floating debris in my tank

kumanan · 02/10/2008, 06:36 PM

Well i got the Aqua medic turbo flotor multi SL skimmer for about 1 year+ now. I noticed that when im turkey blasting debris off the live rock, the skimmer pump isnt really "sucking" the debris in..... it uses an ocean runner 2500 i believe... anyone know what the problem is? I heard these pumps dont require cleaning at all......

or is this normal? as in skimmers dont filter floating debris?

The Saltman · 02/10/2008, 08:55 PM

Skimmers work by attracting dissolved organic solids to the top of the collection cup by using microbubbles. They are not used for filtering free floating debris in the tank. A filter sock would be helpful in dealing with this.

02/10/2008, 06:36 PM	#1
kumanan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28	floating debris in my tank Well i got the Aqua medic turbo flotor multi SL skimmer for about 1 year+ now. I noticed that when im turkey blasting debris off the live rock, the skimmer pump isnt really "sucking" the debris in..... it uses an ocean runner 2500 i believe... anyone know what the problem is? I heard these pumps dont require cleaning at all...... or is this normal? as in skimmers dont filter floating debris? __________________ 110 Gallon In-Wall setup Aquamedic Turboflotor MultiSL skimmer Aquamedic 2x250W MH 2 Koralia 4s 70 lbs of Live rock 2 Clown fish 4 Damzels 2 Sea Urchins 2 Brittle Starfish 5 Conches & 3 Turbos

02/10/2008, 08:55 PM	#2
The Saltman Moved On Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Northwest Ohio Posts: 1,642	Skimmers work by attracting dissolved organic solids to the top of the collection cup by using microbubbles. They are not used for filtering free floating debris in the tank. A filter sock would be helpful in dealing with this.