Octopus BH-2000 protein skimmer HOB...HELP!

jfred · 01/05/2009, 11:59 PM

OK....So maybe this thing is to big for my tank(29gal)....i dont know???
1. the directions are a joke!!!!!!!
2. There is an o-ring that is supposed to go on the outside of the collection cup so when you put it in place(when it fits in the top of the reaction chamber) no water or bubbles creep out the sides of the sides of the cup......at least thats how i take it. well guess what...the o-ring is to big, the cup and the o-ring dont fit. so bubbles and water creep up the sides of the cup.
3. Ive been in the salt water business for a month!!! so i know Nothing....this is my first protein skimmer. the micro bubbles were filling every chamber and and my tank. it was nuts!!! i adjusted the air vent thing and still micro bubbles were everywhere.
Im really frustrated and not sure if its me or the skimmer. probably me.
Any help would be glorious! thanks.
http://www.aquacave.com/octopus-bh-2...lvue-2348.html <<<< the link to the skimmer.

jfred · 01/06/2009, 06:38 AM

bump

aries70 · 01/06/2009, 07:13 AM

I beleave the o-ring is there the adust the cup height which with an air adjustment valve control how your skimmer skims wet or dry try raising the cup up and restricting the amount of air

jfred · 01/06/2009, 03:53 PM

I called the place i bought it from and they said i will have micro bubbles for about a week while the skimmer breaks in????? what needs to be broken in....i dont get it.....is this a true statement? if it is please explain.

aries70 · 01/06/2009, 03:57 PM

yes that is true, it takes time for the skimmer to "slime up" also there is some residule "oils" left from manufacturing all is normal part of a new skimmer

otrlynn · 01/06/2009, 05:07 PM

I just put the Octopus BH-800s on my tank about a week ago. I believe, by looking at the pictures, that they are pretty similar. I too have bubbles galore. Have you raised the skimmer cup as far as it can go and still be stable? Mine has a thumb screw that goes through the reaction chamber and tightens against the collection cup to hold the collection cup at the level that you set it at. I have had a little bit of liquid collect around the o-ring, which does not make as good a seal as I had hoped. Currently I have the collection cup set very high. I am hoping the thing calms down once it breaks in.

01/05/2009, 11:59 PM	#1
jfred Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: O-H-I-O Posts: 36	Octopus BH-2000 protein skimmer HOB...HELP! OK....So maybe this thing is to big for my tank(29gal)....i dont know??? 1. the directions are a joke!!!!!!! 2. There is an o-ring that is supposed to go on the outside of the collection cup so when you put it in place(when it fits in the top of the reaction chamber) no water or bubbles creep out the sides of the sides of the cup......at least thats how i take it. well guess what...the o-ring is to big, the cup and the o-ring dont fit. so bubbles and water creep up the sides of the cup. 3. Ive been in the salt water business for a month!!! so i know Nothing....this is my first protein skimmer. the micro bubbles were filling every chamber and and my tank. it was nuts!!! i adjusted the air vent thing and still micro bubbles were everywhere. Im really frustrated and not sure if its me or the skimmer. probably me. Any help would be glorious! thanks. http://www.aquacave.com/octopus-bh-2...lvue-2348.html <<<< the link to the skimmer.

01/06/2009, 07:13 AM	#3
aries70 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Plattsburgh, NY Posts: 347	I beleave the o-ring is there the adust the cup height which with an air adjustment valve control how your skimmer skims wet or dry try raising the cup up and restricting the amount of air __________________ Bordem Does Strange Things Current Tank Info: 65G tank, 250W DE, DIY 4" 6 Foot O3 Reactor/ Skimmer , Tunze 6055, Seio P1000/1500

01/06/2009, 03:57 PM	#5
aries70 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Plattsburgh, NY Posts: 347	yes that is true, it takes time for the skimmer to "slime up" also there is some residule "oils" left from manufacturing all is normal part of a new skimmer __________________ Bordem Does Strange Things Current Tank Info: 65G tank, 250W DE, DIY 4" 6 Foot O3 Reactor/ Skimmer , Tunze 6055, Seio P1000/1500

01/06/2009, 05:07 PM	#6
otrlynn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chester County PA Posts: 1,508	I just put the Octopus BH-800s on my tank about a week ago. I believe, by looking at the pictures, that they are pretty similar. I too have bubbles galore. Have you raised the skimmer cup as far as it can go and still be stable? Mine has a thumb screw that goes through the reaction chamber and tightens against the collection cup to hold the collection cup at the level that you set it at. I have had a little bit of liquid collect around the o-ring, which does not make as good a seal as I had hoped. Currently I have the collection cup set very high. I am hoping the thing calms down once it breaks in. __________________ Lynn 1 horse, 1 dog, 2 cats, small pond with a few koi. The fish tank is gone.

01/06/2009, 06:38 AM	#2
jfred Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: O-H-I-O Posts: 36	bump

01/06/2009, 03:53 PM	#4
jfred Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: O-H-I-O Posts: 36	I called the place i bought it from and they said i will have micro bubbles for about a week while the skimmer breaks in????? what needs to be broken in....i dont get it.....is this a true statement? if it is please explain.