Kim’s 120 Possibilities - Page 14

KimPossible · 04-28-2008, 09:19 PM

Thanks Craig

tbittner · 04-28-2008, 09:30 PM

It will be interesting to see what the solution is. They are not a complex skimmer. Probably end up being a manufacturing defect.

KimPossible · 04-28-2008, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

It will be interesting to see what the solution is. They are not a complex skimmer. Probably end up being a manufacturing defect.

Yip

tbittner · 04-29-2008, 07:33 AM

Kim, when do you find time to work on your tank and enjoy it when you're so busy making TV shows? You're on Disney, aren't you? Our daughter loves your show.

sasquatch · 04-29-2008, 09:37 AM

that thing still not right? could you put some pics up for us, close up of neck and bubbles? this is sounding a bit weird

sasquatch · 04-29-2008, 09:45 AM

bit of research, MJ 1200 = 295 gph
Rio 1400 = 375 gph
Rio 1400+ = 420 gph
Check your pump, you may have a + impeller in there, just seems like too mucj pump to me, if you have an mj try that instead??

KimPossible · 04-29-2008, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

Kim, when do you find time to work on your tank and enjoy it when you're so busy making TV shows? You're on Disney, aren't you? Our daughter loves your show.

LOL ! my daughters love that show too.... I walk around the house singing this song !

Ooohh yeahh yeah
I'm your basic average girl
And I'm here to save the world
You can't stop me
Cause I'm Kim Pos-si-ble
There is nothin I can't do
When danger calls
Just know that I am on my way

It doesn't matter where or
When there's trouble
If ya just call my name
Kim Possible

KimPossible · 04-29-2008, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sasquatch

that thing still not right? could you put some pics up for us, close up of neck and bubbles? this is sounding a bit weird

Ok Sas, I'll take the pics when I get home tonight, its' gonna be late, I'm preparing for my trip to San Fran

I've got to cover all my bases in the office for the time off ~

I think I'm aquarium equipment impared. I love to work on anything and everything, older cars, computers, radios, replace household fixtures, sprinklers... I like to tinker.... but when it comes to tank equipment....sheesh !

nikkipigtails · 04-29-2008, 01:01 PM

wow Kim. I just read through your chronicle. Good looking tank...good luck with the skimmer issues.

KimPossible · 04-29-2008, 02:05 PM

Thanks Nikki !

Craig Manoukian · 04-29-2008, 03:25 PM

Have fun in San Fran!

althea2you · 04-29-2008, 03:55 PM

awww.. i wanna go to San Fransisco!!! can you stash me in a bag?!

have fun!

KimPossible · 04-29-2008, 11:27 PM

Ok, I finally got home and mixed up 20 gallons of saltwater and added 10 gal. to my auto top off bin. Here are the pics of the skimmer.

This is the intake arm as it shipped to me.
Directions: Simply push the output nozzle of the pump directly into the 3/4" ID flexible hose at the end of the skimmer's intake arm. The Remora is NOT designed to be used with the venturi accessory if you are using the Rio 1400. No other fittings are needed, and do not use the venturi attachment that comes with the pump.

KimPossible · 04-29-2008, 11:31 PM

And this is the email from Aqua C in response to my comments of not using any of the products that were suggested would cause "soapy skimmate"

Hi Kim,

It does sound like the skimmer's reacting to something - the Rio 1400 shouldn't be too powerful for that skimmer. Sometimes, residues on new filter socks, pads, and even new RO filters can cause that type of reaction. How large is the tank, and how heavily is it stocked? Rio pumps come with a ball valve that can be used to adjust pump flow - you might want to install that for the time being, to prevent the skimmer from producing this excessive foam. A good test is to run the skimmer on a bucket of sterile saltwater, made with plain tap water (no dechlorinators) and the appropriate amount of salt to get it up to the correct salinity. The skimmer should produce plenty of bubbles in the reaction chamber (inside the skimmer, directly below the injector), but without anything to hold those bubbles together, little to no foam.

Thanks again, and let me know how things go!
- - - - - - - - - - -

Steve Prince
Customer Service Manager

tbittner · 04-29-2008, 11:31 PM

Can you remove the front cover from the pump and take a pic of the impeller?

04-28-2008, 09:19 PM	#196 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,544 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities Thanks Craig __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

04-28-2008, 09:30 PM	#197 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,080 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities It will be interesting to see what the solution is. They are not a complex skimmer. Probably end up being a manufacturing defect. __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

04-29-2008, 07:33 AM	#199 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,080 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities Kim, when do you find time to work on your tank and enjoy it when you're so busy making TV shows? You're on Disney, aren't you? Our daughter loves your show. __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

04-29-2008, 09:37 AM	#200 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,505 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities that thing still not right? could you put some pics up for us, close up of neck and bubbles? this is sounding a bit weird __________________ DIY stuff for my tank stand, 100g tank,rock lift, overflow, foam walls, closed loop,lighting reflectors, 50gal sump, bubbletrap and sock holder, ato bracket,kalk bucket and reservoir, 40gal fuge, fuge lighting, remotish dsb raceway, turf algae raceway, dual pumped recirc skimmer, more to follow. Barb ripped my sig

04-29-2008, 09:45 AM	#201 (permalink)
sasquatch Brunt of all Jokes~ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the very farthest west coast of canada Posts: 8,505 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities bit of research, MJ 1200 = 295 gph Rio 1400 = 375 gph Rio 1400+ = 420 gph Check your pump, you may have a + impeller in there, just seems like too mucj pump to me, if you have an mj try that instead?? __________________ DIY stuff for my tank stand, 100g tank,rock lift, overflow, foam walls, closed loop,lighting reflectors, 50gal sump, bubbletrap and sock holder, ato bracket,kalk bucket and reservoir, 40gal fuge, fuge lighting, remotish dsb raceway, turf algae raceway, dual pumped recirc skimmer, more to follow. Barb ripped my sig

04-29-2008, 01:01 PM	#204 (permalink)
nikkipigtails Elegance coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hillbilly Hell, AL Posts: 1,107 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities wow Kim. I just read through your chronicle. Good looking tank...good luck with the skimmer issues. __________________ Our 180 Gallon Family Project

04-29-2008, 02:05 PM	#205 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,544 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities Thanks Nikki ! __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

04-29-2008, 03:25 PM	#206 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,732 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities Have fun in San Fran! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

04-29-2008, 03:55 PM	#207 (permalink)
althea2you Padawan Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,233 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities awww.. i wanna go to San Fransisco!!! can you stash me in a bag?! have fun! __________________ ~Sarah~ How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. ~Wayne Dyer 28g Nano The 90 Gallon

04-29-2008, 11:27 PM	#208 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,544 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities Ok, I finally got home and mixed up 20 gallons of saltwater and added 10 gal. to my auto top off bin. Here are the pics of the skimmer. This is the intake arm as it shipped to me. Directions: Simply push the output nozzle of the pump directly into the 3/4" ID flexible hose at the end of the skimmer's intake arm. The Remora is NOT designed to be used with the venturi accessory if you are using the Rio 1400. No other fittings are needed, and do not use the venturi attachment that comes with the pump. __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

04-29-2008, 11:31 PM	#209 (permalink)
KimPossible Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 2,544 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities And this is the email from Aqua C in response to my comments of not using any of the products that were suggested would cause "soapy skimmate" Hi Kim, It does sound like the skimmer's reacting to something - the Rio 1400 shouldn't be too powerful for that skimmer. Sometimes, residues on new filter socks, pads, and even new RO filters can cause that type of reaction. How large is the tank, and how heavily is it stocked? Rio pumps come with a ball valve that can be used to adjust pump flow - you might want to install that for the time being, to prevent the skimmer from producing this excessive foam. A good test is to run the skimmer on a bucket of sterile saltwater, made with plain tap water (no dechlorinators) and the appropriate amount of salt to get it up to the correct salinity. The skimmer should produce plenty of bubbles in the reaction chamber (inside the skimmer, directly below the injector), but without anything to hold those bubbles together, little to no foam. Thanks again, and let me know how things go! - - - - - - - - - - - Steve Prince Customer Service Manager __________________ Kim ~My environment is a product of myself~

04-29-2008, 11:31 PM	#210 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,080 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Kim’s 120 Possibilities Can you remove the front cover from the pump and take a pic of the impeller? __________________ Terry My chronicle 120g with 300g sump/refug, Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO 24-Hour Light System: : 48" 250W HQI 4x54W Lots of fish. 150g predator tank full of killers. 450g tank is IN the HOUSE!

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