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Craig Lambert · 02-09-2007, 10:23 PM

I run the same skimmer on a 75G w/the same pump. How far is your gate valve open? Mine is open about 1/2 turn. My air valve is positioned just like yours. My skimmer did the same thing when first purchased. The problem is that the acrylic is coated with oil and it needs time for the saltwater to strip it off. One suggestion would be to remove the skimmer and soak it in a tub of 1/2 white vinigar and 1/2 water for 24 hours, and then thoroughly rinse it.

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Craig Lambert Midas Blenny Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 92 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New AquaC EV-180 not skimming after 5 days I run the same skimmer on a 75G w/the same pump. How far is your gate valve open? Mine is open about 1/2 turn. My air valve is positioned just like yours. My skimmer did the same thing when first purchased. The problem is that the acrylic is coated with oil and it needs time for the saltwater to strip it off. One suggestion would be to remove the skimmer and soak it in a tub of 1/2 white vinigar and 1/2 water for 24 hours, and then thoroughly rinse it. __________________ "Well, art is art, isn't it? Still, on the other hand, water is water! And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does. Now, uh... Now you tell me what you know. Animal Crackers (1930) 75G, 4-6"dsb, 100lbs lr, 630 watts vho, AquaC EV-180