this?

09/29/2007, 07:35 AM	#5
allengy Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: N. Calif Posts: 56	My skimmer is very picky with its adjustment. If I try to get it to skim more by adjusting the air valve it floods. I'm talking about the smallest adjustment that I can make.