Hi All,
I'm having some serious trouble getting my skimmer to function properly, and I've had it running now for about 2 months.
I'm concerned that it has to deal with my water levels, it seems as though they fluctuate way too much for the finickiness of my skimmer. I've not once seen my skimmer function consistently. the bubble column is either too low to hit the skim cup, or is overflowing. There is no happy medium.
I've tried micro adjustments to my valve, leaving it for several hours before adjusting again, and I still end up with either not enough or too much.
I'm thinking of cleaning it, but I also know that some slime is necessary for a skimmer to function properly.
Here is my model: http://www.coralvue.com/sro-xp1000-space-saver-protein-skimmer (The only difference is the little air silencer at the top has 2 intakes not 1 like shown, both are uncovered.)
Any advice before I go out and buy a new one?
I'm having some serious trouble getting my skimmer to function properly, and I've had it running now for about 2 months.
I'm concerned that it has to deal with my water levels, it seems as though they fluctuate way too much for the finickiness of my skimmer. I've not once seen my skimmer function consistently. the bubble column is either too low to hit the skim cup, or is overflowing. There is no happy medium.
I've tried micro adjustments to my valve, leaving it for several hours before adjusting again, and I still end up with either not enough or too much.
I'm thinking of cleaning it, but I also know that some slime is necessary for a skimmer to function properly.
Here is my model: http://www.coralvue.com/sro-xp1000-space-saver-protein-skimmer (The only difference is the little air silencer at the top has 2 intakes not 1 like shown, both are uncovered.)
Any advice before I go out and buy a new one?