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Reefmack · 11-21-2008, 09:56 PM

How's the water level in the back and in the pump chamber - is it close to the top of the pumps - maybe 1/2" or less from the top. Are you cleaning the sponge every few days? Anything you can do to keep water level up in the back will get the water level up in the skimmer and help skimming by lowering the amount of height that the bubbles need to climb to get into the cup. And maybe follow redseareef's comments above (and mine) about the airvalve itself possibly being clogged with salt.

11-21-2008, 09:56 PM	#18 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,132 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: expected skimmer output How's the water level in the back and in the pump chamber - is it close to the top of the pumps - maybe 1/2" or less from the top. Are you cleaning the sponge every few days? Anything you can do to keep water level up in the back will get the water level up in the skimmer and help skimming by lowering the amount of height that the bubbles need to climb to get into the cup. And maybe follow redseareef's comments above (and mine) about the airvalve itself possibly being clogged with salt. __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]