About how long does it take........

tah532 · 01/13/2007, 07:04 PM

...for a new skimmer to start producing skimmate and showing that its doing its job? I just placed an Octopus Needlewheel 150 in my sump on a tank thats been running for over a year now. I have the water level set, in the skimmer, to where the bubbles and rising water reach about even to where the cap of the collection cup screws into the main body of the skimmer. Im sure I am jumping the gun but would like my worries stopped. Any suggestions or comments appreciated!

brandonst878 · 01/13/2007, 07:24 PM

Be patient. If nothing happens in a couple of hours adjust your skimmer settings. Also, it sometimes takes a day or two to break-in a new skimmer.

Peter Eichler · 01/13/2007, 07:27 PM

If you break it in with a vinegar solution it should start skimming almost immediately. If you don't it will sometimes take up to a week.

tah532 · 01/13/2007, 08:40 PM

Ok, cause its been running for three days now with nothing happening.

Im14abeer · 01/14/2007, 12:02 AM

I wouldn't worry yet, so long as it's producing bubbles. It sometimes takes quite a while for it to gunk up, so the bubbles have something to climb.

petoonia · 01/14/2007, 12:10 AM

How do you break in a skimmer with a vinegar solution. I've heard of it before, but never actually found out how to do it.

01/13/2007, 07:04 PM	#1
tah532 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: fort wayne, IN Posts: 360	About how long does it take........ ...for a new skimmer to start producing skimmate and showing that its doing its job? I just placed an Octopus Needlewheel 150 in my sump on a tank thats been running for over a year now. I have the water level set, in the skimmer, to where the bubbles and rising water reach about even to where the cap of the collection cup screws into the main body of the skimmer. Im sure I am jumping the gun but would like my worries stopped. Any suggestions or comments appreciated!

01/13/2007, 07:27 PM	#3
Peter Eichler Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 6,081	If you break it in with a vinegar solution it should start skimming almost immediately. If you don't it will sometimes take up to a week. __________________ April 2015 TOTM

01/14/2007, 12:02 AM	#5
Im14abeer BRILLIANT! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI Posts: 406	I wouldn't worry yet, so long as it's producing bubbles. It sometimes takes quite a while for it to gunk up, so the bubbles have something to climb. __________________ Veni, vidi, fishi Current Tank Info: Mixed 235 "reefin' in the corner." Reefbreeders 48 & 32. 2x Tunze 6255 on a 7096, Basement sump, Avast cs1, mag 18 return. Chaeto, kalk.

01/14/2007, 12:10 AM	#6
petoonia HereWeGoAgain... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,648	How do you break in a skimmer with a vinegar solution. I've heard of it before, but never actually found out how to do it. __________________ I've been in the hobby for about 10 years....(so I know a little bit)...(but not all that much).... Current Tank Info: 58G. Oceanic (Starphire). Mixed Reef

01/13/2007, 07:24 PM	#2
brandonst878 Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 196	Be patient. If nothing happens in a couple of hours adjust your skimmer settings. Also, it sometimes takes a day or two to break-in a new skimmer.

01/13/2007, 08:40 PM	#4
tah532 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: fort wayne, IN Posts: 360	Ok, cause its been running for three days now with nothing happening.