euro-reef overflowing :(

ninhsavestheday · 03/26/2006, 08:10 PM

the riser tube is set at the lowest, but i still get overflowing in my skimmer cup. how do i fix this?

kentrob11 · 03/26/2006, 08:31 PM

Mod it to recirculate- You wont have those problems anymore and your skimmer will perform much better as well...

E-A-G-L-E-S · 03/26/2006, 08:35 PM

sounds like the output back to sump is getting restricted?

ninhsavestheday · 03/26/2006, 09:10 PM

the output is pretty much clear..

artis · 03/26/2006, 09:29 PM

Have you got a large leather thats not happy or something similar? Perhaps used a different food or treatment?

My Euroreef will blow its top every few months. One trigger I've noticed is when of my leather toadstools does its shedding thing. Had it happen once after pulling a bunch of macro out of my sump as well. Thankfully both are rare activities.

The remedy seemed to be time. I just unplugged it and the next day things calmed down and returned to normal behavior.

Not sure that'll fix your problem, but that's what I ran into in a similar situation.

danair · 03/26/2006, 10:38 PM

Check to make sure the air intake tube is not restricted, especially where is is connected into the venturi. Sometimes they will suck in some dust or get resticked with gunk in the venturi.

When the air intake is resticted, the pump is no longer mixing air and is pumping moslty water and it will rise very high in the tube and overflow.

tygger · 03/27/2006, 08:41 AM

Good suggestions. Also, how many inches of water is it sitting in?

Pandarian · 03/27/2006, 11:05 PM

Ninh! long time no see.

Got PM.

keeperofthefish · 03/28/2006, 08:50 AM

never unplug the skimmer! That is asking for a drop in oxygen levels. Even if it is overflowing, just let it do its thing. Mine does that boiling over junk--sometimes when I fail to wash all the soap off my hands and then go poking around in the sump... If you just let it go, it will calm down. But be sure then to clean out the collection cup and tube. A lot of nastiness will accumulate there.

03/26/2006, 08:10 PM	#1
ninhsavestheday Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 157	euro-reef overflowing :( the riser tube is set at the lowest, but i still get overflowing in my skimmer cup. how do i fix this?

03/26/2006, 08:35 PM	#3
E-A-G-L-E-S Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 7,038	sounds like the output back to sump is getting restricted? __________________ Smug Egotistical Contemptuous It's difficult to get a man to understand something that his salary requires him not to.

03/27/2006, 08:41 AM	#7
tygger Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,631	Good suggestions. Also, how many inches of water is it sitting in? __________________ 15g Nano 72g reef + 29g sump/fuge

03/26/2006, 08:31 PM	#2
kentrob11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 4,520	Mod it to recirculate- You wont have those problems anymore and your skimmer will perform much better as well...

03/26/2006, 09:10 PM	#4
ninhsavestheday Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 157	the output is pretty much clear..

03/26/2006, 09:29 PM	#5
artis Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 210	Have you got a large leather thats not happy or something similar? Perhaps used a different food or treatment? My Euroreef will blow its top every few months. One trigger I've noticed is when of my leather toadstools does its shedding thing. Had it happen once after pulling a bunch of macro out of my sump as well. Thankfully both are rare activities. The remedy seemed to be time. I just unplugged it and the next day things calmed down and returned to normal behavior. Not sure that'll fix your problem, but that's what I ran into in a similar situation.

03/26/2006, 10:38 PM	#6
danair Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Lowell, Arkansas Posts: 93	Check to make sure the air intake tube is not restricted, especially where is is connected into the venturi. Sometimes they will suck in some dust or get resticked with gunk in the venturi. When the air intake is resticted, the pump is no longer mixing air and is pumping moslty water and it will rise very high in the tube and overflow.

03/27/2006, 11:05 PM	#8
Pandarian Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: knoxnashville Posts: 896	Ninh! long time no see. Got PM.

03/28/2006, 08:50 AM	#9
keeperofthefish Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 228	never unplug the skimmer! That is asking for a drop in oxygen levels. Even if it is overflowing, just let it do its thing. Mine does that boiling over junk--sometimes when I fail to wash all the soap off my hands and then go poking around in the sump... If you just let it go, it will calm down. But be sure then to clean out the collection cup and tube. A lot of nastiness will accumulate there.