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I recently purchased the bm5 and today is the first time I've turned it on. within 10s it would fill up the cup and overflow even on the lowest setting. its stilling at 7" of water which is below what is recommended between 9 to 11". I'm totally lost and I need some help. anyone know why it's like this? how do I resolve this

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Got valve max 1 2 3 min for u to adjust. Got adjust?

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for bubble magus when it is at minimum setting , the valve is set to close and the water level at the highest . that's why it is over flowing .

when it is at maximum setting the valve is actually set to open .

it is kinda of opposite .

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Adjust the valve to Max... If it still overflows, shift the skimmer and push this portion against the glass...

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Adjust the position of the skimmer bit by bit until the desired level... Maybe it's still breaking in... Give it some time... I've had good experience with BM skimmers...

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I tried adjusting it to the max already, still overflowing. I thought my skimmer was spoilt so I tried placing it into newly mix salt water, the skimmer didn't overflow at all even at min. immediately when I placed it back into the sump, it overflows again not water what water lvl or what setting

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Just let the skimmer run. Take off the collecting head. Tmr confirm okay liao. The skimmer knows u anxious to start adding livestocks so its playing with u.

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Is your skimmer at the recommended water level liao?

Try putting ur skimmer at a diff compartment of your sump so that water entering your skimmer is not that fast/ slow?

Possible to adjust your collection cup to higher so that the bubbles (water) has to travel higher and will lost its speed?

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Hi bro, raise the level of skimmer by placing a plastic box underneath, like Tupperware etc.. Your water level might too high. I had the same problem before. Once your water mature, slowly adjust the knob to the prefer level and remove your plastic box.

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