EuroReef RS80 Skimmer ?

[forestal]

Hi all...
I got this skimmer as an auction win at MACNA last year and decided to try it out as my old was has been out of commision , for a while, and since i don't have much of a sand bed, don't want to go skimmer less

i have it in the sump and its pulled out maybe a cup and a half of stuff in 2 weeks... i tried adjusting the air intake to almost none to full and i don't seem to see any difference...

I have searched a lot, only other thing, is could it be the water level in the sump?

any thoughts?

 

[AQTCJAK]

More than likely it is water level

 

[forestal]

it didnt mention in the box i got, where should water level be on this skimmer?

 

[sasquatch]

Dan, no where on their site does it mention the sump height, if too deep no reaction time, if too shallow too much work for the pump, thats the main reason I dont like single pump skimmers

 

[forestal]

guess i will play with raising the skimmer up to see how it works

 

[forestal]

well i lifted it an inch or so in the sump and played around with air intake on full and am now getting a cupfull (about 8 oz) per week....is thick nasty stuff, but is this still too little?
I added stronger lighting to my sump and actually am now getting foam/cyano clumps on top of the macro algae, seems like an in-fuge skimmer of sorts too

 

[Jake]

I have this same skimmer. It was recommended by my two top stores in this area. Quality of the skimmer seems excellent. I was also surprised that there is basically no instructions for adjusting to optimal. I called the factory and they were very helpful. Here is what I remember, leave the air full open, adjust the stand pipe up (wetter skimate) or down (less skimate). As far as height they recommend 5-7 inches of water in the base of the skimmer. I keep 10" water in my sump so I needed to build a stand for it to sit on. Good luck with it.