protein skimmer

[orgas]

hi there,

i had bought a Macro venturi skimmer for about 3months now but it doesnt seem to work. had the powerhead and airpump all in place but it just doesnt work. Wat should i do to get it going??? Do i need to get a wood block to the skimmer?

pls advise.

orgas

[Achilles Tang]

Never heard of Macro...

why don't you post your question on the board? Maybe someone else can help with this.

Venturi doesn't need wood block airstones to work!

[Phang]

What do u mean when it doesn't work???

How's the volume rate you are feeding to the skimmer???

[bawater]

izit the sump model?

if i'm right then u only need the powerhead- but it has to be powerful, at ard 1000ltr/hr or more- just tested wif a 600ltr/hr & it doesn't work. maybe more than 1000ltr too-

[orgas]

hi guys

thanks for replying. The powerhead that i have is 2000ltr/hr and the air pump is also pretty strong. i bought the skimmer from lor halus from pacific marine(the one near to the main rd) . tried all kinds of ways but still cant get it working.

what do you mean by volume rate?

orgas

[Phang]

hi guys

thanks for replying. The powerhead that i have is 2000ltr/hr and the air pump is also pretty strong. i bought the skimmer from lor halus from pacific marine(the one near to the main rd) . tried all kinds of ways but still cant get it working.

what do you mean by volume rate?

orgas

Sorry, I mean the amount of water going into the skimmer....

You use a Airpump.....

Is that neccessary???

What do you mean when you say it doesn't work???

Do you get any skimmate in the collection cup....

[bawater]

i also dun get what u mean by not working?

is the water being pumped in?- the skimmer has its own air inlet-(no need for an airpump).All u need is to extend wif an airline if u want.

is the water level above the outlet of the skimmer?

do u see the air&water mix in the skimmer-getting a whitish mist colour water?- u can adjust the level of water by tweaking the outlet nozzle,adjust it so the level is near the top-abt 1-2 below where the cup starts- let it run cause new skimmers gotta break in.

should be foaming within hours.

i tested with 1200ltr powerhead last night & it works fine.

[Phang]

Bawater,

BTW, What model is your skimmer....

I think both of us are on low budget skimmers....hahaha...

That WORKS!!!!!

Might be upgrading....

Hey Orgas,

Maybe your skimmer might be defective.... did you check???