help,please.QUICK!!!

Snelly40 · 03-04-2007, 12:38 AM

hey,
plugged in my new asm g3 skimmer, and it is foaming everywhere, i hooked it up as directed.
should i adjust the venturi, the pump, or the sliding plastic where the sponge is???

what should i do, i added all the water to my system and cant unplug cuz then it will all drain, but it is overflowing with white foam!!!!
what should i do, i know its late at night, but please help

saltwaterfarm · 03-04-2007, 12:43 AM

Well I don't have an asm... but move the sponge part and see if the water/bubble/foam level falls. I don't know what the adjustments are like on that model... Let me know

Snelly40 · 03-04-2007, 12:44 AM

i tried, movied it up and it only got worse, i thought it would be opposite too

billyr98 · 03-04-2007, 12:46 AM

you gotta play with adjustment pipe...

Dentoid · 03-04-2007, 12:48 AM

Push the adjustment pipe down, so that foam rise to only half way up the riser tube.

saltwaterfarm · 03-04-2007, 12:50 AM

Move the sponge further away from the tube...

Snelly40 · 03-04-2007, 12:50 AM

high or low ???

Snelly40 · 03-04-2007, 12:50 AM

ok, i pushed pipe down, and sponge up so they are not even, i hope tis helps

foam was pouring through the collection cup

Dentoid · 03-04-2007, 12:50 AM

BrothaWolf · 03-04-2007, 01:09 AM

Start out with the pipe adjusted all the way up... let the skimmer settle then SLOWY adjust it down little by little letting it settle down with each small adjustment until the foam should be around the middle of the tube in the cup area (water level will be around the bottom of the cone) The higher the foam the wetter the skimate. The sponge has absolutely nothing to do with skimmer function It is there to break the flow back to the sump thus eliminating any splashing sounds

Snelly40 · 03-04-2007, 01:11 AM

ok, i think its ok for now..... i had it all te way down and thats when it went out of control but for now its ok, and everything is flowing smoothly...knock on wood..
thanks guys, thanks so much

billyr98 · 03-04-2007, 01:54 AM

u will probably need to keep adjusting as it is new... but keep an eye on it, and check out the gate valve mod.. very easy and cheap!

aquaman3680 · 03-04-2007, 02:20 AM

I agree with billy... look into the gate valve mod! I have it and love it!

Matt

Snelly40 · 03-04-2007, 02:24 AM

what exactly does it do?

Woodstock · 03-04-2007, 07:41 AM

The gate-valve takes the place of the tube/sponge you have now. The gate valve will allow for easier adjustments with a turn of a knob (instead of sliding the pipe up/down) I have not installed a gate valve on mine yet but I want to just to get rid of the stinkin sponge.... I don't like cleaning it several times per week.

Jason,
adjust your skimmer so that the bubbles are approx 1/2-3/4 the way up the riser cup. 1/2 way up will give you dark skimmate; 3/4 the way up will give you thinner skimmate.

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saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help,please.QUICK!!! Well I don't have an asm... but move the sponge part and see if the water/bubble/foam level falls. I don't know what the adjustments are like on that model... Let me know __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

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Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help,please.QUICK!!! i tried, movied it up and it only got worse, i thought it would be opposite too __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help,please.QUICK!!! ok, i pushed pipe down, and sponge up so they are not even, i hope tis helps foam was pouring through the collection cup __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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BrothaWolf Acropora Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,798 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help,please.QUICK!!! Start out with the pipe adjusted all the way up... let the skimmer settle then SLOWY adjust it down little by little letting it settle down with each small adjustment until the foam should be around the middle of the tube in the cup area (water level will be around the bottom of the cone) The higher the foam the wetter the skimate. The sponge has absolutely nothing to do with skimmer function It is there to break the flow back to the sump thus eliminating any splashing sounds __________________ 75 Gal AGA Nano - 115lbs LR 140lbs LS Tunze 6025 x 3 40 gal DIY Sump/fuge 20lb LS 26lb LR Outer Orbit 150 HQI Mh x 2, 54w T5 x 4, 18 moons, ASM G3 Mated pair Yashia Gobies (seperated) and Red Band Pistol Shrimp, True Percula, Purple Fire Fish, Yellow Clown Goby, Orange Back Fairy Wrasse, Barber Pole Goby, Blood Shrimp, Crocea Clam, Scarlet Hermits, Cerith, Nassarius, Nerite and Margarita Snails (hold the salt) Zoas, Rics & Shrooms, Xenia, Hammer & Frog Spawn, Star Polyps, Blasto, Blue Anthelia, Lord Acans 29 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube- 40lbs LR 30lbs LS Sapphire Skimmer, DIY Nanotuners 4.36 Lighting, DIY Moonlights, DIY Mod CPR Refugium Randalls Goby, Zoa's ,Trach,Shrooms President: Crabs Make Me Itch Society

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Snelly40 Manta Ray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,098 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: help,please.QUICK!!! ok, i think its ok for now..... i had it all te way down and thats when it went out of control but for now its ok, and everything is flowing smoothly...knock on wood.. thanks guys, thanks so much __________________ Snelly's 90gal Reef-O-Rama *Member-"Crabs Are Evil" Society*

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Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 25,502 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: help,please.QUICK!!! The gate-valve takes the place of the tube/sponge you have now. The gate valve will allow for easier adjustments with a turn of a knob (instead of sliding the pipe up/down) I have not installed a gate valve on mine yet but I want to just to get rid of the stinkin sponge.... I don't like cleaning it several times per week. Jason, adjust your skimmer so that the bubbles are approx 1/2-3/4 the way up the riser cup. 1/2 way up will give you dark skimmate; 3/4 the way up will give you thinner skimmate. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* *My Victorious Battle with ICH* 120 Reef Chronicle ~ *Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* *Massive 300 gal growout~* *My Anemone & Picasso Tank ~* *Picasso & Snowcasso for sale~* "Energy and persistance conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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