skimmer bubles, and break in time...

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 10:44 AM

k, i got my aqua c remora about...20 minutes ago lol. Its on my tank now and running. My questions are....

1. How big and how many bubbles should be frothing up into the cup? Right now mine has a TON of very small tiny bubbles, which is what its sposed to do right? Its not suposed to have large bubbles...correct?

2. About how long till it breaks in? It was used if that makes any difference.

Right now i've got the maxijet on there, but i plan on upgrading that sometime.

thanks in advance!
mike

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 12:28 PM

bump

geckofrog · 06/27/2006, 12:32 PM

1. the smaller the better
2. 2-5 days, or if you rinsed it in hot water it will break in faster.

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 12:38 PM

dang i didnt rinse it in hot water. oh well.. anyways, its only been going for maybe 2 hours now, but the cup is about half full of water....theres just plain clear bubbles coming out of the top right now (i'm guessing just cuz it hasent broken in?) but should the cup already be that full, or is that just part of the brake in process?

geckofrog · 06/27/2006, 12:42 PM

the cup is full of water? what kind of pump do you have?

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 12:50 PM

not FULL...just half full. The bubles are still really fine, and they're frothing up over the tube (like they're sposed to..i think) and they're just building up in the cup, but turning back to water instead of staying as bubles...i dont know if i xplained that good...

the water isnt actually pooring into the cup...just the bubles but they're turning back into water once they get in the cup.

the pump is just the maxijet that comes w/it...i think the 1200?

but im hoping this is just part of the break in? also on the lide there is a hole that i'm assuming the guy i got it from drilled in it to put a tube on there...i'm guessing that would just go to a bigger jug that he had somewhere so he wouldnt have to empty it all the time?

reefsahoy · 06/27/2006, 12:52 PM

you probably need to adjust height of water in the column. if the water seems clean in the cup then that is the problem. you should only get black water in the cup

geckofrog · 06/27/2006, 12:55 PM

thats normal.

the lid has a factory drilled hole, this is to let the air out of the lid, otherwise the lid would "pop" off.

It will start working soonish, the only thing you can do is sit back and wait.

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 12:56 PM

hmm..how do i adjust the height of the water? do you just mean raise the pump higher or lower? And how do i do that?

also, if anyone knows of a link that has the instruction manual for the remora skimmer, lemme know cuz mine didnt have one.

geckofrog · 06/27/2006, 12:57 PM

reefsahoy brought up a good point that I had forgoten about.

there is a ring around the cup, if water is up there then you need to adjust it so it sits lower on the cup, this will get the cup higher from the skimmer itself, this gives you better quality skimmate

geckofrog · 06/27/2006, 12:58 PM

http://www.proteinskimmer.com/Remorapro.pdf

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 01:00 PM

thanks!!! i knew that rubber ring had to be for something lol! i'll try raising the cup

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 01:05 PM

also, how high should it be? right now i've got the ring about halfway down the cup, but that didnt slow the bubbles down really...should i keep going more?

geckofrog · 06/27/2006, 01:08 PM

I have mine down 2/3, and it works nicely. again

atience lol

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 01:16 PM

ok thanks. And ya i know that i gotta wait for it to actually start working, but i just wanna make sure its not gonna overflow in 4 hours lol. I read that manual, and i thought that it was actually helpful (who'da thunk a manual would be helpfull? lol) so thanks for that link. I'm just gonna start with the ring down lower to get a dryer foam instead of starting it up high like the manual said tho...i'd rather have it not get much at first instead of overflow lol. So should i empty out all that water thats in there now and start w/the ring further down or just keep the ring at halfway for a while? its still making a pretty wet foam instead of a dry one....

thanks

geckofrog · 06/27/2006, 01:26 PM

now your getting into the agrument of: which is better skimate? wet or dry? I prefer wet and a lot of other RC members do too.

Empty the cup, slide the ring further down, and make it a habit to empty the cup every day. Otherwise one day you will start to smell this horrible smell then suddenly you'll remember that you forgot to empty the cup and its not fun cleaning up after skimate.

LBCBJ · 06/27/2006, 01:55 PM

Did you not read the directions that came with the Remora?? All of this is covered

reefsahoy · 06/27/2006, 03:42 PM

sir dude, if you are still getting micro bubbles you may have to install a sponge around the output of the skimmer. this sponge needs to be partially in the water. the output of the skimmer might have micro bubbles and it will flow thru the sponge to the water table in the sump. the sponge will rid the micro bubbles.

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 04:30 PM

LBCBJ-

Quote:

also, if anyone knows of a link that has the instruction manual for the remora skimmer, lemme know cuz mine didnt have one.

i didnt get one with it...it was used, which is why i asked for a link to it, at which point most that was on the link was already answered for me i think.

reefsahoy-

according to the instruction manual, i SHOULD still be getting bubbles in the tank...its only been up for about, oh...6 hours.

reefsahoy · 06/27/2006, 05:09 PM

you probably will always get bubbles. keep in mind a sponge ring around the exit port. if you look around in some of the threads you will see a sponge around the base of the exit port on the pictures of the skimmers out there. that's how they rid the bubbles. so if after break in period you're getting bubbles that'll be the solution.

sir_dudeguy · 06/27/2006, 08:41 PM

ya, i'll remember that...i think i did see that somewhere. Is it just a diy part or is it actually a pad thats made to fit the remoras?

06/27/2006, 10:44 AM	#1
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	skimmer bubles, and break in time... k, i got my aqua c remora about...20 minutes ago lol. Its on my tank now and running. My questions are.... 1. How big and how many bubbles should be frothing up into the cup? Right now mine has a TON of very small tiny bubbles, which is what its sposed to do right? Its not suposed to have large bubbles...correct? 2. About how long till it breaks in? It was used if that makes any difference. Right now i've got the maxijet on there, but i plan on upgrading that sometime. thanks in advance! mike

06/27/2006, 12:28 PM	#2
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	bump __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/27/2006, 12:32 PM	#3
geckofrog Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 505	1. the smaller the better 2. 2-5 days, or if you rinsed it in hot water it will break in faster. __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: 75G,

06/27/2006, 12:38 PM	#4
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	dang i didnt rinse it in hot water. oh well.. anyways, its only been going for maybe 2 hours now, but the cup is about half full of water....theres just plain clear bubbles coming out of the top right now (i'm guessing just cuz it hasent broken in?) but should the cup already be that full, or is that just part of the brake in process? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/27/2006, 12:42 PM	#5
geckofrog Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 505	the cup is full of water? what kind of pump do you have? __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: 75G,

06/27/2006, 12:50 PM	#6
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	not FULL...just half full. The bubles are still really fine, and they're frothing up over the tube (like they're sposed to..i think) and they're just building up in the cup, but turning back to water instead of staying as bubles...i dont know if i xplained that good... the water isnt actually pooring into the cup...just the bubles but they're turning back into water once they get in the cup. the pump is just the maxijet that comes w/it...i think the 1200? but im hoping this is just part of the break in? also on the lide there is a hole that i'm assuming the guy i got it from drilled in it to put a tube on there...i'm guessing that would just go to a bigger jug that he had somewhere so he wouldnt have to empty it all the time? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/27/2006, 12:52 PM	#7
reefsahoy I can see thru you! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Milky Way Galaxy 3rd planet from the sun, in a country called USA! Posts: 2,685	you probably need to adjust height of water in the column. if the water seems clean in the cup then that is the problem. you should only get black water in the cup

06/27/2006, 12:55 PM	#8
geckofrog Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 505	thats normal. the lid has a factory drilled hole, this is to let the air out of the lid, otherwise the lid would "pop" off. It will start working soonish, the only thing you can do is sit back and wait. __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: 75G,

06/27/2006, 12:56 PM	#9
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	hmm..how do i adjust the height of the water? do you just mean raise the pump higher or lower? And how do i do that? also, if anyone knows of a link that has the instruction manual for the remora skimmer, lemme know cuz mine didnt have one. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/27/2006, 12:57 PM	#10
geckofrog Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 505	reefsahoy brought up a good point that I had forgoten about. there is a ring around the cup, if water is up there then you need to adjust it so it sits lower on the cup, this will get the cup higher from the skimmer itself, this gives you better quality skimmate __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: 75G,

06/27/2006, 12:58 PM	#11
geckofrog Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 505	http://www.proteinskimmer.com/Remorapro.pdf __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: 75G,

06/27/2006, 01:00 PM	#12
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	thanks!!! i knew that rubber ring had to be for something lol! i'll try raising the cup __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/27/2006, 01:05 PM	#13
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	also, how high should it be? right now i've got the ring about halfway down the cup, but that didnt slow the bubbles down really...should i keep going more? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/27/2006, 01:08 PM	#14
geckofrog Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 505	I have mine down 2/3, and it works nicely. againatience lol __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: 75G,

06/27/2006, 01:16 PM	#15
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	ok thanks. And ya i know that i gotta wait for it to actually start working, but i just wanna make sure its not gonna overflow in 4 hours lol. I read that manual, and i thought that it was actually helpful (who'da thunk a manual would be helpfull? lol) so thanks for that link. I'm just gonna start with the ring down lower to get a dryer foam instead of starting it up high like the manual said tho...i'd rather have it not get much at first instead of overflow lol. So should i empty out all that water thats in there now and start w/the ring further down or just keep the ring at halfway for a while? its still making a pretty wet foam instead of a dry one.... thanks __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

06/27/2006, 01:26 PM	#16
geckofrog Registered Member. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 505	now your getting into the agrument of: which is better skimate? wet or dry? I prefer wet and a lot of other RC members do too. Empty the cup, slide the ring further down, and make it a habit to empty the cup every day. Otherwise one day you will start to smell this horrible smell then suddenly you'll remember that you forgot to empty the cup and its not fun cleaning up after skimate. __________________ Ryan Current Tank Info: 75G,

06/27/2006, 01:55 PM	#17
LBCBJ Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 1,332	Did you not read the directions that came with the Remora?? All of this is covered __________________ Brent

06/27/2006, 03:42 PM	#18
reefsahoy I can see thru you! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Milky Way Galaxy 3rd planet from the sun, in a country called USA! Posts: 2,685	sir dude, if you are still getting micro bubbles you may have to install a sponge around the output of the skimmer. this sponge needs to be partially in the water. the output of the skimmer might have micro bubbles and it will flow thru the sponge to the water table in the sump. the sponge will rid the micro bubbles.

06/27/2006, 05:09 PM	#20
reefsahoy I can see thru you! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Milky Way Galaxy 3rd planet from the sun, in a country called USA! Posts: 2,685	you probably will always get bubbles. keep in mind a sponge ring around the exit port. if you look around in some of the threads you will see a sponge around the base of the exit port on the pictures of the skimmers out there. that's how they rid the bubbles. so if after break in period you're getting bubbles that'll be the solution.

06/27/2006, 08:41 PM	#21
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	ya, i'll remember that...i think i did see that somewhere. Is it just a diy part or is it actually a pad thats made to fit the remoras? __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!