Deltec APF600 help...

henjon · 11/25/2006, 06:15 PM

Hi.. i just bought a deltec APF 600 skimmer which i have connected to my setup.. i have quite alot of fish, so i expected to se some result, but after a couple of hours nothing has happened.. just a couple of bobles that seem to burst at the suface (inside the skimmer) no incations that a build up of skimmage is accouring... is this normal??

hatfielj · 11/25/2006, 07:17 PM

It takes days for a brand new skimmer to start skimming stuff out of the tank. Give it 24hours and you'll start to see some skimmate. Give it another day or two and as long as you have it dialed in correctly, it will start skimming as its supposed to. Its frustrating the first few days, but its completely normal.

Goodwood · 11/25/2006, 07:20 PM

You may not have it set correctly plumbing or waterlevel. I have an AP600 that is gravity feed from the overflow and it filled up the cup in the first 10 hours I had it running. Try posting in the Deltec forum, Deltec Doug will help you out. Some do say skimmers need time to break in all the Deltecs i have used do not though, they alway skim in the first 3 minutes. Once you get it figured out you will love it.

suasponte2/75 · 11/25/2006, 09:57 PM

I concur that it may be a plumbing problem. Mine was up and running and started pulling massive stuff (mostly silt from the new sand) from the get go and it was a new tank! Deltecs rock and you shouldn't be just getting a couple bubbles, it should be a gazillion bubbles

. I suggest going to the Deltec forums as well. You could also click on the search button on top of my posting to see a posting I posted on how I did the plumbing of the same skimmer.

HTHs,

Minh

suasponte2/75 · 11/25/2006, 09:59 PM

Actually here it is

.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=781899

HTHs,

Minh

henjon · 11/26/2006, 05:24 AM

okay... well i think my problem is water level in the skimmer.. i have connected it to my overflow and have not adjusted the ball valve on the skimmer outlet.. so i guess i will have to raise the waterlevel inside the skimmer... anyone knows how high the water must be in the skimmer?

mbbuna · 11/26/2006, 06:07 AM

suasponte2/75

OT but i want your Maxima

fireiko · 11/26/2006, 06:10 AM

The water level in the skimmer should be to the bottom of the black twist lock for the skimmer cup. At least that is what they recommend, but on my AP600 I keep it to the top of that fitting.

11/25/2006, 06:15 PM	#1
henjon Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 42	Deltec APF600 help... Hi.. i just bought a deltec APF 600 skimmer which i have connected to my setup.. i have quite alot of fish, so i expected to se some result, but after a couple of hours nothing has happened.. just a couple of bobles that seem to burst at the suface (inside the skimmer) no incations that a build up of skimmage is accouring... is this normal??

11/26/2006, 06:10 AM	#8
fireiko Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 298	The water level in the skimmer should be to the bottom of the black twist lock for the skimmer cup. At least that is what they recommend, but on my AP600 I keep it to the top of that fitting. __________________ Chris Current Tank Info: I'm out!

11/25/2006, 07:17 PM	#2
hatfielj Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,234	It takes days for a brand new skimmer to start skimming stuff out of the tank. Give it 24hours and you'll start to see some skimmate. Give it another day or two and as long as you have it dialed in correctly, it will start skimming as its supposed to. Its frustrating the first few days, but its completely normal.

11/25/2006, 07:20 PM	#3
Goodwood Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Destin, Florida Posts: 700	You may not have it set correctly plumbing or waterlevel. I have an AP600 that is gravity feed from the overflow and it filled up the cup in the first 10 hours I had it running. Try posting in the Deltec forum, Deltec Doug will help you out. Some do say skimmers need time to break in all the Deltecs i have used do not though, they alway skim in the first 3 minutes. Once you get it figured out you will love it.

11/25/2006, 09:57 PM	#4
suasponte2/75 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Bay Area (Fremont, CA) Posts: 514	I concur that it may be a plumbing problem. Mine was up and running and started pulling massive stuff (mostly silt from the new sand) from the get go and it was a new tank! Deltecs rock and you shouldn't be just getting a couple bubbles, it should be a gazillion bubbles . I suggest going to the Deltec forums as well. You could also click on the search button on top of my posting to see a posting I posted on how I did the plumbing of the same skimmer. HTHs, Minh

11/25/2006, 09:59 PM	#5
suasponte2/75 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Bay Area (Fremont, CA) Posts: 514	Actually here it is . http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=781899 HTHs, Minh

11/26/2006, 05:24 AM	#6
henjon Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 42	okay... well i think my problem is water level in the skimmer.. i have connected it to my overflow and have not adjusted the ball valve on the skimmer outlet.. so i guess i will have to raise the waterlevel inside the skimmer... anyone knows how high the water must be in the skimmer?

11/26/2006, 06:07 AM	#7
mbbuna Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,847	suasponte2/75 OT but i want your Maxima